Internship PR/Communications

OMA is looking for an intern to join our Communications team in New York starting from October 2024. The team is responsible for communicating OMA New York’s work and thinking to global audiences.

You will assist the team in preparing press materials, lectures, marketing collateral, and social media content. In addition, you will be involved in day-to-day tasks such as handling media requests, monitoring press coverage, and maintaining in-house project documentation libraries and archives.

The internship offers the opportunity to work closely and collaboratively with the partners leading OMA New York and contribute to the studio’s communication strategy. 

Qualifications:

• Students or recent graduates in architecture, journalism, communications, design, or art history
• Familiarity of OMA’s projects
• Knowledge and interest in the broader cultural and social contexts of architecture
• Excellent verbal and written English; Japanese is a plus but not mandatory
•  Proficiency Microsoft Office, primarily PowerPoint
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, primarily InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Skills in photography and video editing and proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro are a plus
• Proactive and self-directed with ability to work and communicate well within a team
• Organized, detail-oriented, and efficient

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and archive press coverage and compile weekly reports
• Respond to media requests
• Create content and schedule posts for social channels
• Maintain OMA New York’s contact database, project archive, and publication libraries
• Regularly update and post to OMA’s website
• Regularly update and produce text and visual materials for internal and external communication
• Produce digital and print materials, including project books, pamphlets, and portfolios
• This internship will be full-time and remunerated with a monthly stipend.

To apply, please use our online application form and include a cover letter, resume, writing samples, and/or design portfolio.

Pay: Gross annual pay of US$43,888. 

OMA values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.