Community Relations Internship

Upbound Group Summer 2026 Internship - Community Relations

Who We Are

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) is a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved customers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Acima, Brigit, and Rent-A-Center that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital channels, including over 2,300 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Summer Intern Program

Upbound Group’s 2026 Summer Intern Program offers an immersive professional development experience that goes beyond traditional internships, providing participants with a comprehensive opportunity to grow both personally and professionally through dynamic networking events, engaging volunteer activities, and exclusive executive leadership speaker sessions. Interns can anticipate a robust learning environment that balances structured training modules with self-paced learning pathways, enabling them to explore their potential, develop critical skills, and gain meaningful insights into corporate culture.

Program Dates

The ten-week program will run from June 1 to August 7, 2026, and is an in-office experience at our company headquarters in Plano, Texas.

The Role

As an intern with Upbound, you have a unique opportunity to enhance your problem solving, communications and event planning skills, while improving your networking and relationship building experience. This will be a great opportunity for a student to prepare for a future career in public relations, social work, community development, or nonprofit management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize Habitat for Humanity Builds in various cities throughout the country by collaborating with executive leadership
• Assist in sourcing sponsorship for annual charity events
• Assist in the scholarship awards process
• Organize community events such as back-to-school fairs, farmers markets, and food drives
• Other administrative duties as needed
   

Qualifications:

• Must be a rising Junior or above at an accredited four-year college or university.
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Previous work or classroom experience in one of the following is preferred: Public Relations Social Work, Nonprofit Management or Community Development
• Ability to work in our home office in Plano, Texas Monday through Friday
• To be eligible for this program, you must be authorized to work in the U.S. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise, Upbound Group will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT.)

Compensation

Summer Interns at Upbound Group are paid hourly in accordance with usual payroll procedures.

$22.00 per hour
 

Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non- discriminatory basis, and without regard to actual or perceived race (the definition of race also includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and braids, locks, and twists), religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity, transgender, and gender expression), age, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.