Geo-Commerce Internship - Winter/Spring '27

APCO
New York, New York, United StatesPosted Sep 15, 2026
Spring 2027

About the role

APCO is hiring seniors and recent graduates to join our full-time, paid internship program. Interns gain substantive experience in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy while working alongside colleagues on meaningful client and firm initiatives. Interns are treated as professional staff, participating in team meetings, contributing ideas, and supporting the overall management and growth of client work and the firm.

In this role, interns will gain exposure to the intersection of global policy, economic strategy, and corporate reputation. They will support research, analysis, and client deliverables that help organizations navigate geopolitical risks, identify emerging opportunities, and drive growth in key markets around the world.

This internship will sit with APCO's Geo-Commerce practice out of our New York or Washington DC Office.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor policies and news on topics related to international relations

including trade and supply chain, investment restrictions, economic sanctions, data and cybersecurity, national security and other diplomatic actions

  • Assist in drafting analytical pieces on policies, current events and business

trends

  • Assist in identifying stakeholders, media and influencers on topics and

issues mentioned above

  • Actively participate in brainstorming and team discussions
  • Provide administrative assistance to projects and new business on a limited

basis such as translation, data collection, note-taking and credential compilation

  • Other similar duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • A demonstrated interest in communications, international affairs, or

political science

  • Comfort in a fast-paced environment collaborating with a distributed team
  • Excellent written and oral communication and research skills
  • Entrepreneurial with strong critical thinking abilities
  • Organized and attentive to detail
  • Able to multi-task and approach assignments ind