# Communications Specialist I (Intern) - United States

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $44,000.00 - $185,000.00
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

You will join Cisco Global Communications as a Communications Specialist I (Intern) in a 10-week internship, enhancing your communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

You will contribute to positioning Cisco as the critical infrastructure for the AI era, leading with storytelling, making great repeatable, and shaping Cisco's future.

Your tasks will include:

- Developing communication strategies and managing campaigns across multiple platforms

- Creating content for digital channels, public relations, or multimedia platforms

- Analyzing communication metrics using Microsoft Excel and generative AI

- Collaborating with Global Communications leaders to tackle real-world business challenges

You possess strong writing and editing skills, are curious about data and analytics, and value collaboration in cross-functional environments.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's)

- Qualifying education should be in Communications or a related field

- Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship

- Experience in creating content for digital channels, public relations, or multimedia platforms

- Proven ability to initiate and lead projects or participate in extracurricular leadership roles

- Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills with an eye for detail

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Ability to present complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences

- Experience developing communication strategies and managing campaigns across multiple platforms

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for tracking and analyzing communication metrics, with familiarity using generative AI to enhance content creation

- Strong project management skills with the ability to support cross-functional initiatives and manage deadlines

- Experience as a campus ambassador or brand representative, with strong community-building skills and an interest in cross-cultural communication

**Benefits:**

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away (10 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year)

## Skills

### Required
- communications
- content creation
- data analysis
- project management
- writing
- editing

### Nice to have
- Microsoft Excel
- generative AI
- community building
- cross-cultural communication
- strategic communications

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