Communications & PR Intern (Fall 2025)

Date Posted:

2025-08-28

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OTDC1: NPW - DC Worker Remote Location, Remote City, DC, 06032 USA

Communications & PR Intern for U.S. and Canada

Job Description:

Internships at Otis are rewarding and challenging, providing you with the opportunity to learn, grow,

and develop through meaningful projects that drive our business and engage our teams. You’ll be

immersed in the Otis culture where we collaborate to best serve our customers; and where we

empower and inspire each other through support, autonomy, and trust.

Role Overview:
The Otis U.S. & Canada Communications team, supporting our Internal and External Communications and our Corporate Brand Centers of Excellence, is seeking an intern to join the team. This internship provides valuable exposure to the structure and multi-disciplinary approach of our communications organization while providing hands-on involvement in our work through a variety projects and touchpoints with business leaders. Ultimately, we aim to inform, inspire and engage our stakeholders at every touchpoint. You will report to the Communications Director who will provide you with access to mentorship, training growth and development opportunities across our highly resilient world changing business.

On a typical day you will:

• Lead storytelling for our various internal customers including our sales teams, mechanics, functions and executive leadership teams.

• Create weekly content for Viva Engage (internal social media) to showcase our wins through the colleague and customer voice.

• Create a monthly internal email newsletter with a roundup of shared content, highlighted in a fun, light-hearted and informal tone.

• Support the corporate brand team on a number of projects that support our internal customers including email campaigns, social media and internal SharePoint sites.

• Look for ways to keep colleagues engaged and inspired through timely and consistent communications.

• Develop and manage an editorial calendar to organize employee communications content for the company intranet, and other necessary platforms.

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• Undergraduate students working toward a BS degree in Communications or similar field of study

• Excellent communication skills and curiosity that leads to strong writing/storytelling

• Adept project management skills, flexibility and adaptability

• Ability to build relationships and work effectively whether remote or onsite

• Experience and skills using Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and/or OneNote

• Proficiency with design programs such as Canva, Adobe or Illustrator is a strong plus

Additionally, candidates should be self-starters and be able to work independently. They should be

able to communicate a clear understanding of their subject matter, work in cross-functional teams,

respect individual differences and welcome diverse thinking, and offer informed suggestions to

improve processes.

Local Benefits or Selling Statement

This position is fully remote

This global team allows you to appreciate how a robust communications team runs within a FORTUNE 500 company. From the variety of internal, external, social impact and executive communications, you'll learn how to become a generalist in this world and begin to navigate which area you want to further pursue.

Apply today to join us and build what’s next!

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Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.  

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs o