Available internship projects

You are also welcome to organise your own 80-hour supervised (unpaid) project with an organisation you wish to intern with. You will need to contact them with our course information, your CV and then have a potential supervisor contact the course convenor jane.bradley@auckland.ac.nz to confirm.

We receive new projects regularly so keep checking.

New projects 2027

Regular partners - External

Friends that Invest - filled for S1/2027

DEGANZ 

Copywriting and Event Planning Intern 2026

DEGANZ is looking for an intern to join the team to create content for our newsletter and social media platforms, while assisting with event planning. Through this internship, you will develop practical skills in communications, marketing and event planning, while also getting a unique insight into the local screen industry and the opportunity to network with industry professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for students considering a career in the screen sector, particularly if you are interested in pursuing a career as an editor, director, writer, or producer.

Starting skills

  • Excellent writing skills, with the ability to change tone to suit different platforms
  • Basic skills and understanding of Canva
  • Strong work ethic with the ability to work independently
  • Interest in the local screen industry

About DEGANZ

The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is an incorporated society and registered union, working to ensure the creative, cultural and financial well-being of directors and editors in Aotearoa New Zealand. We represent directors, editors, and assistant editors across drama and documentary features, television drama, unscripted and factual programmes, short films, commercials, animation, video art and online content.

We offer professional development opportunities and career support to our members through various workshops and events, career guidance, and networking opportunities. Behind the scenes, we advocate and lobby to improve industry opportunities and working conditions, and raise awareness of the work of screen directors and editors.

Alcohol Healthwatch (NGO)

Communications & awareness campaign

Internship project: Alcohol Healthwatch is looking for an all-around superstar to provide communications support on our work on campaigns in the timeframe. You’ll work collaboratively with the Health Promotion Advisory and the wider Roopu to ensure our campaigns are successful from a communications perspective. We will want your input and feedback throughout the process, and we’ll want you to use your comms skills to guide the project. This will include social media and website copy and may also include press release writing. Any downtime will be used to support Alcohol Healthwatch’s day-to-day comms work.

About the organisation: Alcohol Healthwatch is a not-for-profit organisation of professionals dedicated to reducing and preventing alcohol-related harm and inequities in Aotearoa. Our role is to provide credible and up-to-date evidence-based information on matters relating to alcohol policy and planning. Our priority is to mobilise communities with strengths-based campaigns to take action on a range of alcohol-related harms and education. 

Timeframe: 1-2 days a week. 80 hours.

TableBuzz

Social media and digital content creation

Internship project: TableBuzz is looking for an intern to assist with:

  • Google advertising - Placing ads and analysing results, performance
  • Social media content creation, posting, and analytics

Good writing skills and some knowledge of marketing theory are preferable. A number of previous students Interned with TableBuzz when it was Restaurant Hub and reported having a great experience (including sampling food!) Applicants must be foodies, so show this on your CV.

About the organisation: TableBuzz is New Zealand’s largest online restaurant booking site, offering a central hub for booking tables, finding restaurant reviews, grabbing deals and promotions, and browsing menus.

Timeframe: During Semester. 1-2 days a week.

95bFM

Two internships available: Radio journalism and production, and Radio copywriting

Radio journalism and production project: 95bFM is looking for two interns to join their news team each semester. This internship offers training in radio news interviewing, producing live-to-air news and current affairs show, and creating digital news content. Supported by bFM’s News and Editorial Director, students will learn to produce and edit an interview, a package, and a report on a news or current affairs topic that interests them and re-package their piece into a long-form news article. Their work will be considered for bFM’s news and current affairs show, The Wire, and social media channels. At the culmination of the internship, students will have a portfolio of audio, digital, and written news pieces.

The internship is open to students in the Bachelor of Communication (BC) and BA students majoring in Communication, but it can be credited to other majors by negotiation with that discipline.

Radio copywriting project: 95bFM is looking for one intern to join their creative team each semester. bFM’s creative department is responsible for writing radio scripts for ads and promotions, writing copy for our website and press releases, and communicating with our listeners and clients. bFM can offer training in writing radio scripts and promotional copy. Supported by bFM’s Creative Director, students will learn about the process of putting a radio ad on air, working to deadlines and client approval, and pitching the tone of their copy that is appropriate for both the client and the audience. At the culmination of the internship, students will have a portfolio of written and published copy work. The student will also work closely with other areas of the station, including production, operations (day-to-day running of the station), social media, sales, and programming.

Ideal candidate: The ideal candidate for bFM will be punctual, have excellent verbal and written communication skills, a get-up-and-go attitude, and an interest in music. A bFM internship is a great opportunity for students considering a career in copywriting or broadcasting.

The student must be in the third or final year of their BA or BC.

About the organisation: 95bFM is an independent radio station on the University of Auckland city campus. They provide a voice for alternative music and independent journalism from Tāmaki Makaurau and beyond.

Timeframe: 1-2 days a week (flexibility depending on availability).

SOFitness (Pilates studio)

Content creation: video production and editing intern

Internship project: The marketing and media department has projects in content creation, video production and editing (long form and short form), animation, design and more. Interns at SO Fitness would be able to work on content creation, video production, editing and design. Opportunity for long-term roles post-graduation is also an option for the right candidate. Interns at SO Fitness would also need to have a love and understanding of Pilates (mainly Reformer Pilates).

The organisation: Sofitness is a pilates brand based in Auckland CBD, close to the University of Auckland, which also has an in-house teaching academy – the SO Academy teaches pilates courses to the public and helps instructors grow in their careers. As part of the brand, they have a presence in most social media platforms with a combined following of 15K across all social media platforms (IG, TikTok, Instagram, RED book, YouTube).

Timeframe: During Semester One, 1-2 days a week.

Python Fixings

Marketing intern

PYTHON Fixings is a New Zealand engineering company that helps make older buildings safer in earthquakes. We design, test and supply specialist masonry fixings and anchor plates that strengthen unreinforced brick, concrete block and stone buildings. Our products were born out of real-world experience, including hundreds of building inspections after the Canterbury earthquakes. Today, leading engineering and construction firms such as Beca, WSP, Aurecon and Holmes use them. Our team includes structural engineers with international experience in earthquake retrofit and research. We’re just as passionate about protecting the character of heritage buildings as we are about keeping people safe.
The NZ office is based based in Ponsonby, Auckland, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Seattle. For a marketing intern, this is a chance to get hands-on experience with a growing international brand. You’ll be telling the story of products that genuinely make a difference, as part of a close-knit team where your ideas will be heard.

As an intern you would be working with the marketing manager on marketing activities/campaigns across NZ, AU, and the US. Much of the work would be digital marketing and copywriting, including websites, social media, and some video production.

Depending on your skill set, the Marketing Manager would create a plan around your skill set and involve you in strategy work and planning sessions.  

University of Auckland-based partners

Alumni Relations & Development (ARD)

Scholarship Impact Report Assistant

At ARD, we look after the University of Auckland’s largest stakeholder group – our 250,000 alumni! In the Scholarships team, we involve around 500 donors in supporting scholarships, prizes and awards, giving around $5M each year to support students.

Internship project: ARD would be delighted to host an intern to collaborate with us to help reinvigorate our impact reporting to donors.

This will involve:

  • Working in Word templates
  • Researching where past scholarship recipients are now
  • Contacting other students, current and past, for material for reporting
  • Creating inspiring narratives around student stories
  • Interviewing students, taking photos and videos.
  • Collecting powerful images to illustrate impact.

The intern will have the pleasure of sending reports to donors and having their feedback!

We are a fun team that loves what we do and also loves mentoring others and passing on skills.

We are currently undertaking process improvement work, so at the moment we need a bit more support with report writing, while we work on process and delivery. ARD has a range of staff roles that an intern could get to know, from event management to business intelligence. An intern would experience a professional work environment and have the opportunity to broaden their work based on their interests as they learn more about ARD.

ARD will move into the newly renovated Old Choral Hall on 1 December 2025.

Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies

Website Review and Storytelling Strategy intern

Tāwharau Whakaumu — Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS) at the University of Auckland undertakes research, collaboration and policy engagement focused on forced displacement in Aotearoa New Zealand and across the Asia-Pacific. CAPRS works with refugee-background communities, researchers, policymakers and partner organisations to strengthen refugee-led knowledge, inform policy and practice, and contribute to meaningful change.

Internship project: CAPRS seeks a communications intern to review its current website and help develop a blueprint for a future website refresh. The intern will assess the existing site, identify strengths and gaps, consider the needs of different audiences, and develop recommendations for how CAPRS can better communicate its work, partnerships and impact.

Key responsibilities

  • Review the current CAPRS website and conduct a content audit.
  • Identify strengths, gaps and opportunities for improvement.
  • Consider the needs of different audiences including researchers, students, refugee-background communities, practitioners, donors and policy stakeholders.
  • Review CAPRS projects, programmes, publications and partnerships.
  • Develop a clear storytelling and content framework for the website.
  • Recommend improvements to website structure, navigation and user experience.
  • Create a proposed site map, page outlines and storyboard for a future website refresh.
  • Provide prioritised recommendations for next steps. 

Expected outputs

  • Website review and content audit.
  • Audience and user-needs analysis.
  • Recommended content architecture and messaging framework.
  • Proposed site map/storyboard for a future website refresh.
  • Short recommendations report.

Skills and interests

  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Ability to analyse and synthesise information.
  • Interest in communications, storytelling, digital media or user experience.
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Interest in social justice, migration or refugee issues is desirable.

What the intern will gain

Experience in communications strategy, audience analysis, digital storytelling and website planning within a leading university-based refugee studies centre. The project will provide an opportunity to contribute to the public communication of research and community-engaged work with local and international impact.

2026 Partners

In addition to the regular partner projects outlined, 2026 students have interned on Comms projects at the organisations below. They may be willing to take on an intern again, so check out their websites and if interested, make sure you specify this in your application so the convenor can follow up with the organisation.

Applying

Once you’ve found an internship project you’re interested in, complete an application. 

If you haven’t found anything that interests you, do seek out other opportunities or internships that could be credited towards this course. There may be an organisation you’d particularly like to work for – contact them and see if they have options that could work.

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