Responsibilities

• The Communications and Marketing Intern is an exciting opportunity within the People Operations Division in the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS). This position offers hands-on experience in internal communications, employee engagement, and recruitment marketing.
• Your role will help ensure that nearly 4,000 TDHS employees receive timely and engaging information about training requirements, HR processes, and professional development opportunities.
• The Communications and Marketing Intern will also create dynamic content to aid recruitment efforts.
• You will help tell our employees' stories and the work they do to strengthen Tennesseans.
• This position reports to the People Operations Communications and Marketing Manager and will help support our HR and Learning and Organizational Development teams.
• Assist with social media content including video creation related to employee engagement and recruitment.
• Write and solicit content for weekly announcements, monthly newsletters, and other communication channels.
• Focus on content creation to creatively tell employee stories.
• Edit and produce content for external webpages related to recruitment and intranet to promote information from Human Resources and Learning and Organizational Development teams.
• Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of current internal communications and information flow.

Requirements

• Must be a rising undergraduate junior or senior or graduate student pursuing a degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, or a related field from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Candidate must provide unofficial transcript from college or university.
• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• Can work approximately 20 hours per week for the duration of the internship.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate proficiency in using Microsoft Office products and Canva.
• Familiarity with Adobe Suite, photography and video creation is a plus.
• Basic understanding of social media platforms and content creation.
• Creative thinker with the ability to generate and execute innovative ideas.
• Great organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Has the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to time-sensitive communication needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the willingness to work within a team and the ability to be self-motivated for project completion.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Adobe Suite, photography and video creation is a plus.