2026 Summer Intern - Global Communications

Description

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To help facilitate administration of relocation benefits if you are selected, please apply using the permanent address you would move from.

Work Arrangement :

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Global Technical Center three times per week, at minimum. 

The Team:

Our Global Communications team strives for ways to engage our customers and stakeholders through earned media, strengthen and protect GM’s reputation and tell stories from across the entire organization that reflect our industry leadership. It’s how we keep a finger on the market pulse and gain insights that help our products and services deliver beyond expectations.

What You'll Do:

The Communications team works in critical areas of the business and our interns could be assigned to focus areas such as:

Product/Brand: Media relations, product knowledge, story pitching, social media, employee communications, teamwork and collaboration with other functions, including Marketing and Engineering, as well as executive communications

Manufacturing: Employee communications, product knowledge, union partner relationships, media relations, public policy/government relations, community relations, crisis management, social media, business leadership team dynamics

Corporate: Employee communications, executive communications, media relations, issues management, collaborating with senior leaders, story pitching, broadcast, internal events management

Required Qualifications:

Pursuit of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications, business, marketing, public relations, and HR

Must be graduating between December 2026 and June 2028

Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

Previous writing experience

Demonstrates leadership in field of study, extra-curricular activities or service organizations

Ability to work independently and with a team

Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience

Emerging partnership and teamwork skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment

High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed, ability to multi-task

Start dates for this internship role are May & June of 2026.

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $5,300-$5,900 dependent upon class status and degree.

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2026 Student Program.

What you’ll get from us (Benefits):

Paid US GM Holidays

GM Family First Vehicle Discount Program

Result-based potential for growth within GM

Intern events to network with company leaders and peers

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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