Intern, Consumer Website Digital Content-Remote

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.

 

The digital content internship will work with other content creators within the National Marketing and Communication department to gain professional experience with a national non-profit organization while working directly to manage digital content for several AHA and ASA websites.

 

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.

 

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and at heart.org.

 

Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 20 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 5/20/24-8/9/24
• Remote Position
• Salary: $23.00 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 board management.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Responsibilities

Tasks could include things like the following:

• Website Support: Working with AHA Digital Content Managers, handle and document completion of assignments (issued in an online job tracking system) such as page edits, building new pages, handling page redirects, or related activities within Sitecore.
• Brand Adherence: Ensure the alignment of our visual design with our brand identity, user needs, and business goals.
• Quality Assurance: Use software (e.g.  Siteimprove) to identify and remediate issues like broken links, misspellings, content freshness, format conversion, and accessibility (ADA compliance).
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO):  Update web pages and content to improve SEO in efforts to make it easier for consumers to discover AHA content that meets their needs.
• Language Translation: Assist AHA team members as they work with a vendor to implement all aspects of our current translation process.
• Readability: Join in work that seeks to advance health equity by making AHA content easier to read and comprehend for all.
• Special Projects: Participate in site or section testing, content audits, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Relevant education orientation (have or pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in public health, digital content/design, or a related field of study preferred).
• Interest in working with content management systems (CMS) to produce and handle online content (hands-on CMS experience preferred, but will consider any relevant similar experience)
• Familiar with (or keen interest in) website accessibility standards and practices, HTML basics, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and tools.
• General technical proficiency and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn.
• Strong time management skills.
• Basic visual design skills, with an eye for details, aesthetics, and usability. Experience in Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat, a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection.
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
• 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