Wanted:Social Media Junkies To Intern @ Sentara Healthcare
Sentara Healthcare and Optima Health are seeking two undergraduate-level interns for the spring 2010 semester (Jan-May),15-20 hours per week to work during 9-5 work day. Candidates should be passionate about social media, but are equally enthusiastic about public relations. We’re looking for self-motivated individuals who know their way around the social media world, and have the writing skills to do traditional PR tasks.
The ideal candidates will be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at a local college/university in the fields of advertising, marketing, web development, communications, English, public relations, journalism or related field. Juniors or seniors preferred. Should be proficient in Microsoft Office products – Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Should be proficient using social media tools including YouTube, Facebook,
Delicious, Digg, Flickr, Twitter, Wikis, blogs, etc. Should also have good verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work individually on a project or in a team environment.Candidates should have experience using simple video technology to create short video clips for social media sites. Interns will provide support to existing social media efforts at both organizations by creating content while maximizing designated keywords; create/shoot/edit short videos on healthcare and health insurance topics to upload to social media sites; write articles on healthcare topics;write news releases, pitch media stories and attend weekly team meetings.
Deadline for applying is January 22.
To apply, send cover letter and resume to:Becky Lawson, APR, Sentara Healthcare Corporate Communications Department, at [email protected].
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