OVERVIEW

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

WHAT’S YOUR MOTIVATION?

Opportunity. Creativity. Contribution. It's all part of interning for the American Heart Association- where you can combine professional growth with personal fulfillment.

DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP

The Digital Multimedia Production team is responsible for delivering live online content to internal and external audiences. This delivery is accomplished through cloud-based tools as well as from a studio in our National Center in Dallas. The Digital Multimedia Production team is seeking an intern with skills to help us create and deliver both live and virtual content. This content includes traditional broadcast graphics such as lower thirds, bugs, interstitials, and stingers as well as using technologies such as Unreal Engine and CasparCG to create and deliver virtual sets and related content. Ideal candidates will be quick learners, creative, and possess a variety of graphic and design skills, excel in written communication, and have strong attention to detail.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:

• Time Commitment: 20-25 hours per week

• Internship Duration: 1/17/23 – 5/5/2023

• Virtual position

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and at heart.org.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Content Creation/Design

• Create/design branded material, animation packages, and new layouts for a variety of live and virtual events.

• Animate, edit, composite, and format content based on provided ideas and guidance while also bringing creative ideas to the team.

• Create templates, guidelines, and best practices to allow for efficient creation or modification of created assets.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Expanded knowledge of After Effects, Unreal Engine (or applicable 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and animation software), and Adobe Premiere.

• Knowledge of other Adobe Creative Cloud applications (Illustrator, Photoshop, & Audition.)

• Third party plug-ins knowledge is a plus.

• Additional knowledge with live video production or video capture is optional.

• Demonstrated excellence in written communications skills

• Ability to interact professionally in a corporate, non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding communications and projects from inception through completion

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities

• Minimum availability 20hrs/wk, M-F

• Required Equipment:

• Reliable internet connection

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• COMPENSATION – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.

• PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNITION – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.

• BENEFITS – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

• WORK-LIFE HARMONIZATION – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.

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EOE/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities

The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The size and scope of our organization, along with our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters, allows us to make a real impact on our shared focus of cardiovascular and overall health.