Cornerstone Consulting Fall 2022 Internship! APPLICATIONS DUE JULY1ST!!

Founded in 2002, Cornerstone is a full-service, bipartisan consulting firm specializing in federal and state government relations, public affairs and strategic communications, and advisory services. Utilizing a shared vision, philosophy, and complete team approach, Cornerstone – with 13 offices and more than 100 professionals – stands as one of the industry’s most effective and respected consulting firms. We are proud of our professional standards and team culture that provide clients the full depth and breadth of our expertise, experience and relationships, resulting in meaningful and highly valuable partnerships. At our core, we are a professional services consulting firm that focuses on solving problems and creating opportunities for our clients.

Our Intern Program is offered to students from second year undergraduates to second year law students and master’s degrees graduates. Selected candidates will be a part of a fun, dynamic and evolving team at Cornerstone. The right candidate should be passionate about learning, working within a team, able to work within tight deadlines, and interested in helping to improve and expand our existing capabilities.

While preference is given to candidates who can commit to a full-time work schedule, we also regularly accommodate part-time interns. Cornerstone pays interns $15.20 per hour on a biweekly basis, subject to required taxes. We also work with students who would like to receive credit hours.

We are currently hiring for 3 positions - Policy, Public Affairs and OpsWatch internships. 

Policy

Our Policy Internship provides students and graduates with a variety of learning experiences and an inside look at government relations strategies. We seek to ensure that interns who successfully complete our program are prepared to both succeed in entry-level policy positions as well as gain a deeper academic comprehension of the institutions that govern our country.

Public Affairs 

Our Public Affairs Internship offers students and graduates the opportunity to become an integral part of our public affairs team. This internship provides experience in drafting and executing full public affairs campaigns, pitching reporters, creating content, writing and editing social media, press releases and more.

OpsWatch 

OpsWatch is a specialized offering within Cornerstone that provides grant monitoring services across a broad set of industry sectors. Our OpsWatch team monitors a large net of federal grant opportunities and provides individualized client guidance on those opportunities most worth pursuing.

Interested candidates should apply directly to Cornerstone's Internship Recruiting Mailbox - internrecruiting@cgagroup.com or through our website. Please indicate which internship you are applying for. To be considered, your application materials must include a cover letter and resume. While references and writing samples are not required, they are welcomed. Once all applications have been reviewed, selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. 

The Fall Internship application deadline is July 1^st. For the Fall semester we hope to hire anywhere from 10-15 Interns.