Communications Intern, LATAM

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The community you will join:

Airbnb is seeking a Communications Intern to join the LATAM Communications team in Brazil for a 12-month internship.

The Communications Team at Airbnb is responsible for telling the Airbnb story around the world. Whether briefing press on inspiring travel trends, highlighting unique experiences led by local hosts, or explaining how travel on our platform benefits families and communities, we are the voice of Airbnb on a broad range of topics. We’re a fast-paced, high-energy team with a passion for people, places, and storytelling. If you’d like to be part of one of the world’s most dynamic communications teams, we’d love to hear your story.

The difference you will make:

You’ll support the Brazil Communications team on high-impact, high-visibility initiatives that shape Airbnb’s reputation in the region. From supporting travel campaigns to contributing to the launch of major reports, projects and influencer programs, you'll gain hands-on experience working with world-class communications professionals and PR agencies.

You will be integrated into a team of passionate communicators and storytellers, and will work closely with cross-functional partners including Business, Legal and Policy. Your work will directly contribute to elevating Airbnb’s brand and voice throughout Brazil. This includes: 

• Supporting the team in developing and editing internal and external materials such as story pitches, op-eds, Q&As, talking points, and presentations.


• Partnering with the Brazil Communications team, from Corporate & Policy as well as Consumer & Product, and PR and influencer agencies to organize media events, press trips, and reporter engagement.


• Following up on key deliverables and campaign trackers to ensure timely execution.


• Researching and identifying new media contacts, influencers, and local outlets.


• Monitoring political, arts, entertainment, and travel trends to help shape campaigns.


• Learning how to build strategic communications plans that reflect Airbnb’s mission and local impact.

The intern experience:

As an intern, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll contribute to challenging projects. Your manager, team, and our incredible employee community will strive to be superhosts to you during the internship. We provide the support, mentorship, fun, and real world experience needed to accelerate your learning and make a real impact on our product, as Airbnb revolutionizes connection, belonging, and travel. You can expect to:

• Collaborate with multiple team members to achieve project milestones.


• Communicate with stakeholders across different teams to provide project updates


• Seek and provide feedback throughout the internship.


• Actively participate in and contribute to the Communications team and broader Airbnb community.

Your expertise:

Currently enrolled in a degree or graduate-level program in Communications, Public Relations or Journalism.Bilingual in Portuguese and English (verbal and written fluency required).Strong writing and storytelling skills, with a passion for communications and media.Experience through coursework, internships, blogging, student publications, or relevant volunteer work.Familiarity with Google Suite and Microsoft Office (especially for presentations and content drafting).Understanding of social media platforms and digital communications metrics is a plus.Enthusiastic, self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.Passion for Airbnb’s mission and belief in the power of travel to create belonging.

Your location:

This position is hybrid. You must be based in São Paulo and have work authorization for Brazil to be eligible.

Our commitment to inclusion & belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

Please submit all application materials in English.