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Career Opportunities

At Spitfire, our strategy is simple. We hire the smartest and most passionate people we can find, who know communications inside out and who care about social change. If you fit this description, we want to see your resume.

Why should you consider joining Spitfire?

We’re a national firm with a great reputation. We do meaningful work for the most interesting and inspiring public interest clients out there. What’s more, we’re a group of creative, diverse and down-to-earth people. We work hard, but we have fun doing it. And to attract the best employees, we offer a solid salary and benefits package.

Current Openings

Spring Internship (San Francisco, CA)
The internship will provide a better understanding of the public relations field, specifically as it pertains to services for nonprofits.

Internship activities will include a mix of:

Creating media lists that demonstrate a solid understanding of the media as well as understanding of the client’s issue and how it is to be positioned in the media
Compiling media clips for clients and regularly identifying opportunities for clients to strengthen their position by responding to select clips
Actively participating in internal client brainstorming sessions and contributing ideas to projects
Taking notes at planning meetings that project lead can turn into outline for communications plan
Coordinating mailings and assembling meeting packets
Creating PowerPoint presentations according to Spitfire rules
Copy editing and drafting materials and internal memos that adhere to AP and Spitfire Style guides
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
All candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or be in their final semester/trimester of college. Candidates should have at least three to six months of office experience or have held a previous full-time internship.

Graduates will be expected to work a full-time schedule reflecting Spitfire’s office hours (9am-6pm). Interns who are still in college will be expected to work at least 30 hours a week and be present Monday through Friday each week. An adjusted daily schedule may be accommodated to allow for class schedules if the above requirements are met.

Other qualifications include:

Knowledge of current events;
Excellent oral and written communications skills;
Proven ability to meet deadlines, juggle multiple projects and work independently in a fast-paced office;
Expertise in using MS Office software and Internet research tools (knowledge of Lexis-Nexis and Cision Public Relations software a plus); and
A demonstrated interest in helping to promote positive social change.

This is a paid internship with a minimum three-month commitment (March - May). Spitfire has a history of hiring successful interns if an appropriate position is available upon completion of the internship.

Interested candidates should send a résumé, cover letter and brief writing sample (no more than three pages in length) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . No calls, please.

Spring Internship (Washington, DC)

The internship will provide a better understanding of the public relations field, specifically as it pertains to services for nonprofits.

Internship activities will include a mix of:

Creating media lists that demonstrate a solid understanding of the media as well as understanding of the client’s issue and how it is to be positioned in the media
Compiling media clips for clients and regularly identifying opportunities for clients to strengthen their position by responding to select clips
Actively participating in internal client brainstorming sessions and contributing ideas to projects
Taking notes at planning meetings that project lead can turn into outline for communications plan
Coordinating mailings and assembling meeting packets
Creating PowerPoint presentations according to Spitfire rules
Copy editing and drafting materials and internal memos that adhere to AP and Spitfire Style guides
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
All candidates must have a bachelor’s degree or be in their final semester of college. Candidates should have at least three to six months of office experience or have held a previous full-time internship.

Graduates will be expected to work a full-time schedule reflecting Spitfire’s office hours (9am-6pm ET). Interns who are still in college will be expected to work at least 30 hours a week and be present Monday through Friday each week. An adjusted daily schedule may be accommodated to allow for class schedules if the above requirements are met.

Other qualifications include:

Knowledge of current events;
Excellent oral and written communications skills;
Proven ability to meet deadlines, juggle multiple projects and work independently in a fast-paced office;
Expertise in using MS Office software and Internet research tools (knowledge of Lexis-Nexis and Cision Public Relations software a plus); and
A demonstrated interest in helping to promote positive social change.

This is a paid internship with a minimum three-month commitment (February - April). Spitfire has a history of hiring successful interns if an appropriate position is available upon completion of the internship.

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