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Communications Internship - Fall

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St. Louis, MO, USA
Internship

The Alzheimer's Association Greater Missouri Chapter is seeking a motivated, creative, self starter to work with the communications team for the summer. The position will focus on writing, content development, and media relations. This is a part time (15-20 hours per week), paid position based in the Chapter's St. Louis office. The start and end dates are flexible, though the desired time frame is Mid-August through December. This is an awesome opportunity to gain both hands on communications experience and produce portfolio-level writing pieces.   

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Develop compelling content featuring chapter client families, volunteers, Walk to End Alzheimer's and Longest Day participants and teams 
  • Write media pitches, stories, and social media posts
  • Conduct outreach to local media outlets 
  • Provide general project support to Communications team 
  • Assist with video development/editing 
Skills/Experience: 
  • Strong writer with ability to produce clean, concise, and creative copy
  • Experience with developing content for either media or social media 
  • Strong attention-to-detail skills 
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at once
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications 
  • Complete work during traditional work day (9am-5pm) with some flexibility to assist on an occasional evening and weekend 
  • Rising junior or senior undergraduate or graduate student in communications, marketing or journalism

Organization Info

Alzheimer's Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Chicago, IL, United States
Founded: 
1980
About Us
Mission: 

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s®.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 6 2019
Active Until: 
Sep 6 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Alzheimer's Association
industry: 
Nonprofit