Corporate Communications Intern, Handshake
Compensation: $4,167 per month
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3 days a week in office (Downtown San Francisco, CA)
College career network and job board
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College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
Compensation: $4,167 per month
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Downtown San Francisco, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to opportunity and ensure any student can build a great career no matter who they know, where they live or what school they attend.
Role
Who you are
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Public Relations, Communications or a related major; familiar with the field through coursework, internships or personal experience
- Graduating in Spring 2025 or 2026
- A keen interest in the news and the latest social media trends with a basic understanding of the evolving media landscape
- A desire to develop and strengthen experience in strategic communications
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in creative writing
- Self-starter with an ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines
- Curious, eager to learn
- A passion for our mission to democratize access and help students everywhere land their first life-changing internship or job
- How you work: adept at multitasking, project managing, problem solving, managing up, collaborating with a range of stakeholders and communicating with a point of view
What the job involves
- Handshake is looking for an intern to join our Corporate Communications team for the Summer of 2025
- In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications, where your responsibilities will include helping the team with research and planning, content development, media relations efforts, events, and more
- This is an exciting opportunity to help elevate Handshake’s brand with students and employers while growing your research, writing, and public relations skills
- Assist with the content development for data reports, consumer communication plans, and press opportunities
- Conduct research and analysis about Gen Z, workplace and higher education trends to help inform communication efforts and ways to engage new audiences
- Monitor reporters and influencers across different mediums (social media, Substack, etc.) and apply that knowledge to increase the effectiveness of media strategies
- Contribute to monthly and real-time social media brainstorms, community management and content creation
- Provide support with social media monitoring and reporting
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on student events and engagement opportunities
Our take
The three founders of Handshake established their company in an attempt to eliminate inequality and make the student hiring landscape fairer. The Handshake platform acts as a LinkedIn for college students, pairing students from every walk of life with more than 650K employers, including the entire Fortune 500, which includes Google and Nike.
The graduate recruitment platform is open to any student with a valid @.edu email address, with more than 12 million active users from thousands of colleges and universities. With a student-first philosophy, the company generates revenue from both universities and employers rather than students.
Valued at $3.5B, Handshake has gained traction in a competitive market, although it has strong competition from recruiting giants LinkedIn and Indeed. It stands out, however, by helping students build new relationships and skills, rather than simply making connections to people they already know.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$200m
SERIES F
May 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $434m
Company benefits
- 💰Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company
- 🍼16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents
- 💝Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support
- 💻Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home
- 📚Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career
- 🏦401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year
- 🏝 All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Summer and Winter #ShakeBreak, two one-week periods of Collective Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Garrett Lord
(Co-Founder & CEO)Majored in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. Interned at Palantir Technologies before co-founding Handshake in 2012.
Ben Christensen
(Co-Founder)Graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Computer Networking & Systems Administration. Interned at Target and worked as a Developer at Up and Running Software. Was part of Arbor Networks' ASERT Security Research team.
Scott Ringwelski
(Co-Founder)Attained a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Co-founded Handshake in 2012.
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