Newsletter and Creatives Intern

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Organization: Black Men's Health Clinic

Job Title: Newsletter and Creatives Intern

Department: Communications

Reports To: Associate Director or Graphics Design and Creatives

Location: Remote with occasional in-office visits and attendance at special events

Office Address: 6633 Highway 290 East, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78723

Job Type: Part-time (Approximately 19 hours per week)

About Us: Black Men's Health Clinic (BMHC) is dedicated to improving the overall health and well-being of Black men, men of color, their immediate families, and those who have extenuating circumstances. Through comprehensive healthcare services and community engagement, we address the physical, mental, and social issues and/or disparities our clients face. As a student intern with BMHC, you will contribute to our mission of promoting health equity. We invite you to take part in this important advocacy movement that is raising awareness, helping eliminate disparities through access to care, and fostering thriving communities.

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Graphics and Creatives Specialist who wants to enrich their educational and workforce development experience by joining our remote team.

Responsibilities:

• Writing: Assist with the BMHC newsletter, as needed - develop, write, and edit in MailChimp
• Guides/Translation: Help convert marketing deliverables into Spanish
• Graphics Design: Conceptualize and create innovative and creative designs, as needed

• Marketing Reports: Assist with quarterly reports and metrics - metrics will be provided by other staff, but it will be beneficial that you also look at the numbers or be familiar with data analysis
• Content Creation: Generate engaging and informative written, visual, and multimedia content
• Research and Trends: Stay up to date with current health, business, innovative trends, and research to ensure accurate and relevant content creation.
• Brand Recognition and Identity: Develop communications and/or marketing deliverables, consistent within BMHC’s brand to help with build BMHC’s name recognition and corporate identity.
• Campaigns and Strategies: Collaborate with the Communications team to develop and execute social media campaigns that align with the clinic's goals and initiatives, as needed.
• Professional Representation: Represent the clinic, your organization, and yourself in a professional manner in all online or in-person interactions and engagements.

QUALIFICATIONS -

Primary Skills and Competencies:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• A high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently
• Ability to anticipate, understand, and creatively solve problems or resolve issues
• Proactive and self-motivated attitude towards achieving goals

• Willingness to follow instructions but also willing to ask questions when needed

Secondary Competencies (nice to have but not required):

• Creative and/or Graphics Design: Contribute creative and innovative ideas to the team
• Tech Savvy: Comfortable with using various digital tools and adapting to new technologies
• Creative and/or Graphics Design: Contribute creative and innovative ideas to the team

Workforce Development Learning Outcomes may provide the following experience:

• Skills in creatives, graphics design, HTML emails, website content management, and website design
• How to develop communications, writing, editing, conceptualization, and articulation of key messages
• How to develop verbal and written communication skills, time management, and project planning
• Opportunities to participate in events, creating marketing deliverables and media kits, writing press releases, and developing digital campaigns
• How to approach communication in underserved populations, particularly in the healthcare industry
• How to conceptualize and create innovative and creative designs to fit the BMHC brand
• Help hone research, analysis, and reporting skills

• Under supervision, allow for opportunities to shadow and connect with media professionals, partners, key stakeholders, reporters, journalists, broadcasters, healthcare professionals, clinical staff, and other advocacy partners

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a degree program related to Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with exceptional proofreading and editing skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote, fast-paced environment
• Understanding of health-related issues and cultural sensitivity, particularly related to Black men's health is a plus, but there is an opportunity to learn

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to attend occasional in-office meetings and events, if needed
• Ability to travel to occasional special events, if needed

How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter, along with a writing sample(s) and/or a portfolio, showcasing previous communications-related work to: communications.team@blackmensclinic.org.

Please include "Newsletter and Creatives Intern - Black Men's Health Clinic" in the subject line. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

The Black Men's Health Clinic is an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.