Public Relations Intern, Fall 2024

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.
Internship candidates can expect a starting part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) role running from November 2024 to May 2025 and will anticipate continuing a fulltime onsite internship program, running from May 29, 2025 to August 8, 2025. This internship opportunity is offered in Milwaukee, WI.
Carefully selected from universities across the local Milwaukee area, our interns bring distinctive ideas and perspectives to our organization. Our employees are passionate about building our emerging talent and future leaders. In addition to their day-to-day tasks, interns participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A's, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more!
Public Relations Internship
As a Public Relations Intern, you will work alongside your hiring manager, mentor, and team to complete tasks critical for Northwestern Mutual's success. We are here to help you both identify and continue to develop your future career goals and passions. See below for our current list of internship opportunities available:
Strategic Communications interns will have the opportunity to work in a large corporate communications department on a variety of initiatives. There are multiple internships available that will provide opportunities to work on communications for our employees, field force, and consumer audiences. Interns will have an opportunity to focus in one area and have ownership of a body of work while also learning about work in other areas of Strategic Communications. Specific areas of focus include:

• Local PR Intern: Under the guidance of team members, support financial representatives in local markets with backgrounding, pitch development, tailored content, media training, reporting, managing necessary approvals, and monitoring of external media relations inquiries to build awareness of the NM value proposition and drive business.

Bring Your Best! What this role needs. Minimum qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism or related field from an accredited college or university
• Previous work or classroom experience in one or more of the following: Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or Journalism
• Employer immigration sponsorship is not available for this role

Preferred skills and Proficiencies

• Previous Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or Journalism internship and/or relevant project experience
• Proficiency with AP style
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Confirmed analytical and problem-solving ability

• High degree of self-motivation, passion, and a strive to learn
• Ability to balance multiple priorities

Next steps
We encourage you to apply! Once your application is reviewed, if selected to move forward, our UR team members will reach out for a call, where we will learn more about you and share internship opportunities aligning to your interests and skillsets and share any next steps of our recruiting process.
Who we are
Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 160 years through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation, and distribution. With more than $290 billion in assets, $30 billion in revenues and more than $1.9 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.6 million clients. People are the power behind Northwestern Mutual, and diversity makes us better. We are committed to reflecting and serving the marketplace. We do so by attracting and improving the engagement of those who bring their outstanding perspectives, ideas, and beliefs. At Northwestern Mutual, people matter. And you'll be working for a company that's consistently voted among the "most admired" in the nation. We invite you to explore your career interests with us.
Required Certifications:
Compensation Range:
Minimum:
$16.50
Midpoint:
$23.25
Maximum:
$30.00
Pay rates for internships are determined based on academic tenure and major.
Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an in dividual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additiona l information relating to location-based pay structures.
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We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you work or would be working in California, Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for information pertaining to compensation and benefits.
FIND YOUR FUTURE
We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups