Communication Internship Opportunities

Not all internships are available every semester. Some internships are paid, but this varies a great deal. To list a COMM related job or internship that is available with your company or organization, please contact Professor James Tanner by emailing [email protected].

Non-profit public relations

American Cancer Society
American Hiking Society
American Junior Golf Association
Arts & Education Council
Bethlehem Community Center
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Ozark
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
Chattanooga Area Food Bank
Chattanooga Cares
Chattanooga Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
Chattanooga Medical Society
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
Chattanooga Nature Center
Chattanooga Presents
Chattanooga Room in the Inn
Chattanooga Track Club
Creative Discovery Museum
Dallas Bay Baptist Church
Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity
Grow Chattanooga
Hamilton County Department of Education (HCDE)
Hope 808
Intern Match Chattanooga
Internship Opportunities
March for Dimes
McKamey Animal Center
Museum Center at 5 Points
Origin Church
Outdoor Chattanooga
P.A.W.S at UTC
Partnership for Families, Children,and Adults
Public Education Foundation (PEF)
Riverbend
Senator Bob Corker Internship
Senator Lamar Alexander Internship Program
Signal Centers
South Tree
Southeast Tennessee Tourism Association
Tennessee Department of Education
Tennessee Legislative Internship Program
Tennessee Valley Public Power
The First Tee Chattanooga
UT/TSU Horticulture Extension
YMCA Young Women's Leadership Academy

For profit Public Relations/Agencies/Advertising/Marketing

3H Group Hotel
Advance Surgical Concepts,PLLC
Athlon Sports
Blissful Moments Wedding & Event Planning
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee
Burns Entertainment
CBL Properties
Chattanooga Convention Center and Visitors Bureau
Chattanooga Riverboat Co.
Chatty Crafty
Clear Channel Chattanooga
CMC Publication
Comcast
Crabtree Farms
Derryberry PR LLC
Foresight Management Development Co.
Jarrad Phillips Cate & Hancock, Inc.
The John Group
The Johnson Group
La Paz
La Quinta
Life Care Center of America
Logic Marketing
Metamorphosis Media
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Parkridge Health System
Propex
Pure Barre Studios Chattanooga
R & R Marketing
Ringgold Telephone Company
Soiree of Chattanooga
Southern Salvage Internship
Speech & Hearing Center
St. Barnabas Senior Living
The Buckle Inc.
The Sound Office
Trans Card
UNUM
US Express Inc.
Volkswagen
Walden Security
Waterhouse PR
Weather Channel

Writing Publication / Magazine

American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME)
Blue Ribbon College/Journal Communications
Chattanooga News Chronicle
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Detroit News
Dow News Fund
Gannett Development Program
Hamilton Herald Kickoff Publications Newsletter & Electronic Publisher Foundation (NEPF)
Nooga.Com
The Parent Magazine
The Pulse
The Tennessean
Thomas Nelson True
North Custom Publishing
USA Today Collegiate Correspondent Program

Broadcasting (Television and Radio and other production facilities)

Positions may be available in news, production, promotions and other areas

ABC19 WKPT TV
Brewer Media Group
Deaton Flanigen Productions
FULL MEDIA
Hits 96 Radio
IRTS Summer Foundation
Precept Ministries International
RCTV-Comcast Channel 22 & Charter Channel 23
RCTV-Roswell City Tennessee Charter Channel 23
Scripps Networks 6
Strong Media
WGOW-AM-FM
Williams Web
WPLZ News Talk 95.3
WRCB-TV
WRXR/WUSY/WLND/WKXJ
WTCI-TV
WTVC-News Channel 9 -SBG

National & International Internships

Information about national and international internships programs can be found at UTC's International and National Exchange Programs.

Examples of internship opportunities in Washington, D.C. include

American Society of Magazine Editors
Fund for American Studies
Service members Legal Defense Network
Washington Center
Washington Center for Politics & Journalism (WCP & J)
Washington Internship Institute

NOTE: Are there others you'd like to explore? See the internship director. All internship placement must be approved by the internship director.

Other Internship & Job Resources

UTC Placement and Student Employment Center - Find job opportunities in the Chattanooga area.
ChattanoogaHasJobs.com - Find job opportunities in the Chattanooga area.
Times Free Press Job Center - Find job opportunities in the Chattanooga area.
EntertainmentCareers.net - Check out an up-to-date list of internships available in the entertainment industry at EntertainmentCareers.net. Many of the internships listed are with reputable companies. But be sure to check out the company first, especially if it says "confidential" or if its a company you have never heard of before.
AdAge.com - Ad Age, the leading trade publication for the advertising industry, provides classified listings for jobs in advertising.
AFF.org - American Advertising Federation Job Bank.
AD Week's Media Job Market - Job listings in the advertising industry.
BookJobs.com - Created by the Association of American Publishers, bookjobs.com provides you with an up-to-date list of internships and entry-level jobs in the publishing world. The site also provides you with background information on the industry.
JustTechJobs.com - Want a job in the Internet industry? Check out JustTechJobs.com's high tech job listings.
PRSA.org - Looking for jobs in public relations? The Public Relations Society of America (an industry group) provides listings of current jobs.
PRSSA.org - The Public Relations Student Society of America provides a useful job center for finding internships and jobs in public relations. You'll need to be a member of PRSSA to access the full features of the job center, but if you're not a member the site still provides links to other job resources.
VarietyCareers.com - Want to find a job in the entertainment industry (Film, TV, Radio, Music, and more)? Check out VarietyCareers.com and be sure to click on "Breaking In ...." found under Resources in the left hand menu.