Communications Intern

Responsibilities

• Run our social presence: Create and publish posts that show what we're building and why it matters. Keep our voice consistent and our audience engaged.
• Amplify user and customer stories: Find the people doing interesting work with our tools. Turn their wins into content that resonates.
• Help build our podcast: Plan episodes, coordinate guests-technologists, developers, scientists, our founders, our engineering and science teams-and keep the series moving.
• Coordinate the blog: Work with the team to schedule and publish posts. Keep the editorial calendar moving.
• Prepare press materials: Build and maintain press packets. Help us be ready when journalists come calling.
• Engage the community: Respond to comments, join conversations, route questions to the right teams. Be our front door.
• Support events: Help coordinate our presence at conferences, demos, and community meetups.
• You'll work directly with founders and senior team members. You'll shape how the world sees Valency.

Requirements

• You've worked at a startup before-you know the pace and the ambiguity
• You're fluent in social media, not just as a user but as a creator
• You have good instincts for what makes people pay attention
• You're organized-you can juggle multiple workstreams without dropping things
• You're curious about research, science, or AI (you don't need to be an expert)
• **Open to all experience levels
• Familiar with video editing software and tools and experience producing or editing short-form content for YouTube, podcasts, or social media
• Show Us Your Work
• We want to see what you've created:
• Social accounts you've run
• Writing samples and/or content examples
• Campaigns or projects you've worked on
• What You'll Get
• Details
• Duration: 10-12 weeks (Summer 2026), flexible
• This is a summer internship, but we're building a team - strong employees may continue into the fall or convert to a full-time role.
• Location: Berkeley (on-site, in office)
• Compensation: Competitive hourly rate, commensurate with experience and track
• Work Authorization : Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

Additional Information

About Valency Valency Systems is a small, dynamic team of engineers, scientists, and researchers building the global hub for the agentic research era. We're based in Berkeley, California, and we're building something that matters. If you care about open science, advancing research at the speed of thought, and using AI to accelerate discovery, we'd love to talk. As an intern, you'll be fully in-office 5 days a week over the summer - a great way to immerse yourself in the team and get the most out of your experience. The Position We're hiring one intern to help us tell our story and connect with our community.

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