Marketing and Communications Intern

Job Description

Marketing and Communications Internship will provide the opportunity of increasing awareness of the Council’s national conference, regional conferences, and fundraising events. This internship is unpaid and requires a commitment to work 6-8 hours per week.

This internship will provide the student with experience working for a national nonprofit while enhancing marketing and communications skills. By the end of the internship, the student will meet the following objectives:

• Understand marketing strategies for a large-scale national conference, regional conferences, and fundraising events
• Describe effective methods for recruiting conference and event attendees
• Articulate key aspects of special event coordination

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Outlook email and Microsoft Office
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and organizations
• For Marketing internship, familiarity with Database software preferably Filemaker Pro, and web-based email marketing products, preferably Constant Contact

Requirements

• For Public Health, Current Masters of Public Health students are preferred.
• For Social Work, Second Year MSSW students are preferred, however, well qualified first year students will be considered
• For Marketing and Communications, the preferred majors/areas of study include: communications, marketing, journalism, and public relations

Responsibilities

To be determined.

Who May Apply

• High degree of personal organization and self-motivated
• Commitment to progressive resolution of socioeconomic issues
• Able to communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and organizations
• Commitment to a collaborative team approach to organizational tasks
• Exceptional customer service skills

Contact

Polly Bullock at council@nhchc.org