PR & Communications Intern

MemorialCare•Fountain Valley, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork. Position Summary The PR & Communications Intern supports the Comms and PR team by pitching media, writing press releases, media alerts, and post releases, and actively calling and pitching to media. To support SEO strategy in a digital PR landscape interns will write 1000+ word blog posts and ghost write for key clinicians. In addition, patient success stories are a key function of this team where interns will be asked to interview patients and doctors, procure photos and send for review and approval to key stakeholders. A key role for our interns is to sit on site at the busiest hospital in the system and could be asked to take photos, interview families, and interview doctors at a moment’s notice. Some additional job duties include: staffing internal and external events, handling media inquiries/visits, in-house photography, calendar listings, media pitches, intranet announcement posting and maintenance, reviewing newspapers, and tracking media clips. The Marketing Intern Per Diem provides support as needed with copy editing, collaborating and brainstorming with the Marketing team on campaign ideas and strategy, creating power point presentations, managing public relations and advertising clippings, being involved with coordinating and implementing special events internally and externally, and clerical duties as needed. Some job duties include: writing collateral copy, staffing internal and external events, handling media inquiries/visits, social media postings/updates, E-newsletter story creation, in-house photography, calendar listings, media pitches, re-branding collateral, editing and reviewing parent education materials for LBM & MCWHLB, intranet announcement posting and maintenance, lobby slide development and maintenance, serving as “in-house reporters” when we get requests from departments on new programs/patient success stories.

Requirements

Proficient with all Microsoft Office 365 programs
Desktop publishing skills a must
Good understanding of outlook
Excellent writing and copy editing skills using AP Style
Ability to interact with hospital management, staff and outside suppliers as required
Strong organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
PR and/or marketing background
Very strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Write media alerts, post releases, press releases, and pitch to media
Write patient success stories and 1000+ word blogs
Staff filmings, take photos, and support event coordination
Perform daily project updates at the end of shift to leads
Other duties as assigned
Copy editing
Collaborating and brainstorming with the Marketing team on campaign ideas and strategy
Creating power point presentations
Managing public relations and advertising clippings
Coordinating and implementing special events internally and externally
Clerical duties as needed
Writing collateral copy
Handling media inquiries/visits
Social media postings/updates
E-newsletter story creation
In-house photography
Calendar listings
Media pitches
Re-branding collateral
Editing and reviewing parent education materials for LBM & MCWHLB
Intranet announcement posting and maintenance
Lobby slide development and maintenance
Serving as “in-house reporters” when we get requests from departments on new programs/patient success stories