Internship - Outreach and Communications Intern

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic offers a variety of services to post 9/11 Veterans, Active-Duty Service Members, Reservists, National Guard and their family members. Centerstone values the ability to provide students a rich learning environment of guidance, training and supervision during a student's university education. These highly competitive positions that last two consecutive semesters and allow for selected student to work under-supervision, while learning various skills at outreach, marketing, community partnerships and social media strategies.

Supports the Centerstone Mission, Vision and Values in delivering care that changes people's lives. Treats all clients and colleagues with dignity and respect, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, religion, age, disability, military status.

Communicates clearly and appropriately; provides excellent customer service. Adheres to applicable policies and procedures. Regular attendance and punctuality is required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Outreach Director and Clinic Communicator to assist in raising the visibility of the clinic among the local military and veterans' community.
• Participate in onsite and/or community outreach events to build brand awareness.
• Engage in building new outreach events/curriculum based on community needs to minimize gaps in veteran and military family support.
• Support clinic events through online registration management/promotion and event material preparation.
• Assist with content creation for clinic's social media platforms in adherence to Centerstone and CVN brand standards.
• Assist in the creation of marketing materials, including event flyers and other digital assets for distribution in the community.
• Monitor the market media landscape and provide insight on new ways to reach target audiences.
• Attend weekly or designated meetings with the Outreach Director and Clinic Communicator to stay in sync on projects or assignments.
• Assist with preparing outreach and community involvement reports for Clinic Leadership and Cohen Veterans Network Central Office staff, including Salesforce data entry, JotForms, and Connect.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in person and virtual methods.
• Must be able to participate in required clinic trainings.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
• Capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different work situations.
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented, and reliable.
• Proficient knowledge of Word, Excel, Publisher, Access and PowerPoint.
• Sound time management practices and the ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Ability to provide follow-thru on all projects or duties.
• Knowledge of social media platforms (primarily Facebook and Instagram) and content creation platforms (Canva, Adobe, etc).
• Working knowledge of Salesforce, Jotform, and Eventbrite a plus.

Education Level

Must be enrolled in a bachelor or master's degree program in communications, marketing, business, journalism, media, graphic design or related field and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Years of Experience

Military background preferred.

Certification/Licensure

N/A