This week's spotlight includes: Midwestern Higher Education Compact, Morrie's Automotive Group, The IMAGINE Group, and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine…
Job Title: Communications Intern
Organization Name: Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Wage/Salary: $20/hr
Opportunity Summary: The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Communications Intern to assist with creating and distributing communications across a variety of mediums and to multiple stakeholder audiences, including higher education policymakers, administrators, and researchers.
This position provides hands-on experience in strategic communication in higher education and public policy, offering an opportunity to learn how to communicate the actions and value of a regional higher education organization that supports collaboration among legislators, state agencies, and higher education leaders across the Midwest. Reporting to the Communications Director, the intern will support MHEC’s work across 11 Midwestern states by creating and distributing communications to MHEC’s stakeholders and audiences through print, web, email, social media, photo, and graphic communications. This may include researching and sourcing information and images for content, writing releases, preparing meeting materials, editing the website, taking and editing event photos, creating social media posts, building presentations, and editing and designing branded communications,
Required qualifications:
Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree and enrolled in an accredited university at the time of application, majoring in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, nonprofit administration, political science, public policy, education, or a related field; transcript verification may be requested during the hiring process.
Self-starter with excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects with varying deadlines.
Strong understanding of how content works across mediums (print, web, image, social...).
Strong written and verbal communication skills for defined external audiences.
Demonstrated attention to detail, accuracy, and professionalism in all work, including strong editing and proofreading skills.
Demonstrated initiative in taking on new projects and learning through professional experience.
Collaborative and customer-focused, contributing to a positive, team-oriented, and nonpartisan work environment.
Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups representing different perspectives and political backgrounds.
Ability to perform office/computer-based work for up to 8 hours/day.
Ability to work in person multiple days per week, with at least one in-person day on a Tuesday or Wednesday, at MHEC’s downtown Minneapolis office.
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
Job Title: Social Media Intern
Organization Name: Morrie's Automotive Group
Wage/Salary: $15-20/hr
Opportunity Summary: The Social Media Intern will play a hands-on role in content creation, community engagement, and campaign support across Morrie’s Auto Group’s social media platforms. You’ll help bring our brand voice to life - showcasing our vehicles, our people, and our customers through scroll-stopping visuals and authentic storytelling. This role is ideal for a creative, self-motivated student who loves digital trends, cars, and culture, and wants to gain real-world experience in automotive marketing.
Morrie’s Auto Group is one of the fastest-growing privately-owned dealership groups in the Midwest, with 30+ dealerships across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska. We represent a comprehensive portfolio of top OEM brands and are driven to be the most trusted choice for both our team members and customers.
Qualifications:
Pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.
Passion for social media trends, storytelling, and video creation.
Familiarity with platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and YouTube.
Ability to edit content in Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere).
Strong written communication and attention to detail.
Must have reliable transportation for on-site shoots and events.
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
Job Title: Summer 2027 Structural Design Intern
Organization Name: The IMAGINE Group
Wage/Salary: $20/hr
Opportunity Summary: The Imagine Group is looking for dynamic and enthusiastic interns who are eager to learn. We have internships available in various departments of our exciting and fast-paced visual communication organization. For more than 30 years, The Imagine Group has established itself as one of the most influential and innovative visual communications companies in the industry. Imagine works with consumer and entertainment brands to combine cutting-edge printing technology with the latest communication trends to deliver expert made and strategic worldwide campaigns and messaging. As an intern at Imagine, you will have the opportunity to collaborate on creative and production capabilities all under one roof.
As a Structural Design Intern for Imagine Studio, you will gain vital experience learning and working with a fast-paced creative and print production company. You will gain insight into the creative and production efforts of a dynamic POP Display, Packaging, Structural Design Engineering, and Prototyping department. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the initial development process of a creative project and gain exposure to projects being produced all the way through to their final stages. An internship with The Imagine Group means hands-on, real-life experience learning from experts in the field of creative branding, design, and print production.
The successful candidate will be passionate about the graphic design CAD Design and Engineering, be an excellent communicator, self-motivated, ambitious, and have superb organizational abilities. Internship will be an on-site role based out of our Twin Cities office in Shakopee, MN.
Minimum qualifications of position:
High School Diploma and currently enrolled in an Industrial Design, Packaging, or Merchandising Design education program
Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
Hands-on experience with ArtiosCAD, SolidWorks, and The Adobe Creative Suite strongly preferred
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
Job Title: Editorial Intern
Organization Name: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Wage/Salary: $17.02/hr
Opportunity Summary: The paid position is 20–25 hours per week and involves fact-checking, participating in research projects, and writing and editing for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Mpls.St.Paul Home & Design, and mspmag.com. Interns finesse research and reporting/editing skills and get an inside look at the workings of a monthly publication and daily website and newsletter. We want our interns to leave the internship program with an understanding of both print and digital publishing platforms, which is crucial in today’s job market.
Start Dates: We typically offer two internship programs—winter/spring (January through June) and summer/fall (June through January). Note: We do not offer summer-only internships. The positions are hybrid, with at least one day in the office each week. You must be able to use your own cell phone and have access to the internet for the position. We will provide you with a laptop for the internship’s duration.
Requirements: Candidate must be pursuing or have graduated with an English/ journalism/communications major or minor, or have related experience. Eagerness, a willingness to learn, and an interest in magazines are a must. Experience at a student publication and/or other publications is preferred.
Deadline: The deadline for the winter/spring 2027 internship application is November 16, 2026. The deadline for summer/fall 2027 will be in mid-April. Please indicate which time frame you wish to be considered for in your application.
Contact: To apply, please e-mail a cover letter, current résumé, and three published writing samples or clips (no term papers, please) to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine at intern@mspmag.com. You must include the cover letter, résumé, and clips, as well as your Monday–Friday availability and potential start date for the internship term, to be considered. We will not be able to consider candidates without full application packages. Strong candidates have very clean, articulate application packages. All items should be in PDF format. No links to clips. Indicate if you are interested in an immediate, winter/spring, or summer/fall internship. We will contact candidates as soon as we are able after the deadline.
For a full description of this opportunity and/or to apply, go to the job posting.
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