Summary: The Public Relations Intern supports the Director of Media and Public Relations in advancing team communication goals, including generating media impressions and elevating ASTHO’s strategic priorities. Responsibilities include drafting news releases, statements, social media posts, and newsletter content; helping plan and promote media briefings; and tracking news for drafting and newsjacking opportunities.

Location: Remote

Undergraduate rate: $20.00 per hour

Graduate rate: $23.00 per hour

Duration & Hours: 3 months working 20 hours per week

Principal Functions:

• Assists with drafting news releases and statements, social media posts, and newsletter content
• Assists with planning and promoting media briefings
• Assists with developing social media campaigns for audience expansion
• Tracks and monitors news for newsjacking opportunities
• Develops media lists and pitches stories to reporters
• Utilizes Meltwater to follow social media and news mentions for all members, state and territorial health departments, and public health topics
• Identifies topics for the Public Health Review Morning Edition newscast and books guests
• Attends meetings with public relations team, program teams, and vendors

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in public relations, communications, journalism, or a related field preferred
• Healthcare experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communicator
• Desire to learn
• Team player

About Us: ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice. ASTHO is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia and was incorporated on March 23, 1942, with the goal of helping health officials navigate a rapidly changing public health landscape and remains a strong voice in governmental public health.

This position is contingent upon the availability of grant, contract, or organizational funding. Funding levels and organizational needs may impact the duration or continuation of employment.