Position Overview

  • Support the account team with proactive and reactive pitching, including drafting pitch angles and sending follow-ups under supervisor direction
  • Draft pitches, press releases, media alerts and media kit collateral with guidance and review from supervisor
  • Conduct background research for PR initiatives, including reporter beats, editorial calendars, awards deadlines and competitive landscape
  • Build and maintain media lists and keep the media database (Muckrack) accurate and up to date
  • Monitor daily coverage across print, digital, broadcast and social; flag relevant client, competitor and industry news to the team
  • Compile clip emails, coverage reports and media briefing books
  • Source and share quality media leads with the greater agency
  • Assist with the preparation of meeting agendas, call notes and status reports
  • Support event execution including guest list management, RSVP tracking, invitation sends, check-in, run-of-show materials and on-site assistance
  • Assist with product send-outs, gifting and media mailer logistics
  • Help maintain organized shared files, trackers and client folders
  • Consume local and national news on a daily basis and stay up to speed on current trends, especially within the real estate, travel, hospitality and luxury lifestyle industries
  • Participate in team brainstorms and contribute creative ideas for client programming
  • Track time and prioritize workload with guidance from supervisor

Requirements:

  • Located in Miami and available for in-person meetings and events as needed
  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a BA or BS in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing or a related field
  • Available 15–20 hours per week during the Fall 2026 term
  • If pursuing academic credit, must be eligible through your institution and able to complete any required paperwork
  • Demonstrated interest in real estate, travel, hospitality/food and beverage and/or luxury lifestyle
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must
  • Familiarity with AP style, or a clear willingness to learn it quickly
  • Highly motivated with strong attention to detail
  • Effective organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure with tight deadlines
  • Able to collaborate and work within a team environment, and comfortable asking questions
  • Previous internship, campus publication, newsroom or agency experience is a plus
  • Proficiency using Microsoft applications and Google Workspace; familiarity with Muckrack, Canva, Google Analytics, news wire services and server applications such as SharePoint are a plus

To Apply:

Email ciao@ciaostudio.co with the subject line “Fall 2026 PR Intern – [Your Name]” and include your résumé and the short exercise below.

In one page or less, tell us: Pitch Us a Client

  • Pick any restaurant, hotel, residential development, designer or emerging brand — ours or one we don’t represent — that you think deserves more press.
  • The angle. What is actually new, timely or surprising here? Why would a reader care this month and not last year?
  • Three outlets or journalists you would pitch it to, and one sentence on why each is the right fit — be specific about the writer, section or column
  • The subject line you would use on that email

We are not looking for a polished agency deck or design work. We want to see how you think, how closely you read the media landscape, and whether you can make someone care in a few sentences.