Health Communication Associate Summer Internship

General Dynamics Information Technology

4d•$21 - $29•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Health Communications intern that will provide functional support to execute key communications initiatives for GDIT as the Third-Party Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to acquire hands-on experience creating and maintaining communications products and supporting initiatives that strengthen engagement with Program members, providers, partners, and internal teams.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree program in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Health, Health Informatics, or other related major, or other related field from a United States-based college or university.
Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Teams)
Excellent written and oral communications skills, including editing and proofreading.
Accuracy and attention to detail across all tasks.
Ability to build meaningful relationships with members of your team in a remote environment.
Willingness to ask questions, seek support, and learn from mistakes.
Initiative in seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Positive energy and a collaborative mindset.
Ability to think critically and help solve communication challenges in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience related to your field of study.
Experience supporting or developing content and communications products, such as emails, infographics, web content, and letters.
Familiarity with writing, graphic design, and/or web content management systems.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development of communication products and tactics supporting outreach, training, and stakeholder engagement strategies for the WTC Health Program.
Help update and organize communication products and resources used by staff and partners.
Collaborate with teams to ensure communication content is accurate, consistent, and compliant with federal guidelines.
Draft, edit, and format communication materials such as letters, memos, emails, scripts, and training resources.
Support collection and organization of feedback from Program members, providers, and other stakeholders to improve communication products and processes.
Assist with content review to support compliance with plain language, HIPAA, and Section 508 accessibility standards.
Monitor communication effectiveness by collecting and organizing data to inform improvements.
Contribute to internal communication content for portals and intranet spaces.

Benefits

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

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