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External Communications Intern- Summer 2026

Magna International, Inc

Troy, Michigan

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive Technology, Blog, Cisco Unity, Communication Skills, Content Development, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Ecosystems, Editorials, Entertainment and Media, Entrepreneurship, High School Diploma, Industry/Trade Analysis, Journalism, Marketing, Materials Planning, Media Campaigns, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Newsletter, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Proofreading, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Research Skills, Social Media, Storytelling, Thought Leadership, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Troy, Michigan
POSTED
30+ days ago
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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Magna is more than one of the world's largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.

Job Responsibilities:

Position Overview

The External Communications Intern will support the Corporate Communications team with extending key messages and brand narratives across external and social channels to help strengthen Magna's position.

Reporting to the Corporate External Communications Manager, this role will help identify story opportunities, draft content, monitor media and industry trends, assist with reporting, and organize shared resources. While primarily focused on external-facing work, the intern will also contribute to integrated communications efforts to ensure consistent messaging.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support external and social communications activities, including:
    • Assisting with research and story mining across product, technology, business, and corporate communications topics to support integrated content planning.
    • Participating in brainstorming sessions, contributing ideas for storytelling angles, social content formats, and thought-leadership opportunities.
    • Drafting initial outlines and early versions of content (social posts, blog concepts, newsletter items, background materials) for team review and refinement.
    • Supporting relevant integrated communications and media-facing events.
    • Leveraging reporting platforms to track social and earned media analytics and campaign performance, providing insights for optimization.
  • Contribute to Magna's bi-monthly external media newsletter by gathering inputs, drafting blurbs, and assisting with assembly and proofreading.
  • Maintain and organize shared communications resources such as messaging documents, story libraries, and editorial planning materials.
  • Provide general project and administrative support to the Corporate Communications team as needed.

Qualifications:

  • Some related experience preferred (communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, digital media, or related fields).

Education / Experience

  • High School Diploma
  • Currently attending a College or University, pursuing a Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations or a related field

Special Knowledge / Skills:

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and comfortable with AI tools for research and content development.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize information for diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated writing, research, and analytical abilities.
  • Familiarity with social media platforms and current digital content trends.
  • Highly organized, attentive to detail, and able to work both independently and collaboratively.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

  • Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Notice regarding the use of AI:

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent,

About the Company

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Magna International, Inc

We are a leading global automotive supplier with 347 manufacturing facilities and 94 product development, engineering and sales centres in 27 countries. We have over 159,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Automotive and Parts Mfg
FOUNDED
1957
WEBSITE
http://www.magna.com/

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