Intern, Digital Content Consumer Websites

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 Digital Content Coordinator, Consumer Websites internship offers the opportunity to gain professional experience with a national non-profit organization where health education and well-being is a top priority. The intern would gain valuable hands-on experience in website strategies and tactics while supporting the American Heart Association’s online marketing business plans and goals directed to serve consumer information needs.

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.

Individuals will obtain practical experience and receive hands-on training in various disciplines, to include volunteer recruitment/management, community event planning and management, public health research, community partner networking/connection, and program development/implementation.

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:25 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 9/11/23 – 12/8/2023
• 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

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  Website Support: Working with American Heart Association 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, supporting analytics requests, or in related activities.
• Quality Assurance: Use software (e.g. Siteimprove) to identify and re-mediate issues like broken links, misspellings, content freshness, format conversion, and accessibility (ADA compliance).
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Support the Association SEO Manager, and others as applicable, in efforts to make it easier for consumers to discover Association content that meets their needs.
• Language Translation: Assist the Association 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 Association content easier to read and comprehend for all.
• Special Projects: Participate in site or section testing, content audits, and other duties as assigned.

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  Relevant education orientation (have or pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field of study preferred).
• Interest in working with content management systems (CMS) to produce and manage 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 aptitude and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• 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 must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.
• Required Equipment:
• Reliable WiFi Connection

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  Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

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