Internship - Marketing & Communication Specialist Internship

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado 
This is a non-employee internship position. No benefits are available. This position is not covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado 
• The referral list generated by this position announcement may be used to fill multiple position vacancies and may be extended.
• This is a non-employee internship position. No benefits are available. This position is not covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
• This position will have hybrid workplace options available, at the discretion of the supervisor and based on business needs.  The student will still be required to report to the agency address listed on this announcement.

• This announcement is only open to current students or recent graduates in the past 3 years from July 2023 - Present.

• Part-Time Only: This internship is a temporary part-time (minimum 10 hours/week).
• Temporary Only: This is a Temporary Internship Opportunity for 9 months or less, Employment is likely to start 09/07/26.

• This internship is unpaid.

Be BOLD.....Make a REAL difference . . . join us in serving our communities advancing Colorado's health and protecting the places we live, work, learn, and play, to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

THE WORK UNIT:

This internship is hosted by the Disease Control and Public Heath Response Division and the Office of STI/HIV/VH (OSHV).

The Office of STI/HIV/VH (OSHV) leads the public health practice for the control of sexually transmitted infections (STI), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Viral Hepatitis (VH) in Colorado. The OSHV works to reduce disease transmission and to ensure all people in Colorado access quality and medically accurate STI/HIV/VH related prevention, care and treatment services. The OSHV fulfills multiple functions to serve the public including: 

• Public health education & health promotion

• Training for workforce competencies

• Epidemiologic surveillance of STI/HIV/VH

• Follow-up and guidance to people newly diagnosed with an STI/HIV to ensure adequate treatment; Referrals & partner notification

• Access to treatment and care as appropriate

• Partnerships with local communities across the state to implement comprehensive prevention interventions and

• Evaluation of the STI/HIV/VH epidemic in CO including the direct prevention & care activities

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:  Marketing & Communication Specialist Internship

• By the end of the internship, the student will have created at least 5 reels to post throughout the year, highlighting various agencies in rural/remote locations across CO to increase their visibility to youth and young people across CO and improve OSHV's relationships with contracted agencies.
• By the end of the internship, the student will create a presentation to tell the story of OSHV's Instagram account analytics, summarizing its performance over its lifetime and create a social media strategy for future posting to improve reach, impressions, and interactions.

PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COMPETENCIES SKILLS THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS:

• Analytical/Assessment

• Communication

• Cultural Competency

• Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health

• Public Health and Health Care Systems

• Systems Thinking
  
  

• 5 advertising reels to highlight rural/remote local public health agencies/CBOs
• Instagram Analytics presentation
• Social Media Strategy to outline specifics/guidelines for future content (informed by 3 years of IG analytics
  

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

CLASS CODE & CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION: 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

In addition to the minimum requirements, the successful candidate in this position will have the following highly desirable experience and competencies: 

• Social media analytics: Understanding how to measure the reach and impact of social media campaigns.
• Content creation for social media: Designing engaging and informative content for various platforms
• Community engagement strategies: Building and interacting with online communities related to health topics
• Health communication theory: Applying communication principles to effectively convey health information in different languages, including English, Spanish, and 
• Digital marketing techniques: Utilizing social media advertising and targeting options to reach specific audiences

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
• Special Qualifications: This announcement is only open to current students or recent graduates in the past 3 years from July 2023 - Present.
• Special Qualifications: If you will be using this internship for academic credit, a Signed Affiliation Agreement is required between CDPHE and your University. 
• This is a non-employee internship position. No benefits are available. This position is not covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
• This position will have hybrid workplace options available, at the discretion of the supervisor and based on business needs.  The student will still be required to report to the agency address listed on this announcement.
• Part-Time Only: This internship is a temporary part-time (minimum 10 hours/week).
• Temporary Only: This is a Temporary Internship Opportunity for 9 months or less, Employment is likely to start 09/07/26.

• This internship is unpaid.

A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET MUST INCLUDE:

• Completed State of Colorado application.
• A resume and cover letter.
• A copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) or diploma must be provided with application. Transcripts must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.

• All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
  Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
• A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.

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