The School of Public Health (SPH) invites applications for the Marketing and Communications intern position within the Careers Office, housed within the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). The Careers Office is a team of 4 full-time professionals that are focused on supporting the career journeys  of our graduate and undergraduate students. You do not need to be an SPH student to apply, but do need to be a University of Michigan student. 

Reporting to the Associate Director of Career Services, you will assist the Careers Office over the summer with basic communications items like inbox management and job postings. In addition to this, the intern will assist with a variety of items like: building out our instagram, create designs for advertising events, contribute to the general office branding strategy, assist with creating a linkedin announcements process and LinkedIn content creation, developing department outreach, creating a process to organize and share student internship success stories, and processing student testimonials about services. 

This position has the option and flexibility to be completely remote or hybrid. The summer position will require 10-15 hours of work per week, with compensation at $17 per hour. If working in person, shifts would be completed in SPH 1, Suite 1700.

Responsibilities

50% - Communications 

• Lead the management of the SPH Careers inbox through organizing and responding to emails 

• Post jobs, internships, and fellowships with a heavy focus on data entry in our Careers Gateway platform 

50% - Marketing 

• Building out our instagram, creating designs for advertising events, contributing to the general office branding strategy, assisting with creating a linkedin announcements process and LinkedIn content creation, developing department outreach, creating a process to organize and share student internship success stories, and processing student testimonials about services. 

• Contribute to the creation of promotional videos highlighting careers services offerings and programming to engage stakeholders and effectively market our work
   

Skills & Strengths We are Seeking

We are seeking an intern with experience and interests in the following skills and strengths. During our hiring process, we will be evaluating materials and asking interview questions based on candidates demonstrating their interest and experience in these areas.

• Project management

  • Organize work to effectively complete the tasks of this position (email correspondence & organization, job postings, and marketing project)

  • Maintain consistent communication with team members and stakeholders on project progress

• Time management

  • Ability to follow through with large and small elements of project deliverables

  • Ability to complete projects on time, meet deadlines, and be well-organized with multiple deadlines 

• Marketing Design & Communications 

  • Ability to evaluate webpage content and provide recommendations for improvements

  • Written communication skills to edit and develop webpage content 

  • Interest in developing engaging content including videos and visualizations

• Demonstrated commitment to DEI in engagement work 

• Pursuing a University of Michigan degree of any kind 

Review Process

After the application closes on January 27th, our Career Services staff will review resumes and cover letters and evaluate them according to the “skills & strengths we are seeking” listed above. We will then contact candidates for zoom interviews conducted February 5th-12th. Our interview questions will be based on evaluating candidates’ experience and interests regarding the “skills & strengths we are seeking” listed above. We will provide the interview questions in advance of the interview and provide guidance on how to prepare for interviews. We will make every effort to notify all candidates of a hiring decision by February 24th. 

Questions & Information Session 

For questions or support regarding this position or to ask for accommodations regarding the hiring process, please reach out to us at sph.jobs@umich.edu. 
 

We will be offering a virtual information session where you can meet our SPH careers team, learn about this role, and gain application tips on Friday, January 17th from 12-1:00pm EST. RSVP here. If you are unable to attend, you can contact us at sph.jobs@umich.edu to ask for the recording. 

Required Materials: Resume and Cover Letter are required to be considered for this position 
 

The resume provides an overview of your previous or present experiences (part-time jobs, leadership activities, course projects, etc.) that are relevant to the position skills (see below). For resume support, you can review our Resume Structure Worksheet and Writing Resume Bullets Worksheet. 
 

The cover letter provides an opportunity for you to share about your specific interest in the position and share details about how you have engaged in work that is relevant to this position. Your cover letter should be no more than 1 page and included in one document with your resume. For cover letter support, you can review our Cover Letter Structure Worksheet and our Cover Letter Content Worksheet. We recommend the following structure for your cover letter: 

• Addressed to Dr. Ari Renda, the Associate Director of SPH Careers 

• Paragraph 1: Include the following - 

  • Your specific interest in the Marketing & Communications role

    • Why are you interested in a role focused on marketing and communications within public health career services? 

  • Your interest in working at the School of Public Health Careers Office

    • Why do you want to work at an office focused on public health careers? What student career needs do you want to address?  

  • Your Investment in learning and growth mindset 

    • While we are looking for a Marketing & Communications intern who possess skills in data marketing and communications, we will also provide training regarding the specific areas of our work. Please share 1-2 sentences about your commitment to learn and develop in this role. 

• Paragraph 2: Include the following - 

  • Examples of when you have used project management & time management skills such as in coursework, jobs, research, leadership, or extracurricular experiences  

• Paragraph 3: Include the following - 

Examples of when you have used marketing design & communication skills such as in coursework, jobs, research, leadership, or extracurricular experiences