Company: American Heart Association
Location: Remote
Position: Internship
Department: Merchandising and Digital Retailing

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Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 20 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 5/20/24-8/9/24
• Remote Position
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes:

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment.
• Opportunity to explore a career-path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.
• Gain experience in the professional world while learning about board management.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Responsibilities

Tasks could include things like the following:

• Website Support: Working with American Heart Association Digital Content Managers, handle and document completion of assignments (issued in an online job tracking system) such as page edits, building new pages, handling page redirects, or related activities within Sitecore.
• Brand Adherence: Ensure the alignment of our visual design with our brand identity, user needs, and business goals.
• Quality Assurance: Use software (e.g. Siteimprove) to identify and remediate issues like broken links, misspellings, content freshness, format conversion, and accessibility (ADA compliance).
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Update web pages and content to improve SEO in efforts to make it easier for consumers to discover American Heart Association content that meets their needs.
• Language Translation : Assist American Heart Association team members as they work with a vendor to implement all aspects of our current translation process.
• Readability : Join in work that seeks to advance health equity by making American Heart Association content easier to read and comprehend for all.
• Special Projects: Participate in site or section testing, content audits, and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juniors, Seniors or Graduate students pursuing a degree in public health, digital content/design, or a related field of study.
• Interest in working with content management systems (CMS) to produce and handle online content (hands-on CMS experience preferred, but will consider any relevant similar experience)
• Familiar with (or keen interest in) website accessibility standards and practices, HTML basics, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and tools.
• General technical proficiency and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn.
• Strong time management skills.
• Basic visual design skills, with an eye for details, aesthetics, and usability. Experience in Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat, a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection.
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.

Compensation & Benefits

The job application window is expected to close April 12, 2024.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.