Writer Intern (Summer 2026)

BCG BrightHouse exists to Discover True Light in the World. Nearly 30 years ago, we created the frameworks for discovering and embedding purpose. Since then, weve helped clients around the world transform their culture, accelerate their growth, and infuse true meaning into their brands. Our Atlanta office is looking for a Writer Intern to join our global headquarters.

We lean on our purpose as we blend strategic and divergent thinking, human insight, and creative expression to help companies from every region and industry with their purpose, branding, cultural transformation, ESG, and more. The Writer Intern serves a crucial rolethey are the voice of our outputs, the poetry to our science. It is one of the most critical roles we have at BrightHouse, so we are quite selective about who we bring on board.

To apply, you must submit three things:

• A well-written cover letter explaining why the work we do at BrightHouse excites you and how your skillset will help us help our clients. Yes, we read these. And yes, we can tell when you use ChatGPT.
• A resume outlining your professional experiences.
• A publicly accessible portfolio.

What Youll Do:

Were seeking someone who thinks creatively, writes eloquently, and works enthusiastically. This person will possess the following traits:

• An excellent work ethic.
• Exceptional creative instincts.
• The ability to thrive in a collaborative, collegial, and pressurized environment.
• High integrity.
• Excellent judgment and a hungry curiosity.

Responsibilities:

Interns are highly valued, fully contributing members of our team who receive significant responsibility and exposure to our clients. Through a combination of hands-on work experience, training, and mentoring, our interns experience rapid professional growth and gain exposure to and support client teams and internal projects.

This includes:

• Contributing creative copy and conceptual ideas for client projects, such as headlines, film scripts, purpose lines, narratives, and activation concepts.
• Working efficiently and demonstrating excellent time management.
• Being willing to assist wherever needed in supporting client work.

What Youre Good At:

A Writer Intern must be extremely organized and able to pivot between multiple brands, each with a distinct voice and tone. While prior work history in advertising or communications writing isnt necessary, you do need an impressive portfolio. Were looking for an enthusiastic person who:

• Reads extensively across publications.
• Is fluent in internet culture and already immersed in the world of AI.
• Excels at long-form writing to express strategic concepts.
• Brings high-level campaign concepts to the table.
• A command of the English language.
• Examples of creative writing (poetry, ads, long-form, social media ideally a range of all).
• Enrollment in or recent graduation from an undergraduate program.
• Prior work and/or internship experience (a plus).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work both in a team and independently.
• Strong ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels.
• Flexibility to work full-time (40 hours/week) for the duration of the internship cycle (June - August).
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Portfolio Guidelines:

Were looking for great writing! This could include poetry, advertising, blog posts, fiction, or non-fiction. It probably wont include journalistic articles unless they have a creative slant. Most importantly, make sure our reviewers can access itcheck any privacy settings before submitting your portfolio link.

BrightHouse, a business division of the Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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