COMPANY OVERVIEW:
HealthStart is seeking an intern interested in helping change the world for the better through helping HealthStart developing a sustainable marketing strategy to reach child development centers and potential elementary school partners. Our primary purpose is to improve child health. HealthStart’s vision is that all children will learn how to be healthy from a young age. Our mission is to empower children to create a healthier future for our communities through early health education.
HealthStart has developed a comprehensive, robust health and science curriculum, Health Education for Youngsters! that includes 9 teachers guides, resource materials, parent information and more. The curriculum has been taught in 27 preschool and elementary schools in Central and South Texas to about 1,400 kids in the 2013-14 school year. HealthStart hopes to increase our organizational sustainability and put a communications road map in place with your help.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Health Start is currently seeking a part-time Summer 2015 intern with highly developed communications/ marketing/social media skills who can work about 12-15 hours per week. You will be part of a team shaping HealthStart’s message through social media that may include daily Facebook and Twitter posts, quarterly newsletter production, donor correspondence and management, marketing campaigns designed to inform and attract education partners and related tasks. All of these experiences should be highly transferrable to a professional communications work environment.
Job responsibilities will include:
- Press Releases and helping raise HealthStart’s profile within our community
- Helping execute a media and communications plan
- Working directly with HealthStart’s Development Committee
- Writing HealthStart’s Summer Newsletter
- Writing press releases, articles for parenting and health magazines, and a blog
- Other marketing and communications related tasks as assigned
Qualifications
Candidates for the position must have experience with marketing, advertisement, social media, nonprofit development or related activity. Employment experience or a strong interest in social entrepreneurship, social marketing, health and wellness or early childhood education is preferred. Experience with digital arts or graphic design is a plus. Must be familiar with basic computer operations including MS WORD, EXCEL, and the Internet specifically social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, email clients, etc. In addition, candidates should have some or all of the following skills:
- A willingness to learn new things or new ways of doing things
- Ability to meet deadlines with little or no daily onsite supervision
- Attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and communication skills
- Enthusiasm about making a difference
Application Instructions: Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter (required) by email to Robin Herskowitz, Founder by noon on April 10, 2015 at robin@healthstartfoundation.org. Two references required. Candidates must be able to begin work no later than June 2 and they must be able to participate weekly Friday 9:00a staff meetings. Phone: 512-782-4355, Fax: 877-585-6513