Summer internships in Abilene and the DFW metroplex

It may be the final week of spring semester classes at ACU, but it's not too late to secure a great internship for the summer. Here is a sampling of newly posted opportunities in Abilene, Fort Worth and Dallas. To find more internships, check job boards on your pre-professional organization's website -- including PRSSA, AAF, BEA and SPJ, as well as other industry-specific sites. Don't forget to monitor the university's Career Link site too.

• Milsoft Utility Solutions, a software company based in Abilene, is searching for a technical writing intern. This is a paid internship that requires a student with good editing and proofreading skills, plus good grasp of grammar, punctuation and style. The internship runs from May 17 to Aug. 13. Interested candidates should send a resume to Chandra McFarlen at internships@milsoft.com. For more information on Milsoft Utility Solutions, visit http://www.milsoft.com.
• Alcon Inc., a global health care and consumer products company, is recruiting for a public relations and external communications intern in Fort Worth. Key job responsibilities will include media relations, including the monitoring of trade and general media, and writing projects such as fact sheets, backgrounders and senior management bios. Interns may also assist with the photography library, online press room and the crisis communications plan. To qualify, students must be a junior or senior. For more information and to apply, follow this link.
• Brinker International, one of the nation's largest restaurant chains, is looking for a content and design intern for their Chili's Training Department at their world headquarters in Dallas. This intern will help create communications directed to Chili's employees, including written materials and social media. Both current students and recent graduates are welcome to apply. Work experience in training, advertising, public relations or online marketing is preferred. For more information, visit Brinker's job site.