Communications Intern

Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives is seeking a Communications Student Intern for Summer 2026. Preference will be given to students who will be juniors, or seniors.

The Communications Intern must have an interest in performing a variety of communications functions, including:

• Creative writing and copyediting skills for print, digital, and marketing content
• Basic graphic design skills (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva)
• Basic understanding of marketing concepts
• Writing and creating engaging social media content and graphics for posting to one or more social media platforms
• Scheduling, managing social media posts based on strategic objectives
• Excellent verbal communication skills, creative thinking
• Research and writing industry-related content for digital publishing as assigned
• Ability to brainstorm, create and edit short social media videos for marketing purposes
• Internal communications knowledge desired
• Familiarity with magazine layout and design desired
• Photography skills desired

Excellent skills in writing, copyediting, social media, digital publishing, graphic design, use of Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Microsoft 365 (including PowerPoint and Teams) are strongly preferred. Candidates should submit work samples (including writing, graphic design, social media marketing examples if available) with their application.

The Communications Department at Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives provides communications and marketing support for the organization and its 24 member cooperatives. It is also responsible for producing Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, a monthly publication reaching 300,000 rural and suburban Ohioans, covering the electric cooperative industry and other areas of interest in the state.

Buckeye Power is the generation and transmission cooperative jointly owned by the 25 electric distribution cooperatives serving Ohio. Today’s energy market requires a balance between environmental concern and the ability to meet future demand for electricity, while ensuring that power remains reliable and affordable. We believe that technology, efficiency, and innovation are crucial to providing for the electricity needs of nearly 400,000 homes, farms, and businesses. We have successfully dealt with economic and legislative challenges by always keeping the best interests of our member systems and their consumers at the forefront. Buckeye Power’s flagship Cardinal Generating Station is a best-in-class world performer in reduction of emissions, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and particulates. The flue gas desulfurization systems, or scrubbers, remove about 98 percent of sulfur dioxide — acid rain —produced in the generation process. The addition of the scrubbers means that the Cardinal plant is now one of the cleanest of its kind in the world. Buckeye Power is diversifying its generation mix by acquiring additional capacity from both traditional and renewable energy sources, such as green power in the form of animal waste anaerobic biodigesters, as well as solar panels.

Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives (OREC) is the statewide trade association for the 25 independently owned and operated electric cooperatives in Ohio and one in West Virginia. The Columbus- based, not-for-profit organization fosters collaboration among member co-ops and advocates on their behalf in the halls of government. It also provides value-added services for the benefit of its member co-ops and their consumer-members, including public and member relations; legislative advocacy; safety and loss control consulting (including lineworker training); education and training; and material supply distribution. OREC also publishes the monthly Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, which reaches approximately 300,000 homes, farms, and businesses across the Buckeye State.

Together, Buckeye Power and Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives work collaboratively to form Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives.