Student Intern - Community Relations at NV Energy in Las Vegas, Nevada

Job Description:

NV Energy


Position Title: Student Intern - Community Relations

Job ID: 107445

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Posting Close Date: 04/14/2025

Facility: Pearson Building

Department: Communit Relations - Las Vegas

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Travel Percentage: None

Description:

Responsibilities

Join the largest energy provider in the state of Nevada and learn about the Power Utility Industry while you complete your degree. NV Energy is part of the Berkshire Hathaway Energy global family of companies and has been serving the people of Nevada for over 150 years. A Summer 2025 internship opportunity is available in Las Vegas for full time students studying Marketing, Social Work, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications,Business Management or related fields. The NV Energy internship program is designed to ensure that it will challenge interns with meaningful work, expose them to a career in the energy industry, and help the transition from academics to the workforce. Participating in the internship program will provide great opportunities to gain experience in community outreach and employee engagement for a major utility Company. The goal of our internship program is designed to combine the theoretical training and practical experience to ensure that students obtain meaningful work experience. Candidate must be a self-starter, flexible, a quick learner, highly motivated and a good team player. Accordingly, you must possess strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills. Successful students can build upon their existing skills and explore valuable careers in a variety of areas. Key Roles & Responsibilities: Works under the direction of the Director, Community Relations to plan and execute activities for the department. Day-to-day activities will involve interaction with employees and external partners. Specific tasks will include:

• Communicating with employees and community organizations through personal contact, telephone calls, meetings, webinars, and email.
• Supporting and attending Company sponsored events/activities.
• Developing public relations campaigns for company initiatives.
• Maintaining volunteer events calendars and communicating with employees about upcoming volunteer events.
• Maintaining records for community relations programs including contact information of community partners and volunteers.
• Assisting with event coordination, promotion, and planning, including expense tracking and budget management.
• Coordinating and scheduling meetings.
• Preparing written communications, including newsletter articles, social media posts, website listings and more.
• Capturing photos and videos of community relations events to develop social media and internal communications content.
• Completing data entry and reporting as part of community relations data and metrics tracking.
• Conducting corporate citizenship and volunteer related research.
• Other duties may be assigned.

When applying, you must include transcript providing proof of at least 2.75 GPA for consideration.

Requirements

This internship is open to undergraduate students currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Arts in Marketing, Social Work, Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or Business Management. To be eligible for employment as an intern a student must:

• Submit NV Energy Employment Application and meet eligibility requirements.
• Be enrolled in the number of credit hours equal to full time status at an accredited college or university.
• Grade point average of 2.75 or above (When applying, you must include transcript providing proof of at least 2.75 GPA for consideration)
• Can commit from May 2025 - August 2025 with a 40 hour/week work schedule.

Preferred experience and skills: Preference will be given to students associated with a college or university program majoring in Social Work, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business Administration, or Communications or related fields. Demonstrated ability to take initiative, be organized, self-directed, and open to feedback to ensure a beneficial internship experience. Exhibits excellent communication – to include oral, written and formal presentation skills. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Windows office suite, strong proficiency in MS Excel perferred. Adept at interacting with employees at all levels of the organization and operating in a diverse environment. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment.

Compensation

$17.50 to $21.00 per hour.

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

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