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.

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization.

In this role, the intern has opportunities to learn hands-on how the School Engagement lead promotes the Association’s campaigns, research, programs, and cause initiatives to achieve heart health for all. The internship will provide an opportunity to collaborate with teams across the Marketing and Communications, Development, and Community Impact departments, and throughout the American Heart Association. The intern will provide support to and collaborate with the School Engagement team through various marketing communications strategies and tactics, supporting the organization’s communication efforts with all audiences, and performing administrative and core marketing duties.

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.

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Internship Overview

• Time Commitment: 20-25 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 1/16/24-5/3/24
• Hybrid- Intern must be in the Chicago, IL or surrounding areas
• Salary: $23 per hour

Internship Outcomes

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment.
• Opportunity to explore a career path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.
• Gain experience in the professional world while learning about developing content based on a brand’s positioning, character, and purpose.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriches your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Responsibilities

Tasks could include things like the following :

• Assist in drafting a wide variety of communications materials to promote campaigns, events, and programs (e.g., resource links, internal tools, photos, or other multimedia, etc.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and work with all levels within the School Engagement team and School decision-makers.
• Responsible for collaborating and assisting the School Engagement Director lead in planning and executing school event management.
• Provide ideas to support strategic plans and revenue growth.
• Supporting the implementation and execution of marketing and communications plans.
• Attend and implement schoolwide assemblies.
• Ability to travel to local meetings and events as required.
• Recruiting/Relationship building with volunteers. These volunteers are primarily principals, teachers, PE professionals, Superintendents, and survivor families.

Qualifications

• Candidates who are pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, or localization/translation with an interest in non-profit and healthcare communications a plus.
• Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism 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.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Reliable Wi-Fi Connection
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs./wk., Monday-Friday.
• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• 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.

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So, are you ready to intern for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases?

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, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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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.