Join the Retail Business Services Communications team for a hands-on, paid summer internship experience! Retail Business Services is the services company of leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, providing services to five East Coast grocery brands: Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we foster a community of belonging where everyone is valued. For more information, visit https://www.retailbusinessservices.com.

The Communications & Omnichannel Service Center is responsible for internal (employee communications – including daily updates, weekly newscasts, topical updates and major project strategic communications planning and counsel) and external communications (media relations, crisis communication support, social media), community relations and more for Retail Business Services and other clients.

The team partners with all Retail Business Services departments and other Ahold Delhaize USA brands and support companies to function as a leading communications center of excellence, serving as the voice of the Connected Customer and providing customer service support for all Ahold Delhaize USA brands through a variety of channels, including traditional and online platforms.

Our interns hit the ground running, joining our highly skilled communications team to find and curate content, serve as storytellers in writing, sound and video, and bring new, creative ideas to support our associates and tell the Retail Business Services story.

You’ll get an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry while developing leadership skills and business knowledge to enhance your career. Applicants must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program working toward a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Digital Media or a related field. We’re looking for experience working in a collaborative group setting, excellent oral and written skills – including strong skills in AP Style – and a detail-oriented and energetic self-starter would succeed in this internship.

This 12-week internship offers competitive pay in the grocery retail industry and includes:

·         Impactful projects coupled with day-to-day tasks and responsibilities to support your team.

·         Leadership speaker sessions and development activities

·         One-on-one mentoring

·         Group community service event

·         Networking and professional engagement opportunities

·         Access to online career development tools and resources

·         Final project presentation to company leaders