Summer PR Fellowship (Spring 2026 Graduates)

ABOUT ORCHESTRA

Orchestra is a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world. From decoding audiences to designing bold strategies, Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence. The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution. Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more. Made up of leading firms BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group, a strategy-first political media team. Learn more at www.orchestraco.com.

People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

What is the SGPR Summer Fellowship?

The Summer Fellowship is a 12-week full-time work experience and training program running June 1st, 2026 through August 21st, 2026. Open to Spring (May or June) 2026 graduates only, this paid and highly competitive opportunity will give aspiring communications professionals the chance to learn from and work alongside the team at Small Girls PR as full contributing team members (aka no coffee runs!). The aim of the SGPR Summer Fellowship is to prepare recent graduates with the foundational skills necessary for most entry-level jobs in PR, communications, and beyond.

To qualify for the Fellowship, we are looking for candidates who are able to work out of our NY or LA office 2x/per week (on a predetermined schedule that optimizes in-office collaboration with a fellow’s respective team). Additionally, this opportunity has the potential to lead to permanent, full-time employment as an Account Coordinator, therefore all eligible applicants must be willing to work out of our NY or LA office 2x/per week upon completion of the Fellowship, as it is a condition of accepting a spot in the Fellowship program. While the Fellowship offers the potential for a full-time position, it is not guaranteed. Transition to a full-time role depends on multiple factors, including the Fellow’s performance and the company’s current hiring needs.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Join one of our teams who work across a variety of client industries including retail & beauty, consumer technology, social impact, wellness, influencer marketing and more
• Attend specifically designed training sessions on topics such as: media list building, reporter relationships, pitch crafting, influencer marketing, and public speaking etc. 
• Learn how to build and develop media relationships through personalized pitching efforts to reporters, editors, and influencers and begin to create your network
• Source and curate relevant media and influencer lists that your team can use for future events and storytelling opportunities 
• Be your team's organizer by keeping an inventory of digital assets, attending weekly calls + taking notes, and ad hoc tasks as needed
• Track your team’s success by pulsing search engines, alerts, and social media to ensure all client placements and mentions are monitored, captured, and interpreted
• Attend regular virtual brainstorms and come up with innovative ways to create shareworthy moments for clients and obtain editor attention
• Contribute to the drafting and writing of media materials for brands

Why we’ll love you:

• Detail-oriented: Can spot a typo a mile away, diligent with formatting, double checks everything twice, and never forgets or misses a deadline
• Self-starter: You are exhilarated by the opportunity to own entire projects and assignments. You feel totally comfortable being autonomous
• Creativity: You love coming up with new and experimental ways for everything
• Efficient: You are able to work quickly without sacrificing work quality
• High standards: You expect personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best

Please note that further correspondence will be sent via our ATS (applicant tracking) system, Greenhouse, which can sometimes get caught up in spam folders. We encourage you to check your spam folder for updates as well as add our automated email ([email protected]) to your spam filters to ensure that you receive all emails from our ATS system.

The Fellowship is a paid opportunity which will be provided in the form of a stipend. This year’s stipend will be $9,600 and will be paid out on a biweekly basis.

SGPR will make sure you have everything you need to excel in this role including:

• Additional $100 stipend to be used to support your work-from-home setup (plus company-provided laptop) for the 3 days working outside of the office.
• Reimbursement for roundtrip Metrocard to cover travel on in-office days 2 PTO days as well as 2 sick days to use throughout the 12 weeks in addition to company observed holidays during the period
• Access to professional development programs geared specifically toward Fellows just beginning their careers, including how to write a pitch, influencer marketing, experiential marketing and more! 

We are a diverse and high performing company that is dedicated to creating an inspiring workplace for all. It is the policy of Small Girls PR to provide equal opportunities to all qualified persons, and to recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate persons in all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.