Employee Advocacy Intern

HealthEquity•Remote,

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Employee Advocacy Intern will help grow and scale HealthEquity’s employee advocacy program by increasing teammate participation, creating engaging social content, and supporting advocates across the organization. The intern will own day-to-day program operations while helping expand employee advocacy as a channel for brand awareness, thought leadership, recruitment marketing, and employer branding. The role is suited to a student interested in social media, communications, personal branding, and storytelling. The intern will help employees share their expertise, experiences, and HealthEquity’s mission on social media, while gaining hands-on experience in social media strategy, employee engagement, content development, and corporate communications. Success is measured by advocate participation and engagement, compelling content, and continued growth of the program as a scalable communications and marketing channel. This is a remote, part-time internship in the United States, scheduled for February 2027 through June 2027, for 15–20 hours per week. Candidates must remain enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the internship. The role includes a required in-person onboarding training component at HealthEquity headquarters once per quarter; HealthEquity covers required travel and accommodations. Onboarding may begin virtually and self-paced before a mandatory onsite Trailhead session. The hourly salary is $22. The position is eligible for performance-based incentives. The posting also describes benefits and perks, while noting that the minimum annual PTO and paid holidays apply to full-time team members.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Digital Media, Business, or a related field.
Must remain enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the internship.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Interest in social media, communications, personal branding, employer branding, or content marketing.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with teammates across all levels of the organization.
Self-starter able to work independently while balancing multiple responsibilities and deadlines.
Curiosity about social media trends, audience engagement, and content performance.
Strong collaboration skills and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to maintain professionalism and positively represent the HealthEquity brand.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.

Nice To Haves

Preferred candidates are entering their junior or senior year.
Involvement in student organizations, clubs, ambassador programs, leadership roles, or campus activities.
Familiarity with employee advocacy platforms and/or social media management tools.
Basic graphic design experience using Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar tools.
Experience creating LinkedIn content and understanding professional social media best practices.
Experience analyzing social media performance metrics and engagement data.

Responsibilities

Manage ongoing advocate communications, including onboarding, updates, reminders, and program resources.
Conduct monthly advocate check-ins to gather feedback and strengthen engagement.
Create LinkedIn posts, employee spotlight content, thought leadership prompts, campaign copy, advocacy toolkits, and educational resources to help employees develop their personal brands.
Support employee advocacy campaigns aligned with company initiatives, thought leadership, recruiting, and brand awareness efforts.
Identify and spotlight employee success stories and advocate achievements.
Track advocate participation, content engagement, and program performance metrics.
Maintain reporting dashboards and provide insights on program effectiveness.
Partner with Corporate Communications and Talent Acquisition stakeholders to support advocacy initiatives.
Identify opportunities to improve advocate engagement, training materials, and program adoption.

Benefits

Performance-based incentives.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
HSA contribution and match.
Dependent care FSA match.
Full-time team members receive a minimum of 18 days of annual PTO and 13 paid holidays per year.
Paid parental leave.
401(k) match.
Personal and healthcare financial literacy programs.
Ongoing education and tuition assistance.
Gym and fitness reimbursement.
Wellness program incentives.
Required travel and accommodations for onsite Trailhead onboarding are covered.