Carli PR is a boutique public relations agency specializing in restaurants, hotels, chefs, hospitality destinations and lifestyle brands across New York, South Florida and beyond. Founded by University of Florida alumna Carli Brinkman, the agency is known for developing thoughtful, strategic campaigns that help hospitality brands build meaningful visibility through media relations, influencer partnerships, creative storytelling and brand strategy.
Our clients range from iconic New York and Palm Beach restaurants and award-winning celebrity chefs, to luxury top-brand hotels and resorts. We intentionally keep our client roster selective, choosing to work only with brands we genuinely believe in and enjoy!
At Carli PR, you’ll find a culture that is collaborative, supportive, and refreshingly real. We’re a small agency where interns aren’t hidden behind busy work- they become part of the team, contribute ideas, and gain firsthand experience working on real campaigns. If employment opportunities exist at our firm when our former, successful interns are ready for work, they are the first pool of talent we come to, always hoping they will want to continue with Carli PR in a formal placement capacity.
Internship Details
- Semester: Late Summer / Fall 2026 (timeframe flexible)
- Location: Remote while enrolled at the University of Florida. Interns visiting New York or in the New York metro area during the summer months are welcome to work from our Manhattan coworking space alongside the team.
- Stipend: $500 per month
- Schedule: Flexible around class schedules (approximately 10 hours per week)
What You’ll Do
As a Carli PR intern, you’ll gain exposure to nearly every aspect of hospitality public relations while supporting both client campaigns and agency initiatives.
Responsibilities may include:
- Supporting editorial planning and social media content development for the agency and select agency clients
- Researching and building media lists for national, regional, and local press
- Assisting with influencer outreach, relationship management and campaign coordination
- Conducting industry, competitive, and trend research, and sharing trendworthy/ virality-potential creative ideas with the team
- Supporting agency team in coordinating media visits, hosted dines, hotel stays and other press experiences
- Assisting with asset collection for media opportunities, including photography and video organization
- Monitoring and organizing client media coverage, and sharing media placements with client team
- Supporting review platform management, including OpenTable, Google Reviews and other hospitality review sites
- Assisting with special events, restaurant openings, and hotel launches as opportunities arise
- Providing general administrative and project support to the agency team
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for students who are naturally curious, organized, creative and excited by the worlds of hospitality, food, travel and communications.
Ideal candidates will:
- Be pursuing a degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or a related field
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills
- Be highly organized and detail-oriented
- Be comfortable working independently in a remote environment
- Enjoy keeping up with restaurants, hotels, chefs, media and social media trends
- Bring a positive attitude, strong work ethic and willingness to learn
- Social media savvy
- Have experience with Canva, Instagram, TikTok, Capcut and other social channels and content creation apps (a plus, but not required)
What You’ll Gain
This internship is designed to provide hands-on agency experience and meaningful mentorship. Interns will leave with a deeper understanding of hospitality PR, media relations, influencer marketing and agency operations while building a portfolio of real-world experience.
You’ll have the opportunity to:
- Work on nationally-recognized hospitality brands
- Learn directly from an experienced, award-winning boutique agency founder and team
- Develop media relations and influencer marketing skills
- Strengthen writing, research and communications abilities
- Gain insight into restaurant and hotel marketing strategy
- Build professional relationships within the hospitality and media industries
If you’re passionate about PR in the restaurants, hotels, travel,and lifestyle space, we’d love to hear from you!
