Teens Make Health Happen Marketing & Communications Internship

San Diego, CA

Are you interested in serving your community and empowering the next generation of healthy leaders?

Health Corps and our mission to improve the lives of youth, both mentally and physically, provides you with the opportunity to do just that.

We’re Health Corps – a national, non-profit organization committed to improving lives by addressing health challenges in communities through programming that provides innovative and engaging experiences for teens in education, leadership, and service learning. Through our Teens Make Health Happen program, we empower teens by encouraging them to become change agents within their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Our program is grounded in the understanding that limited access to health education can lead to a lifetime of social, emotional and physical challenges.

We’re looking for a creative, organized, self-starter who will help us achieve development goals and uplift the Health Corps mission by contributing creative and innovative ideas. You will help develop and implement communication and marketing strategies as part of a dynamic team of regional staff and other college interns. This internship will help you supplement your current marketing and communication skills and provide a diverse range of experiences in the public health and non-profit fields.

The experience you gain through this marketing and communications internship will be broad and helpful in preparing you for other fast-paced work environments.

• Content Creation & Storytelling:
  You will support content collection and storytelling projects for digital communications and social media platforms. This may include developing written, video, and visual content that highlights the Health Corps mission and impact, as well as creating social media campaigns, program reports, newsletters, blog posts, and other marketing materials.
• On-Site Engagement & Coverage:
  You will be expected to visit multiple school sites each week to capture stories and content from the Teens Make Health Happen Clubs along with attending and documenting Health Corps regional and community events throughout the semester.
• Social Media & Digital Marketing:
  You will manage the regional social media channels (Instagram & Tik Tok) by posting updates, monitoring engagement, conducting social listening to identify trends/audio formats, and maintaining brand consistency. You may also support content creation for platforms such as Linked In and You Tube in collaboration with the national team.
• Performance Tracking & Reporting:
  You will help track engagement analytics and assist in monthly reporting to assess the performance and impact of communications efforts.
• Campaign & Feature Support:
  You may assist in brainstorming and pitching recurring content ideas such as “Wellbeing Wednesdays” or “student takeovers.”
• Internal Communications:
  You will help draft internal communications materials like email announcements, slide decks, or updates for Health Corps teams as needed.
• Collaboration & Teamwork:
  You will collaborate with a team of college mentors who deliver the TMHH health programming to local middle and high school sites in San Diego, as well as other Health Corps Mar Comm Interns in regions across the country. You will also participate in national intern huddles with the Health Corps marketing team to align on voice, storytelling strategy, and key campaigns.
• Represent Health Corps in San Diego:
  You will be an embodiment and extension of our organization and our values, both inside and outside your sites. Your presence – whether at sites or at an area-wide event – will be an asset in outreach efforts that connect teens, staff, and community members to Health Corps resources and materials.

• Applied understanding of basic marketing principles
• Familiarity with major social media platforms (Instagram, Tik Tok, Linked In, You Tube)
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Comfortable with multitasking in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Basic photography, image, and video editing skills
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