Communications Intern, Zipline
Fall 2024
The starting cash range for this role is $36 - 40 / hour
3-5 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Job no longer available
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
The starting cash range for this role is $36 - 40 / hour
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- You’ll thrive in this role if you are mission-driven, like to work in exceptionally fast-paced environments, are intellectually curious, work well cross functionally, and are equal parts creative and strategic
- 0-3 years of experience in communications. Time in a fast-paced environment; agency, politics or in-house tech experience is preferred
- Excellent attention to detail, project management and writing skills, paired with exceptional judgment and a strong interest in the U.S. traditional and emerging media landscape
- Strong research skills and the ability to synthesize and collate information from informal sources, including traditional and social media
- Curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning
- Prior success collaborating cross-functionally
- Excellent spoken and written English
- You’re a self-starter that is adept at collaborating cross-functionally
- You are a researcher who can dig into a new niche and quickly get up to speed
- You like to work in fast-paced environments, are great at multitasking, and can go with the flow
- You bias to action and communicate consistently with your team to ensure everyone is aligned
- You can look-around-the-corner at what’s next and execute your own work with minimal structured oversight
- You bring a “can do” attitude, because we have a lot of vital work to get done and require everyone’s best work to succeed
- You are a good writer and have excellent attention to detail
- You are equal parts creative and strategic
- You are passionate and excited about Zipline’s mission, impact and products
- You’re comfortable as an “intrepreneur,” look for ways to continuous improve and take ownership
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a recent grad to compliment our communications team across all functions, from public relations planning, research and activations, to event support and execution
- Reporting to the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications, you’ll be a vital member of a small team that has an outsized role and responsibility for building and protecting Zipline’s global brand and reputation
- Zipline’s communications team shapes and shares the company’s story and impact
- This internship is a rare opportunity to gain significant hands-on experience with senior communications leaders tackling global tech, policy, communications, and market issues at a growing, category leading startup
- Assist in building and executing strategic communications campaigns. While your focus will be on the United States, much of your work will have global reach
- Support the communication’s team day-to-day work, including media monitoring, material creation, event support, and research projects
- Assist in external storytelling, including story mining, social listening, arranging and staffing interviews, drafting messaging and media materials, reviewing and updating company assets
- Analyze news and social media coverage for key metrics, such as sentiment, pickup, message pull through etc
- Research projects, developing proactive story ideas, writing etc
- Work cross-functionally with the Communications, Marketing and Brand team as well asCustomer Success and Community Engagement
- We will host our Fall 2024 interns from September to December
Our take
Zipline is transforming the way goods move by creating the first logistics system that serves all humans equally via a drone delivery service. As the first emergency drone logistics operation, Zipline is fundamentally changing how we transport emergency medical supplies and has expanded into commercial deliveries. It's partnered with several major companies, including Walmart.
Zipline has an edge over potential future competitors as the company has thousands of hours and over 35 million miles of flight to prove the system is safe and effective. It’s also one of the first companies to receive a full commercial operating certificate, putting Zipline in a strong position to continuously branch out to other markets.
The unicorn company operates globally and has signed its first government contract with Rwanda to provide up to 2 million drone deliveries by 2029. It is also aiming to start commercial deliveries to individual households in the near future. With big companies such as Amazon and Walmart examining “instant” delivery options, Zipline has a proven track record and the equipment and logistics in place to provide such services. 2023 funding pushed Zipline's valuation to a staggering $4.2 billion, indicating a bright future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Jul 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $813.7m
Company benefits
- Generous parental leave
- Generous vacation policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Monthly team events
- Healthcare, vision, and dental
- Healthy, delicious meals and snacks
- Dog-friendly offices
Company values
- Customer obsession - The standard of care
- Ownership - Getting the job done
- Transparency - Breeds trust
- Continuous improvement - Tackling hard problems
- Serve Your Species - Empowering one another
Company HQ
South San Francisco, CA
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Founders
Having studied Economics and Biotechnology at Harvard, they worked for almost 11 months as a self-employed rock climber. They combined their academic and practical experience to co-found Zipline in July 2011.
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