External Affairs Intern (Project Management)
Position Title: External Affairs Intern, East Area
Company Summary
For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic and diverse team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.
Role
As the External Affairs Intern, you will play a crucial role in supporting Crown Castle's community relations and external affairs efforts. Your responsibilities will include researching and scheduling meetings with key jurisdictions, drafting community and stakeholder presentations on ongoing deployments and innovative technologies, monitoring news and policy developments, and creating briefings. You will help represent Crown Castle in meetings with government officials, industry associations, third party organizations, and community groups, advocating for policies and regulations that support the company's growth and competitiveness. You will also gain experience working cross-functionally with our internal teams, lobbyists, and public relations consultants in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Research and schedule meetings with key jurisdictions and stakeholders.
- Assist in drafting community and stakeholder presentations on ongoing deployments and innovative technologies.
- Monitor news and policy developments relevant to Crown Castle.
- Create briefings for the manager and director for meetings with industry peers, trade groups, and legislators.
- Support the manager and director in representing Crown Castle in meetings with government officials, industry associations, third party organizations, and community groups.
- Advocate for policies and regulations that support the company's growth and competitiveness.
- Collaborate with lobbyists and public relations consultants.
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams.
- Participate in External Affairs rotational learning program with departments including, but not limited to, Network Permitting and Utilities, Network Design and Construction, Corporate Affairs, and Real Estate Litigation.
- Participate in shadow days in the field with our East Area Network Design and Construction teammates.
Education/Certifications
- Currently enrolled as a full-time student in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited higher education institution
- Preferred field(s) of study: Public Relations, Communications, Political Science, Urban Planning, Business Administration, Pre-Law, Public Policy, or related field
Skills and Experience
- Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) from June 2 to August 8, 2025
- Authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time, regular basis without additional sponsorship
Reports to: Manager of External Affairs, East Area
Work Plans: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. On Mondays and Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home.
Compensation Information: The hourly pay offered for this position is $19.50 per hour.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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