Public Relations Intern

About Altheros Capital

Altheros Capital is a private investment firm focused on supporting visionary companies across the healthcare, technology, and consumer industries. Our portfolio spans behavioral health, telehealth, digital media, and high-growth consumer platforms. We invite students interested in applying their communication and storytelling skills in a high-impact, real-world environment.

The Role

We are seeking Public Relations (PR) Interns to support external communications, media strategy, and brand storytelling across Altheros Capital and its portfolio companies. In this role, you will help craft messaging, coordinate outreach, and shape the narrative around our products, initiatives, and milestones. This internship offers hands-on experience in strategic communications and provides exposure to PR workflows within a dynamic investment and technology ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of PR strategies across healthcare, tech, and digital media initiatives.
   
• Draft press releases, announcements, media briefs, and external communications.
   
• Conduct media research, build targeted outreach lists, and help track press coverage.
   
• Write clear, compelling narratives that highlight company milestones, product launches, and thought leadership.
   
• Assist with social media coordination to ensure alignment between messaging, brand voice, and public narratives.
   
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure consistent communication across channels.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, economics, math, computer science, marketing, journalism, media studies, or a related field.
   
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
   
• Ability to translate complex topics (healthcare, technology, investment) into clear, accessible messaging.
   
• Organizational skills and high attention to detail.
   
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with multiple simultaneous projects.
   
• Familiarity with social media platforms, media monitoring tools, and content design tools is a plus.

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience supporting PR strategy and external communications for growing companies.
   
• Exposure to media relations, narrative development, and brand positioning across multiple industries.
   
• Hands-on practice writing press materials, research briefs, and executive communications.
   
• Insights into how communications supports product launches, fundraising, and cross-sector business growth.
   
• Strengthened skills in writing, messaging, media coordination, and strategic storytelling.