Summer External Communications Intern

Salary Range:

$18 To $20 Hourly Great Clips, Inc. is seeking a summer intern to support external communications efforts for the Great Clips brand for the summer of 2026. Applicants can be college students or recent college graduates seeking hands-on experience. At Great Clips, we work together to build the most profitable salons by delivering the most powerful and enduring brand. The External Communications Intern will have the opportunity to support a wide variety of brand-building initiatives across the communications team. This position offers hands-on experience to assist with customer service, public relations and social media activities. Your Mission The External Communications Intern will be charged with executing a projects in alignment with the Great Clips vision, goals, and culture in addition to supporting ongoing communications activities for the brand. On your journey, you will have the opportunity to: Participate in the coordination of media relations efforts, including drafting materials, managing media lists, supporting media outreach and reporting. Inform social media strategy by actively researching trends, monitoring for engagement opportunities and sharing ideas for content creation. Assist with the creation of social media content. Collaborate cross-functionally with the Marketing & Communications department to support local partnership extensions. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Ability to listen, earn trust, and accept direct feedback while building strong, positive relationships. Your Expertise To land this internship you will need to show the ability to, and possess the following:

• At least 2 years of college or university experience.
• Strong interpersonal communications skills.
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a team, to manage and engage resources as required.
• GREAT written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective project management skills, including time management, attention to detail, and problem-solving.
• Background or interest in content creation across major social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
• A team player with a creative mindset and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Word and Microsoft Outlook.

Your Work Environment This is a hybrid work position requiring a combination of in-office workdays and the option to work from home on the remaining days. Working remotely will require reliable, secure internet. Living the Values We Exceed Expectations Innovate; be curious about what's possible. Be adaptable and eager to respond to challenges. Collaborate and work together to achieve our goals. Strive for greatness and inspire others by your example. Be proactive. Seek continuous improvement. We Focus on Execution Make decisions with the belief it can be executed in 6,000 salons. Focus on impact of key brand measures. Prioritize on ability to execute quickly. We Keep it Simple Set clear expectations. Make things easy to understand and execute. Stay focused on what's most important. We Listen and Earn Trust Be respectfully honest; react thoughtfully. Respond quickly - 24 hours or less, and remember that personal contact is always best. Be transparent through open communication and candid conversation. Be willing to admit mistakes and fix them.

Listen generously:

Seek to understand other's perspectives. Act with integrity. Always. Even when no one will know. We Make it Fun Smile! Find opportunities to laugh. Celebrate accomplishments and recognize the contributions of others. Approach people and situations with a positive attitude. Build a sense of community where everyone enjoys coming to work every day. What We Offer During your internship, we will offer you: A focus on your development. We want to know what your dreams and aspirations are and hope to find ways of Great Clips helping you along in your journey. Your personalized development plan will create a path for your growth and promotion potential. A GREAT culture. One the most frequent compliments you will hear about Great Clips from employees, franchisees and business partners alike is that Great Clips has a GREAT culture. Our belief is that we are strongest together and therefore find it important to have an inclusive, diverse work culture. Though we embrace our differences, we all share in our 6 core values; we are kind, we listen and earn trust, we keep it simple, we focus on execution, we exceed expectations, and we make it fun. A spirit of ideas and innovation. Here at Great Clips, we have a competitive lead within our industry. Though we hold a strong position, we never stop pushing ourselves forward and continue to look for new ways of delivering a powerful and enduring brand. About Great Clips With more than 4,400 franchised salons throughout the United States and Canada, Great Clips is the world's largest haircutting salon brand. Our salon owners and corporate staff are dedicated to our salon communities with a focus on philanthropic and volunteer activities. Great Clips, Inc. employees are passionate about what we do and our technology team geeks out in finding ways to use technology to make what we do even better. Great Clips Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Great Clips Inc. participates in the US E-Verify program. With all new hires, we provide the Social Security Administration and, if applicable, the US Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.