Corporate Communications Intern at Worthington Industries in Columbus, Ohio

Job Description:

We are hiring an intern to join our Corporate Communications team during summer 2025. This position will focus on upholding and enhancing the Worthington Enterprises brand with internal and external stakeholders.

This individual will assist in the areas of employee engagement, social media, websites, research, content development, community engagement and sustainability. The ideal candidate has excellent writing and communication skills, can easily juggle multiple assignments at once and can effectively interact with all levels of the organization.

The Communications intern participates in our Company-wide Summer Internship Experience that helps college students develop professional skills. During this 12-week program, interns spend approximately 80 percent of their time completing a business-driven project. These assignments could range from generating ideas for product improvement to creating new processes to developing a standardized playbook for a specific role within the Company. Upon graduation, each intern will present their project to their manager, mentors and members of senior leadership.

Interns will spend the remainder of their time receiving additional on-the-job experience and classroom learning. Classes will feature topics from general business etiquette to resume writing, interviewing and presenting with confidence.

In keeping with Our Philosophy, the program will also feature a community service component. Interns are based at our Company headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, where they are encouraged to maximize their experience by working in the office at minimum three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manages communications intern program project
• Assists with developing content for digital platforms
• Monitors Worthington Enterprises media coverage and social media presence
• Supports Communications team as assigned

• Excellent research and writing skills a must
• Computer skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Familiarity with LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram
• Ability to juggle several assignments at once, to work independently to achieve completion
• Comfortable engaging internally and externally as a member of the Worthington Enterprises team
• Current sophomore or junior working toward a bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or public relations or related field