About Us:

KFD PR is a boutique beauty and wellness communications agency based in New York City. Our client roster spans across the beauty, lifestyle, and health + wellness sectors, working with clients such as Michelle Phan, ipsy, Juice Beauty, TULA, Onomie, and many more.

Overview:

KFD PR offers a unique opportunity for interns to gain hands-on experience, practical knowledge, and professional exposure to the PR industry. Our goal is to provide our interns with a valuable and fun experience.

The ideal intern is computer savvy, informed about current industry trends, and has the ability to thrive in a fast paced environment. The candidate must have strong communication and writing skills, and maintain professionalism with clients, press and coworkers across a variety of circumstances (events, meetings, and daily office environments). Interns will be provided one-on-one mentorship meetings with different staff members and walk away with a robust portfolio of work.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the writing of press releases and other press materials
• Media monitoring, updating publicity reports, clipping/archiving articles in print, online and broadcast media
• Build media lists and research press outlets for targeted outreach
• Assist with editorial requests
• Maintain and regularly update media contact lists
• Organizing and maintaining sample inventory
• Assisting teams in preparation for calls, meetings, product launches and events
• Engage in agency-wide creative/brainstorming sessions
• Assist in preparation of client events and activations

Requirements:

• Ideal availablity two days per week (times flexible)
• Preferably an Undergraduate or Graduate student in the New York area
• School credit is available upon request
• Must be able to work out of our office located in the Financial District
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Enthusiastic and motivated! We are a small team, and we’re looking for someone who has a positive attitude and is ready to dive into multiple projects at once

How to Apply:

• Please e-mail a resume and short cover letter to dakota@kfdpr.com.
• Cover letter should include some background on your interest in public relations/communications and beauty / lifestyle / health + wellness industries, relevant coursework, and prior internship experience.