Summer 2025 Communications Internship at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in Springfield, Illinois

Job Description:

Overview



Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.


Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.


Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.


Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.


Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.




Job Description:





Responsibilities



You will enjoy this role if you are passionate about:


• Content creation - Includes writing for the intranet, emails, and other internal communications projects, plus minimal website work.


• Intranet management - Site strategy, content creation, support and site management for our internal website. Supporting team members across our firm with their intranet content. Gathering site analytics to make informed communication decisions.


• Special projects communications support - Communications guidance, planning and execution for firmwide projects including operations and technology, team member engagement, events, programs/campaigns, M&A, etc.


• Social media - Support content creation related to our corporate reputation and team member advocacy.


Intern Focus Areas:


• Special projects


• Development of highlight stories for key projects


• Video development - help gather clips and conceptualize short videos highlighting our leadership


• Assist with organization and execution of firm-wide Stewardship Week planning and activities


• Intranet


• Assist with support, intranet page updates and posting content


• Assist in gathering and analyzing data related to intranet activity


• Social Media


• Assist with internal oversight of social media efforts (Sprout platform).


Essential Duties and Responsibilities


• Assist writing original content including team member human interest stories and firmwide announcements


• Create and post content on firm's intranet


• Assist in maintaining editorial and content calendars


• Development and execution of communication plans for special projects




Qualifications



• High school diploma required


• Actively pursuing bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field


• Strong writing and editing skills utilizing various writing styles (e.g., corporate, narrative, storytelling, etc.)


• Strong verbal communication skills


• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint


• Ability to be a self-starter and work successfully in a team-oriented environment that is geographically distributed


• Must be creative, detail-oriented, organized, and capable of multi-tasking many projects often on tight deadlines


• Perform other duties and assist other employees, as assigned


The compensation range for this role is $17.75 to $35.00. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.