About Reservoir Communications Group and the Opportunity
Reservoir Communications Group is seeking interns for summer 2026 who are interested in strategic communications and public affairs. Interns will support our reputation, positioning, messaging, advocacy and alliance development projects for an array of large corporations, trade associations and nonprofits.
Reservoir’s collaborative, one-team approach brings the best people and ideas to bear on our clients’ most significant challenges and opportunities in the areas of advocacy, reputation, and brand strategy. We believe in the power of data to provide strategic insights, sharpen tactics and create efficiency in the way we communicate.
Reservoir is a flat organization: we value the insights and contributions of team members at every level within the organization and believe the key to success is treating each other and our clients with genuine respect and appreciation. Maintaining and strengthening company culture is the responsibility of every team member.
At Reservoir, we strive to be the best and recognize that each opportunity we are given is a chance to do something better than it has ever been done before.
Successful candidates will be energetic, focused and entrepreneurial, with strong written and verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to think creatively about complex topics. Experience and/or interest in health policy is highly preferred.
We are looking for rising undergraduate juniors/seniors or active graduate students to join us for 40 hours per week.
We are operating on a hybrid in-person/remote model, with an expectation for interns to come into the office approximately 2-3 days per week between Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
This is a paid internship with a rate of $20.00 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Support projects with a focus on problem solving, quality, thorough and timely delivery, relationship management and client satisfaction.
- Research and analyze policies, positions and data and distill into messaging and communications that advance clients’ businesses.
- Support development of client- and public-ready content across a broad range of owned and earned media and content channels. This could include policy papers and briefs, blog posts, tweets, media materials, video scripts and more.
- Contribute to project-related logistics according to timelines.
- Support business development efforts through research.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Job Requirements
Applicants should possess:
- Exceptional writing skills
- Experience researching, analyzing and distilling complex topics
- A strong client-service ethos, including ability to work under deadline
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to collaborate internally and across external partners and clients with a high level of professionalism
Note: The position is only open to students who will be residing in D.C., M.D. or V.A. during the internship, and requires permanent U.S. work authorization.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter via Handshake or to internhiring@reservoircg.com by February 13, 2026.
Reservoir is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.