Internal Communications Intern

Who is HearingLife? 

HearingLife is a national hearing care company and part of the Demant Group, a global leader in hearing healthcare built on a heritage of care, health, and innovation since 1904.  HearingLife operates more than 600 hearing care centers across 42 states. We follow a scientific, results-oriented approach to hearing healthcare that is provided by highly skilled and caring professionals.  Our vision is to help more people hear better through life-changing hearing health delivered by the best personalized care.  This Team Member must uphold and role-model the HearingLife Core Values:

• We create trust
• We are team players
• We apply a can-do attitude
• We create innovative solutions

Position Summary:

The Internal Communications Intern will ensure the consistency of the HearingLife brand in communications and be a strategic partner in leading change, generating creative solutions, and managing the complexities of messaging and content. The Internal Communications Intern will play an active role in delivering an exceptional communication experience by using a multi-channel communication to provide relevant, concise, and meaningful content to our Team Members.

Essential Job Functions:

• Partner with department leads to draft, edit, and distribute company-wide communications
• Create and publish communication materials across multiple platforms
• Organize, edit, and distribute slide presentations for bi-weekly clinic cascade calls
• Prepare and edit articles for our internal newsletter
• Collaborate on change communication and education strategy development as needed
• Ensure communications are delivered in a tone that is relevant to HearingLife’s culture and values
• Create communication strategies and ensure project deliverables remain on track and on time
• Additional duties as assigned

Education and Experience: 

• Pursuing a degree in Communications or related major
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and editorial skills are necessary
• Ability to balance changing priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to problem-solve, self-starter, good time management, creative with the ability to communicate in a professional manner
• Comfortable with design concepts for internal materials
• Computer literacy; Microsoft Office Suites, Canva and Asana experience preferred
• Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major)
• Have full-time status at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States
• Completed at least 30 credit hours at time of application
• Must attach a copy of unofficial transcript

Key Job Competencies:

• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with Team Members that supports a cooperative work environment
• Must be a creative writer and comfortable with ghost writing
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong decision-making with the ability to work independently and as a team
• Positive attitude with an eagerness to learn new skills
• Ability to maintain confidential information when appropriate
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of quality and HearingLife’s vision

Travel:

NA