Northwestern Health Sciences University has an
opening for a PR/communications intern. Must be an excellent writer, and
have previous internship or work experience in a public relations,
social media and/or media relations role. The ideal candidate will be a
college junior/senior or recent college graduate with outstanding skills
who is self-motivated and enthusiastic. This is a paid internship
position, 30-40 hours per week, for 8-12 weeks, starting as soon as
possible.
Join the community of caring at
Northwestern. Here you’ll find outstanding faculty, dedicated staff and
exceptional students, all committed to excellence in natural health
care.
Primary responsibilities:
- Contribute to social media planning, strategy and execution, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube;
- Write press releases; assist in PR and media relations efforts;
- Write articles and features for website, publications and marketing collateral;
- Assist with marketing campaigns as needed; and
- Cover campus events, taking photos and video as appropriate. Must be available for occasional evening and weekend hours.
Desired qualifications:
- Current junior or senior studying communications, journalism, marketing or related field OR recent college graduate, with degree in public relations, communications, marketing, or related program.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work independently and as a team.
- Familiarity with communications and journalistic standards, practices, and ethics.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.).
- Familiarity with Photoshop and media relations software (Cision, Vocus, etc.) desired.
- Previous experience and/or internship in communications field desired.
Salary: $10 per hour
To apply, please send cover letter, resume and two writing samples to Kate Martin, kmartin@nwhealth.edu.
