

When you join the UMass Chan Medical School team, you join us in advancing together to improve the health and well-being of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the US and the world. Together, we lead in education, research, health care delivery, and public service. Your life’s work is more than a career. It’s an expression of your passion, intellect, skill, and drive. UMass Chan's commitment to excellence, innovation, competitive benefits, and work-life integration will allow you to build a professionally rewarding career as we work together to better or improve the health of people around the globe.
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Complete the online application and include a short essay either in the "resume" field (the resume and essay should be uploaded as one document) or uploaded as a cover letter on your profile. Essay topic is listed below (Please include within your essay, examples from personal experience, observation, research, and or scholarship. The essay should be succinct and be your original work. It should also reflect an excellent command of English grammar, style and syntax. Maximum length 200 words.):
Please write a short essay demonstrating your diversity competencies through life experiences and state why you would like to enroll in the program.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The UMass Medical School Office of Communications seeks a summer intern who is interested in learning from an experienced team of communications, content creation and marketing professionals and contributing to the office’s work. The ideal candidate will have writing, interviewing and social media experience, and will have the opportunity to produce content for the UMMS news website, UMassMedNow, as well as the institution’s social media channels. Content typically focuses on the achievements of the medical school faculty, health and science topics, and graduate students in the medical, biomedical research and nursing fields. Additional work opportunities include gaining insight into admissions marketing and taking photos.
The Office of Communications is a busy, collegial and collaborative professional
environment, with a mission to promote the work and accomplishments of UMass Medical School faculty, students and staff.
Work will be supervised by professional writers, editors and marketing professionals.
This is a 10-week internship and the pay is $15/hour. The position is expected to be full-time over those 10 weeks.
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Posting Disclaimer:
This job posting outlines the primary responsibilities and qualifications for the role but is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
Duties and expectations may evolve in response to the needs of the department and the broader institution.
In alignment with our commitment to pay transparency, the base salary range for this position is listed above (exclusive of benefits and retirement).
At UMass Chan Medical School, final base salary offers are determined based on a combination of factors, including your skills, education, and relevant experience.
We also consider internal equity to ensure fair and consistent compensation across our teams.
Please note that the range provided reflects the full base salary range for this position. Offers are typically made within the midrange to allow for future growth and development within the role.
In addition to base pay, UMass Chan offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which includes paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and participation in a 401(a)-retirement plan, with the option to contribute to a voluntary 403(b) plan.