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Public Relations Intern Summer 2025 (Hybrid- 3 Days in Office)

AT Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac

Public Relations Intern Summer 2025 (Hybrid- 3 Days in Office)

McLean, VA

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

We will accept applications for this position until 2/14

Position Overview:

At Freddie Mac, our Public Relations and Digital Communications group is looking for an intern to support our media relations team. We seek individuals who are highly collaborative and inquisitive team players as well as organized and motivated to solve challenges. Responsibilities will include gaining hands-on experience in focus areas of external media relations and strategy. Come work with us this summer!

Our Impact:

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Our team of dedicated communicators focus on raising the awareness of Freddie Mac through the creation of innovative and culturally aware content designed to inform, educate, and empower our audiences. In everything we do, we work to align content purpose to business objectives for marketing, public relations and engagement.

Your Impact:

Public Relations Intern

  • Gain insight into the daily news cycle and routinely enhance media monitoring skills on a variety of issues.
  • Get hands-on media relations experience by building targeted press lists, drafting pitches and press releases, and compiling press clips and memos.
  • Assist in the creation of interview briefs and talking points for media trainings and interview preparation.
  • Conduct risk analyses on high profile, industry-related topics in the media environment.

Qualifications:

  • Graduating in December 2025, May 2026 or December 2026.
  • Available to work from May 2025 to August 2025.
  • Helpful if currently working towards an undergraduate degree in communications, marketing, journalism, advertising or related fields, or preferably a program with a strong writing emphasis.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Experience in effective, inspiring, inventive visual storytelling.
  • Appreciation for performance metrics and experience with aggregating data and identifying trends.
  • Familiarity with emerging corporate social and other media trends and best practices.
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines, take direction and work collaboratively.

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills.
  • Be a teammate and able to work collaboratively.

Interns are paid at a set, non-negotiable hourly rate. The hourly rate for this role is $32/hr.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you'll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit www.BountyJobs.com and register with our referral code: MAC.

Time-type:Full time

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $54,000 - $82,000 . All interns positions are paid at an hourly rate, which can be found in the body of the job description.

Client-provided location(s): McLean, VA, USA
Job ID: Freddie_Mac-JR14498
Employment Type: Intern