Intern, Communications & Marketing Jobs

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• Internship Duration: 9/11/23-12/8/23
• Time Commitment: 20 hours per week
• Hybrid-Intern must be in one of the following States: Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Syracuse, Utica
• Salary $23/hour

• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriches your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.
• Gain experience in the professional world while learning about developing content based on a brand’s positioning, character, and purpose.
• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment.
• Opportunity to explore a career path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.

Tasks could include things like the following:

• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and work with all levels of media contacts, community leaders, and American Heart Association volunteers and staff.
• Responsible for collaborating and assisting the marketing communications lead in planning and executing the marketing and communications efforts to promote via earned media or paid media strategies, programs, campaigns, and initiatives.
• Supporting the implementation and execution of marketing and communications plans.
• Assist in drafting a wide variety of Marketing Communications materials to promote campaigns, events, and programs (e.g., resource links, internal tools, photos, or other multimedia, etc.).
• Assist in the development of news releases and press materials.
• Assisting staff at American Heart Association Events.
• Assist in managing and creating content for the AHA social media accounts which include Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Research potential media collaborators and opportunities to advance the Association’s priorities.
• Provide ideas to support strategic marketing, public relations, and corporate communications.

• Ability to maintain professionalism in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
• Minimum availability of 20-25 hrs./wk.
• Demonstrated excellence in written communications skills.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Required Equipment: Reliable Wi-Fi Connection
• Mastery of the major social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
• Basic knowledge of Canva.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
• Candidates who are juniors, seniors, or graduate students pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, or localization/translation with an interest in non-profit and healthcare communications preferred.

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• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

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