Duration: 10 Weeks (Summer)
Application Closed
The Marketing & Communications Summer Internship offers a hands-on opportunity to explore how strategic communications can increase awareness of community health programs, services, and impact. Working alongside the Division of Community & Population Health’s Marketing & Communications lead, the intern will support meaningful projects while gaining exposure to healthcare communications, community engagement, and population health.
Through this internship, interns will be able to:
The intern will contribute to the development of marketing and communications materials, such as flyers, presentations, program one-pagers, website content, email communications, social media submissions, and community outreach materials. The intern may also support events, gather program stories and impact information, organize communications resources, and help coordinate projects through the review and approval process.
Through these experiences, the intern will strengthen skills in writing, editing, visual communication, project coordination, organization, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
Through various projects, the intern will explore:
- Healthcare marketing and strategic communications
- Community and population health
- Health equity and culturally responsive communication
- Storytelling and audience-centered content development
- Branding and visual communication
- Community engagement and partnership building
- Project management and cross-team collaboration
- Career pathways in healthcare communications and public health
Qualifications:
- An interest in healthcare communications, community engagement, public health, or nonprofit work.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
- Attention to detail and a willingness to receive and apply feedback.
- The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and diverse stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Familiarity with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design platforms is preferred but not required.
- Basic knowledge of marketing, branding, social media, or content-development principles.
- Creativity, initiative, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.
- Professionalism and discretion when working with sensitive or confidential information.
- A commitment to health equity, cultural responsiveness, community engagement, and improving population health outcomes.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.