2024 NYC Summer Internship Program
Application Form
Agency: NYC Mayor’s Office
Division: Deputy Mayor for Communications
Address 1: 253 Broadway | 9th Floor
Address 2: New York, NY 10007
Contact: Internship Program
Phone:
Agency Description
The NYC Mayor's Office administers all city services, public property, most public
agencies, and enforces all city, state, and federal laws within New York City. New York
City’s Mayor, Eric Adams is head of the executive branch of New York City's
government. Mayor Adams has served the people of New York City as an NYPD officer,
State Senator, and Brooklyn Borough President. The Adams’ Administration is leading
the fight to make New York City’s economy stronger, reduce inequality, improve public
safety, and build a stronger, healthier city that delivers for all New Yorkers. As an
agency, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams
around these values. For current job opportunities visit our careers page.
Unit Description
The Mayor’s Office is comprised of over 50 business units; 42 of which are participating
in the summer internship program. Within each unit, interns will have the chance to
collaborate with staff and work on a range of projects. These projects may include
conducting research, attending meetings, managing incoming inquiries, analyzing data,
drafting briefings, staffing events, assisting with outreach, and supporting special
projects. Additionally, interns will engage in Speaker Series to learn more about the
inner-workings of City government. These talks are held at historic City Hall, and guest
speakers include Deputy Mayors, Commissioners, Program Directors, and other senior
staff. Interns will also tour various Mayors’ Office facilities across our city.
Lastly, interns will engage in a service project with NYC Service, a business unit
focused on volunteerism and service in NYC. Interns will come together to develop a
service project. The goal is to design and execute a project that will impact our most
deserving communities and uplift New Yorkers in need. Previous projects have included
Little League Ball Field Restoration, NYC Parks clean-up, Tree planting and Beach
clean-up
Position Title Office of the Mayor Summer Intern
Internship Responsibilities
The Ethnic & Community Media Intern will be responsible for working directly with the
Citywide Marketing Director to manage the 300+ Ethnic & Community media in the City,
especially for Print media.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Management of in-office print media archival and database
• Management of incoming mail
• Basic data collection and analytics
• Internal communications with the Office of Ethnic and Community Media and
other agencies/ departments/offices
• External communications with Ethnic and Community Media
• Staff Mayoral or City Agency Ethnic Media roundtables
Qualifications/Special Skills/Area of Study
• Great communication skills, ability to work in multicultural environment.
• Excellent in EXCEL, WORD, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets.
• Attention to detail. Have the “No Task is Too Small” attitude.
• College Student candidates must be an enrolled and registered student
accumulating credits. Matriculation at an accredited college or graduate school.
Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in a college or
graduate school.
• High School Student candidates must be an enrolled and registered at a High
School.
