Intern - Finn Partners Health-Sector Journalism - Medika.Life

Job Description

BACKGROUND:

FINN Partners is among the most dynamic, fastest-growing public relations and integrated marketing firms in the world. Our Agency community, with colleagues and locations around the world, unites through its seven core values – collaboration, take risks, work hard and play nice, be a best place to work, diversity and inclusion, make a difference in the world and amaze – harness the talents of its people and client connections to make a difference in the world.

In late 2021, FINN moved into ''omnichannel communications,'' bringing aboard two health-oriented media platforms. Pharmacy Podcast Network and Medika.Life – both operate as part of FINN and, at the same time, maintain editorial independence. FINN is dedicated to providing a platform for those committed to the health sector and accurate information for consumers that enables them to engage actively in their well-being and health needs. These two information platforms each reach more than 100,000 active community members monthly.

To support these efforts, FINN is seeking an intern to serve as an editorial assistant to help with a dynamic, hands-on opportunity in journalism.
OPPORTUNITY:

To support Medika.Life, FINN seeks a journalism student for a paid, 15 hours per week internship for a semester-long assignment (that can be extended to a calendar year). In this role, the ''Intern Editorial Assistant'' will work with the FINN Global Health Chair and assist in the following activities:
• Review and proof authors' submissions for posting to the Medika.Life platform
• Help manage the WordPress structured site
• Prepare social media copy to draw readership to the platform's editorial content
• Select industry-wide – innovation-focused and not-for-profit organization – press releases that match the site's non-promotional mandate for upload
• Suggest their article ideas and submit copy under their byline

The position will work directly with the FINN Chair Global Health, Gil Bashe, who champions the needs of these two platforms, serves as Medika.Life editor-in-chief, who also authors its health policy and issues column.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Must be a current USA-based college/university junior or senior-year student pursuing a degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Advertising/ Creative or Digital Marketing.
• Exhibit proven editing and writing skills with an interest in health, wellness and/or science journalism
• Recognize that media is moving more and more toward digital platforms and using different paths to attract and retain readership and think about ways to engage new readership audiences.

FINN MENTORSHIP:

Gil Bashe will serve as the educator and guide during the internship. Gil is a former Rutgers University School of Communications Adjunct, and is an accessible and skilled guide. If the student's college/university also supports intern academic credits, he will be ready to handle the paperwork required as an academic supervisor. He sees colleagues at all stages of their career journey as partners in the work.

ABOUT FINN:

Founded in 2011 on the core principles of collaborative partnership and drawing on our colleagues' talent to make a difference in the world. Attention to values and community has made FINN a best place to work continuously. The agency is acknowledged as a leader in the sector by many key third-party groups:
• https://www.provokemedia.com/events-awards/agencies-of-the-year/2020-agencies-of-the-year/north-america/midsize-agencies-of-the-year
• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/finn-partners-wins-agency-of-the-year-2020-from-the-hitmc---health-and-it-marketing-community-301086609.html

FINN provides clients with global access and capabilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. FINN Partners' clients are also supported through longstanding partner agencies and its association in the PROI network of leading agencies around the world. Headquartered in New York, FINN has offices in: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Guam, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Jerusalem, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Nashville, Orange County, Paris, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore and Washington DC Find finnpartners.com on Twitter and Instagram at @finnpartners.

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