Community Relations Intern

PAY:$18

SUMMARY:

The Community Relations Intern will support the Tops Stars for Our Troops flag program through coordination, communication, and tracking. The program includes a May to June flag collection period followed by operational processing work that continues into the fall. During the summer internship, the intern will help ensure flags are collected from stores, inventoried, sorted, laundered, coordinated for canton cutting with volunteer organizations, and prepared for packaging and distribution. The program goal is to complete packaging for distribution by Veterans Day, and the intern will produce deliverables and a handoff plan that enables that timeline.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Track and support store-level flag collection through June, including follow-ups and inventory updates.
• Maintain an inventory and status tracker for flags received, flags selected for use, and flags designated for retirement or recycling.
• Support sorting and laundering coordination, documenting workflow steps and standards.
• Coordinate with volunteer organizations to schedule canton cutting, track allocations, and manage logistics.
• Support packaging preparation and tracking, including documenting packaging specifications and a distribution readiness plan.
• Document proper retirement steps for flags not used and disposal or recycling steps for scraps from processed flags.
• Participate in program professional development sessions and deliver a final project presentation summarizing progress and recommendations.

You Will Learn

• How community programs are executed at scale across store locations and partners.
• Project coordination skills - timelines, communication, tracking, and handoffs.
• How to present operational work clearly through a final presentation and executive summary.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a college or university program, preferably in Communications, Marketing, Business, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Strong organization skills and comfort coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Clear written communication and follow-through.
• Ability to handle sensitive or mission-centered materials professionally and respectfully.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with event planning, community engagement, or volunteer coordination is a plus.
• Comfort using Excel for tracking and PowerPoint for presenting.

Use of AI in Our Work
At Northeast Grocery, we encourage the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help increase efficiency, productivity, and quality of work. Corporate team members may be expected to leverage AI-enabled tools to support tasks such as analysis, content development, problem-solving, and process improvement. All AI use must align with company policies, data privacy standards, and ethical guidelines.

Our Company does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, affection or sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, liability for military service, status as a veteran, gender identity or expression, genetic information, pregnancy, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Should your hours and availability better fit the needs of another store or desired shift, we may consider your application for another location or shift.