Summer HBSI; Client-Facing, Hybrid - Atlanta, GA

Burson Summer 2026 HBSI (Client-Facing, USA Hybrid - Atlanta, GA)

Join to apply for the Burson Summer 2026 HBSI (Client-Facing, USA Hybrid - Atlanta, GA) role at Burson.

Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.

Burson is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. For more information visit  and follow us on Linked In and Instagram.

The Harold Burson Summer Internship (HBSI) Program gives early-career professionals an opportunity to explore the world of communications at a top-tier global communications agency during an exhilarating 12-week experience. The HBSI culminates a real‑world challenge where interns research, design and present a campaign for a current Burson client to the agency’s senior management, receiving feedback, tips and insights that would ordinarily take years to obtain.

The summer internship program offers an invaluable career‑development experience. So… are you ready to be a Harold Burson summer intern?

The program will run from June 8 – August 28, 2026
, and you will be connected to one of our U.S. offices. The health and well-being of our employees, including you as our future intern, are our top priorities. All our offices are open, and we plan to welcome you to them as many days a week as you’d like, but Burson U.S. is currently following an in‑office hybrid policy.

Please note, this application is for one of our client-facing positions within the following practices:
Consumer & Brand, Corporate & Public Affairs, Energy & Industrials, Health & Wellness, Digital, Mobility & Transportation, Technology, Grassroots (Direct Impact) and Performance Media. To help you understand our practices and to aid in your decision making when choosing your top three areas of interest, please review the descriptions at the bottom of this post.

There is a separate application for Creative Copywriting roles on the Burson HBSI landing page. If you are interested in a Creative role and this client facing role, please feel free to apply for both. They are all still a part of the broader Harold Burson Summer Internship, you will just have a different focus area.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Writing Prompt:
  Identify a quality, skill, or value that you believe is profoundly important but often overlooked or undervalued in contemporary society. In 500 words, reflect on why you consider it so vital and how it presents itself in your own life or the lives of others.

Final date to receive applications:
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST. If you have specific questions, please email the HBSI team at

During this paid internship, interns work alongside top professionals in the field, participating in everything from strategy and planning discussions to creative brainstorms aimed at capturing national news, shaping public opinion and sparking community engagement.

• Consumer & Brand – We build brands that enhance reputation, create culture and influence consumer behavior. Whether putting brands into pop culture at the speed of news or addressing more deeply seeded societal challenges, we develop communications that create reputation capital for our clients with unrivaled intelligence, innovation and impact.
• Corporate & Public Affairs – From policy shifts to trade to supply chain dynamics, our experts have worked directly with policymakers around the world. We understand the drivers and know the players, the power centers and the right messages – and messengers – for success. Our global team of strategic advisors provide seasoned counsel and nuanced strategies that reflect and respond to the multi-layered realities of today’s global communities.
• Health & Wellness – We provide strategic counsel and flawless execution from corporate to R&D communications…