Marketing & Communications
Chicago is a marketing and innovation hub in the Midwest. If you’re interested in the fields of marketing and communications, you could find yourself creating PR materials, running social media platforms or planning events for sites as diverse as LW Branding, Easterseals and the Magnificent Mile Association.
FYI
As social media continues its global rise, so do the social media posts from the top companies in Chicago. Be part of creating content for one of these firms through Chicago Semester.
Internship Placement Process
- Submit your program application, references, resume, transcript and essay responses to Chicago Semester.
- We review your materials, work with you collaboratively to create a polished resume ready for professional review and send these to potential internship sites.
- You interview with potential internship sites and prioritize which opportunity is the best fit for you.
Questions?

Ask Hannah Kiefer,
our Coordinator of Internship Placements & Alumni Engagement
Do you have a question about what you see on this page? Let me know. I would love to talk about how to make Chicago Semester possible for you!
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Hear from a Marketing & Communications Alumnus
"This internship just gave me the kind of experience that I truly believe I needed before entering the workforce. It also gave me a chance to be a part of the planning and logistical process of planning a huge event, and I now know what all goes into that. That knowledge will now help me better reach my future goals in terms of going into the event industry... The internship experience through Chicago Semester really helps you prepare for the real world- especially when you are going to your internship 4 days a week, you really feel like a part of the working world."
– Jenna Heemstra
‘18, Business Administration/Marketing, Internship at The Magnificent Mile Association
Professional Seminars and Courses
Professional Seminar (Interdisciplinary) - Fall, Spring and Summer
Arts in the City - Fall and Spring
Diversity and Inequality: Engaging Chicago Cross Culturally - Fall, Spring and Summer
Social Justice - Fall and Spring
Urban Planning, Development and the Sustainable City - Spring and Summer
Values and Vocation: Reflections on Work and the Common Good - Fall and Spring
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