Corporate Communications Intern

Full Time
2 months ago
Monthly Pay Range: $8000-9,500 USD

The Challenge

Are you eager to build a better internet? 

A lot of companies say they’re “mission-driven.” Our unique corporate structure guarantees that every decision we make upholds our mission: to make sure the internet stays available, safe, and welcoming to everyone. Beholden to neither shareholders nor investors, Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the not-for-profit Mozilla Foundation.

Along with 20,000+ volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozilla Corporation’s staff designs, builds, and distributes software that allows people to enjoy the internet on their own terms.

The Role

Mozilla is hiring for a Corporate Communications Intern to report to the Senior Manager of Policy and Corporate Communications. This role will help a future public relations professional develop real world skills while having a direct impact on Mozilla’s brand and the future of the internet.

You’ll support the translation of Mozilla’s brand values, business and product narratives, and industry trends into impactful stories and messages that shape public policy implications and promote brand visibility. 

What You’ll Do

  • Support day-to-day efforts related to communication strategies, brand storytelling, rapid response, issues management and executive thought leadership.
  • Help to draft communications materials, such as corporate statements, blog posts, press releases, and briefing documents
  • Coordinate across marketing, policy, legal and product teams
  • Stay current on relevant industry, economic, social, and policy topics and issues that should be reflected in external communications
  • Contribute to the development of core processes, workstreams, and goals for Mozilla's growing policy and corporate communications team
What You’ll Already Have
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Well organized, detail-oriented, reliable and resourceful individual able to work autonomously
  • Ideal majors or fields of study: Public relations, Marketing, Business (any related major could apply)
  • Previous internships in communications and media relations, experience supporting tech clients at an agency is a bonus
  • Priority will be given to undergraduate juniors/seniors, and graduate students
  • This role requires a commitment of full-time hours
The Team

Mozilla is a mission-driven organization of nearly 1,000 people that exists to keep the internet open and accessible to all. We achieve this by building and investing in non-creepy products and services that build both social and economic value, and give people privacy and data-respecting alternatives to Big Tech.

Mozilla Communications is an arm of Mozilla Marketing, consisting of Public Relations, Partnerships & Community, Social, and Editorial teams.

Mozilla Public Relations is an eight-person team of communications specialists in product, corporate, policy and executive communications, and led by the head of global communications. 

Together they own and bring to bear media relationships to advance Mozilla’s mission, grow brand awareness and attract new users for Mozilla products and services. They also bring insights and findings about the external landscape back into the organization and develop and support two-way surrogate relationships.

About Mozilla

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company behind pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser, and Pocket, a service for keeping up with the best articles online. More than 225 million people around the world use its products each month.

Along with 20,000+ volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozilla Corporation’s staff are driven by our mission to ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. We design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.   Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.