Undergraduate Communication Intern - Summer 2027

Northwesternmedicine; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northwestern Medicine is offering a Communications undergraduate intern summer program in Chicago. You'll support planning, launching, and delivering multichannel communications campaigns, write and edit articles, and help ensure timely, accurate materials across teams.

You will create timelines, proofread content, manage projects, and measure impact using analytics. This internship emphasizes collaboration, attention to detail, and strong writing skills, with opportunities to present work to

Qualifikationen

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate program.
• Preferred completion of at least the sophomore year of study.

Aufgaben

• Help plan, execute and deliver tactics for comprehensive communications campaigns.
• Write and edit articles, letters, emails and other communications.
• Provide writing support to team members and clients as needed.
• Create timelines for tactics and manage them to ensure delivery.
• Proofread materials and obtain necessary approvals.
• Serve as a project manager for materials that need to be designed and edited.
• Monitor the effectiveness of communications tactics through analytics.
• Utilize project management skills to create collateral products that support campaigns.
• Present your work to the department.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Writing

Editing

Project management

Analytical skills

Ausbildung

Undergraduate student

Sophomore year preferred

Jobbeschreibung

From signs and social media posts to surgery guides, the Communications Department provides essential support and strategic insights. They plan, create and execute materials for patients, consumers, clinicians, executives, staff and more.

Their goal is to help you build the experience you need for a strong foundation in the communications field. Strong critical thinking skills, a collaborative spirit and an eye for detail will serve you well in this role.

As a Communications undergraduate intern, here's what you may do over the summer:

• Help plan, execute and deliver tactics needed to launch comprehensive communications campaigns.
• Write and edit articles, letters, emails and other communications.
• Provide writing support to team members and clients, as needed.
• Create timelines for tactics and manage them to ensure delivery.
• Proofread all materials and get the appropriate approvals (such as those from managers and legal staff).
• Serve as a project manager for materials that need to be designed and edited.
• Monitor the effectiveness of communications tactics through analytics and other measurement tactics.
• Utilize project management skills to create collateral products that support client campaigns.
• Present your work completed over the course of your internship to the department.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Program details: eight- to 12-week program Application due date: November 29, 2026 Start date: May or June 2027

Required:

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate program.

Preferred:

• Completion of at least the sophomore year of study.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

AA/EEO.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits

Internship roles are not eligible for benefits