Public Relations Communications Intern

Company Description

Vaccine Vets provides accessible vaccinations, flea treatment, microchipping, and preventive veterinary services for pets throughout the Los Angeles area. We operate community-based pop-up clinics designed to make essential pet healthcare more convenient, affordable, and accessible for pet owners.

Job Summary

Vaccine Vets is seeking a part-time PR Intern to support our public relations, community outreach, local media, and brand awareness efforts.

This role is ideal for someone interested in public relations, communications, local media, community partnerships, influencer outreach, and mission-driven storytelling. The PR Intern will help Vaccine Vets build visibility across Los Angeles by supporting press outreach, community relationships, event promotion, and local awareness campaigns.

Job Details

• Position Type: Internship
• Job Type: Part-time
• Work Location: Primarily remote, with occasional in-person meetings, clinic visits, and community events in the Los Angeles area
• Expected Hours: 10–20 hours per week
• Schedule: Flexible, with weekend availability required
• Compensation: $20–$25 per hour, depending on experience
• Location: Los Angeles, California

Key Responsibilities

• PR and community outreach efforts to increase awareness of Vaccine Vets across Los Angeles.
• Research local media outlets, journalists, community groups, pet organizations, neighborhood pages, and local event opportunities.
• draft press releases, media pitches, outreach emails, community announcements, and PR materials.
• Assist with outreach to local journalists, bloggers, influencers, pet communities, shelters, rescues, and neighborhood organizations.
• Promote pop-up vaccine clinics through local media, community calendars, neighborhood groups, and online platforms.
• Identify storytelling opportunities around affordable pet care, preventive veterinary services, community health, and animal welfare.
• Influencer and creator outreach for clinic visits, social media coverage, and local brand awareness.
• Organize media lists, outreach trackers, contact databases, and PR calendars.
• Monitor local press, social media mentions, community responses, and brand visibility.
• Attend clinics, events, or community outreach opportunities as needed to support PR, content gathering, and local relationship building.
• Collaborate with marketing, social media, and operations team members to support consistent public messaging.

Qualifications

• Interest in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, media, community outreach, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write clear, friendly, professional, and community-focused messages.
• Comfortable researching media contacts, local organizations, neighborhood groups, and outreach opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize contacts, outreach lists, and follow-ups.
• Must live in or near Los Angeles.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to clinic locations and community events throughout the Los Angeles area.
• Weekend availability is required, as many clinics and community events take place on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and improve quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PR, journalism, student media, campus organizations, community outreach, influencer outreach, or event promotion is a plus.
• Experience writing press releases, media pitches, newsletters, blog posts, captions, or outreach emails is a plus.
• Experience with local Los Angeles communities, pet-related organizations, shelters, rescues, or neighborhood groups is a plus.
• Familiarity with media lists, outreach tracking, Google Sheets, Canva, or basic social media tools is a plus.
• Interest in pets, animal welfare, veterinary services, healthcare, local businesses, or community-based marketing is a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is curious, organized, reliable, and comfortable communicating with different types of people. We are looking for someone who can help Vaccine Vets tell its story, build relationships with local communities, and increase awareness of affordable preventive pet care across Los Angeles.

This role is a strong fit for a student, recent graduate, or early-career candidate who wants hands-on experience in public relations, media outreach, community engagement, and mission-driven brand building.