Summer Internship Programme - Corporate & Strategic Functions - Marketing & Corporate Communications - 2025

The Summer Internship Programme is for candidates in their penultimate year of a bachelor’s or master’s degree, graduating in 2026.

This program is designed to provide students with a challenging, meaningful and supportive internship experience that replicates, as closely as possible, the experience of being a full-time BlackRock Analyst. The program begins with an orientation that offers a thorough overview of the firm and the opportunity to hear from a number of senior leaders.

Following orientation, interns receive on-the-job training and are given day-to-day responsibilities to contribute to their teams throughout the summer. Programming also features a speaker series, mentoring and various networking opportunities, including activities with our employee networks.

If you enjoy this program, you should explore our Full-Time Analyst Program, which you can consider applying to after your internship.

Important:

Candidates can apply for only one programme (e.g., Summer Internship Programme or Off-Cycle Internship Programme) and up to two functions within that programme (e.g., Investment Research and Analytics & Modeling). You must apply for both opportunities using the same programme application. If you withdraw your application, you cannot submit another application for this programme this year.

Marketing & Corporate Communications

Teams you may be considered for:

It is possible that you will be evaluated for opportunities with teams other than those listed below.

Marketing

The Marketing team at BlackRock is a dynamic, global function that plays a critical role in helping drive many of the firm’s most urgent cross-functional initiatives. Together with their partners (both internal and external), they create the conditions that maximise business outcomes for the firm.

They specialise in a diverse range of functions to provide robust campaigns, advertising, communications, training, investment & educational material and events, all supported by global centres of excellence spanning content strategy, research & analytics and digital platforms & experiences.

Corporate Communications

Corporate Communications works to develop compelling communications programs that enhance the firm’s culture, drive growth, strengthen our reputation and build our brand. The External Communications team acts as the liaison between BlackRock spokespeople / the company brand and the media.

The Internal Communications team plays a key role in improving the employee experience by providing targeted, relevant and engaging content to global employees via BlackRock’s internal communications channels, such as firm-wide emails, newsletters and events.

This function is known for:

• Being thought leaders in the financial marketing space
• Building partnerships with stakeholders inside and outside our firm
• Developing data-driven insights to measure the effectiveness of our marketing activities
• Building and reinforcing iconic and consistent BlackRock brands
• Re-imagining how BlackRock can engage with clients through experiential storytelling, events and digital content/platforms
• Managing BlackRock’s media relations, issues and crisis communications, strategic messaging, executive communications, corporate affairs and employee communications
• Driving BlackRock’s business priorities and growth initiatives by promoting BlackRock’s capabilities and expertise
• Improving the employee experience by connecting our people to BlackRock’s purpose, strategy and principles
• Advising business leaders and teams across BlackRock, providing strategic and effective communications counsel

What will you do as an Analyst?

In Marketing:

• Support the delivery of key marketing projects, including business briefings, strategic development, proposed solutions and recommendations, and presentation of work through to implementation
• Proactively identify opportunistic and innovative ideas to take advantage of new technologies, trends and current events
• Apply creative thinking to sophisticated business problems
• Develop key technical skills and knowledge of BlackRock’s core business

In Corporate Communications, depending on your business area of focus, your role may include:

• Media relations activities, including building and maintaining media lists, monitoring news regarding BlackRock, managing media inquiries and assisting with spokesperson coordination
• Writing and editing materials to produce engaging content
• Supporting the rollout of communications strategies to deliver BlackRock content to internal and external audiences through a multi-channel approach
• Special assignments to enhance the communications and engagement program and infrastructure

What capabilities are we looking for?

• Critical thinking
• Relationship management
• Research and analytical skills
• Willingness and eagerness to learn new concepts and develop skills
• Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Research and analysis
• Interest in storytelling, the news and current events
• Multi-tasking
• Project management

Your learning & development will include:

• Participating in sessions with senior marketing and communications leadership to learn about our function in BlackRock
• Workshops with internal partners to learn about BlackRock’s lines of business and firm priorities
• Social and mentoring opportunities
• Developing an understanding of how marketing functions work with agency partners
• Strengthening skills to tailor messages to different audiences
• External communications: Learning the fundamentals of media relations; researching and compiling meaningful media clips; preparing spokespeople for media interviews
• Internal communications: Learning the fundamentals of employee communications and engagement; applying smart brevity to craft engaging content; analysing metrics to understand content performance; supporting firm-wide and/or targeted events

Benefits

• Emotional well-being
• Financial well-being
• Healthcare benefits
• Life management
• Pay for performance
• Physical well-being

Please click here to see all of our rewards and benefits. 

Next steps:

Once you submit your application, you will receive an email to complete a pre-interview assessment. You have up to five days to submit your pre-interview assessment; if you fail to do so, your application will automatically be withdrawn.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

1e127ede32d8f816eacfb0aed73cee11