Intern, Marketing & Communications-Remote in Cleveland or Northeast Ohio area

American Heart Association • Cleveland, OH

1d • Remote

About The Position

The American Heart Association's Internship Program provides college students with hands-on experience in various facets of marketing and communications within a non-profit, voluntary health organization. This role offers the opportunity to learn how Marketing Communications leads promote the Association’s campaigns, research, programs, and cause initiatives to achieve heart health for all. Interns will collaborate with teams across Marketing and Communications, Development, and Community Impact departments. The Association provides resources for work-life harmonization, including access to Heart U (corporate university) and local/National Center training and support. The #TheAHALife embodies a commitment to work-life harmonization and core values, allowing employees to thrive personally and professionally.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfortable with working with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
• Experience with Facebook, Instagram and X.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, and Canva.
• Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, public relations, or marketing with an interest in non-profit and health care communications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of news releases and press materials.
• Assist in social media content creation including video editing, reel creation and post copy.
• Attend local market events and assist with coordinating event day communications including media interviews, preparing speakers, and ensuring a smooth run of show.
• Prepare pre-event and day of communication and marketing pieces including scripts, PowerPoints, press releases, media alerts and messaging.
• Collaborate and assist the regional marketing communications team in planning and executing marketing and communications efforts to promote via earned media or paid media strategies, programs, campaigns and initiatives.
• Provide ideas to support strategic marketing, public relations, and corporate communications.
• Research potential media collaborators and opportunities to advance the Association’s priorities.
• Assist in preparing media coverage reports by tracking top media placements and sourcing clips and hyperlinks for media dashboards and campaign reports.
• Support the team in collaborating on campaign reports and recaps.

Benefits

• Access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university
• Training and support locally and through our National Center
• Opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunity to join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed