Offer summary

Qualifications:

Must be a full-time undergraduate student who has completed at least one year of college., Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required., Strong writing skills for creating personal interest stories and public relations content., Ability to support social media strategies and monitor campaign performance..

Key responsabilities:

Assist in building and supporting public relations campaigns for the American Cancer Society.

Write personal interest stories to engage the audience.

Monitor and track key performance indicators for marketing campaigns.

Support the development of social media strategies and provide creative ideas for audience engagement.

Job description

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

This is a remote, home-based internship. Full time students from all US geographies will be considered. Our 2025 Summer internship program is an 8-week Paid Internship that runs from June 2nd – July 25th, at 37.5 hours weekly. The program will join interns across the country who are supporting different department focuses on American Cancer Society and ACS's Cancer Action Network. 80% of the time will be in working within the given department, with the Intern's manager, their mentor, and the team. The other 20% will be with a cohort of other interns around American Cancer Society and ACS CAN.

An Integrated Marketing Communications Intern is a young professional who assists the South Region Marketing and Communications team in media relations, advertising and promotional efforts for the American Cancer Society’s VOICES of Black Women study.

Responsibilities:

Build and support public relations campaigns.
Write personal interest stories.
Monitor and track campaign key performance indicators.
Complete clerical and administrative duties.
Support social media strategies developed by the ACS Marketing teams.
Provide creative ideas to help to emotionally connect with the ACS audience and deliver a high-quality customer experience.

Position Requirements:

Must be available for entirety of 8-week program: June 2 – July 25, 2025, at 37.5 hours per week.
Full-time student, if you are an undergraduate student, you have completed your freshman year of college.
Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale).
Plan to continue your education in the following term/semester.
Upload a resume upon application submission.
Note: an internship assignment may coincide with your last term/trimester as a full-time student, but the internship must be disengaged upon graduation.

The starting rate is $15 to $18. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.

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