Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of news releases and press materials.
• Assist in drafting a wide variety of Marketing Communications materials to promote campaigns, events and programs (e.g., resource links, internal tools, photos, or other multimedia, etc.).
• Responsible for collaborating and assisting the marketing communications lead in planning and executing the marketing and communications efforts to promote via earned media or paid media strategies, programs, campaigns and initiatives.
• Provide ideas to support strategic marketing, public relations, and corporate communications.
• Research potential media collaborators, influencers, and opportunities to advance the Association’s priorities.
• Assist in preparing media coverage reports by tracking top media placements and sourcing clips and hyperlinks for media dashboards and campaign reports.
• Supporting the team on the creation of campaign reports and recaps.
• Assist in creating social media content for Chicago social media platforms.
• Work closely to support Chicago fundraising events through communications efforts including content capturing and creation, stage management at events, speaker coordination, AV assistance.
• Work with our development and community impact teams to streamline a survivor Storybank with current, past, and prospective survivors.

Requirements

• Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, public relations, or marketing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfortable with working with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
• Experience managing or creating content for social media platforms.
• Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, and Canva.
• Required Equipment: Reliable Wi-Fi connection and reliable transportation.
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 9am-5pm.
• Must be available to work in the Chicago American Heart Association office on Tuesdays.

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits – You will have the opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs. We also provide access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost as a confidential program designed to assist employees and family members with personal issues that affect their relationships at home or at work.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. Heart U is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.