What We're Looking For
HNTB is seeking a year-round Communications Intern to support strategic communications and public engagement efforts for Metro Nashville's Choose How You Move (CHYM) program. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience creating content for a high-profile public transportation initiative while learning from communications, planning, and public engagement professionals.This role will support content development and digital storytelling efforts that help inform, educate, and engage Nashville residents about ongoing transportation investments. The ideal candidate is a creative and detail-oriented student with strong social media and content creation skills who is excited to develop professional experience in communications, marketing, and public engagement.
The Communications Intern will support the development of engaging digital content that advances CHYM program goals and highlights project milestones. Responsibilities include creating social media content such as reels, carousels, graphics, short-form videos, stories, and captions; helping maintain content calendars; researching trends and identifying storytelling opportunities; and capturing and editing photo and video content from project sites, community events, public meetings, and other program activities. The position is designed to accommodate a student's course schedule and offers flexible hours, with a minimum requirement of 20 in-office hours per week.
CHYM is Nashville's voter-approved plan to modernize transportation and give everyone safer, more reliable ways to get around. Implementation is underway, delivering practical investments in safety, reliability, and access that work for everyone, whether you walk, roll, ride, bike, or drive.
What You’ll Do:
- Content Creation: Writes, edits and publishes social media posts, project award submittals, internal news, project and people profiles, email marketing materials, website content, thought leadership articles, conference and event materials.
- Analytics: Compiles and provides analytics to corporate communications leadership on content performance.
- Event Management: Assists with events, forums and meetings.
- Asset Management: Helps maintain the day-to-day operations of the team’s photo and video assets and contact databases.
- Research: Conducts research about industry trends and best practices in communications.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent plus current enrollment in a related undergraduate or graduate program
What You’ll Bring:
- Ability to establish collaborative relationships across the firm.
- Intellectual curiosity.
- Good writing and communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Be a self-starter who possesses creativity and can-do attitude
- Working knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to prioritize work and multi-task
- Deep understanding of social platforms
- Experience with digital content creation
What We Prefer:
- Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and platforms.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain quality and consistency across communications materials.
- Ability to report to work a minimum of 20 hours per week
- Experience creating content for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or other social media platforms.
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud products, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, or equivalent design and video editing tools.
- A portfolio showcasing graphic design, video production, social media content, photography, writing samples, or other creative work.
Additional Information
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Locations:
Nashville, TN (City Center).
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HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.
Skills Required
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Current enrollment in a related undergraduate or graduate program
- Ability to establish collaborative relationships across the firm
- Intellectual curiosity
- Good writing and communication skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize work
- Self-starter with creativity and a can-do attitude
- Working knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Ability to work independently
- Deep understanding of social platforms
- Experience with digital content creation
- Strong writing and communication skills adaptable to different audiences and platforms
- Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain quality and consistency
- Availability to work at least 20 hours per week
- Experience creating content for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or other social media platforms
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, or InDesign
- Portfolio showcasing graphic design, video production, social media content, photography, or writing
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What We Do
At HNTB, we are committed to making connections possible and creating a better tomorrow. As an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm, we believe that mobility plays an important role in helping to unlock a brighter future for communities everywhere. That's why we work to deliver innovative transportation systems and infrastructure solutions that connect people and expand opportunity. Our approach is rooted in collaboration, and we work closely with our clients and partners to create innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of each community we serve. With more than a century of service, we are working to build a future where everyone has access to safe, reliable and efficient transportation options. Professionals work alongside clients nationwide to address their most complex technical, financial and operational challenges — providing a full range of infrastructure-related services, including planning, design, program management and construction management. Together, we are making connections possible









