Teens Make Health Happen Marketing & Communications Internship

Teens Make Health Happen Marketing & Communications Internship 

at HealthCorps  

San Diego

📍 We’re recruiting in the following areas: San Diego Unified School District

⏰   8+ hours/week, academic year 2026 – 2027  

💰 Stipend + College Credit Available  

Are you interested in serving your community and empowering the next generation of healthy leaders? HealthCorps and our mission to improve the lives of youth, both mentally and physically, provides you with the opportunity to do just that.  

Who We Are 

We’re HealthCorps – a national, non-profit organization committed to improving lives by addressing health challenges in communities through programming that includes innovative and engaging experiences for teens in education, leadership, and service learning. We empower teens by encouraging them to become change agents within their families, schools, and neighborhoods. Our program is grounded in the understanding that limited access to health education can lead to a lifetime of social, emotional, and physical challenges.   

Check out this video learn more about HealthCorps impact! 

Where You Fit In 

We’re looking for a creative, organized, and proactive communicator who is passionate about storytelling, community engagement, and promoting health and wellness. As a MarComm intern, you will help elevate the HealthCorps mission by supporting a variety of regional marketing and communications efforts that connect students, educators, partners, donors, and community members to our work.  

In this role, you will serve as a key member of your regional HealthCorps team, helping to share the impact of our programs through compelling stories, digital content, event promotion, outreach materials, and strategic communications. You’ll gain hands-on experience across multiple areas of marketing and communications, including social media, content creation, public relations, community engagement, event marketing, brand management, and internal communications. 

This internship is ideal for students interested in building real-world experience in marketing, communications, nonprofit storytelling, public health, and community outreach. You’ll collaborate with regional staff, mentors, and fellow MarComm interns across the country while developing professional skills that translate to a variety of fast-paced communications and marketing environments.  

What You’ll Do 

As a MarComm Intern with HealthCorps, you will play a key role in supporting regional marketing, communications, content creation, and outreach efforts that promote health and wellness in schools and communities. 

We're looking for someone who can commit to 8 hours a week throughout the academic year, with 1.5–2 hours a week being spent at local school sites capturing content. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Content Creation & Storytelling: You will support content collection and storytelling projects for digital communications, social media, newsletters, websites, donor communications, and regional outreach efforts. This may include developing written, video, and visual content that highlights the HealthCorps mission, student impact, community partnerships, and program successes.

• On-Site Engagement & Coverage: You will be expected to visit local school sites each week to capture stories and content from the Teens Make Health Happen Clubs. You may also attend regional events, community outreach opportunities, and partner engagements to document and showcase HealthCorps' impact.

• Social Media & Digital Marketing: You will help manage regional social media channels (Instagram & TikTok) by creating and publishing content, monitoring engagement, conducting social listening to identify trends and content opportunities, and maintaining brand consistency. You may also support content creation for platforms such as LinkedIn and YouTube in collaboration with the national team.

• Communications Support: You will assist with the development of communications materials for students, families, school partners, community partners, and stakeholders. This may include drafting email communications, newsletters, announcements, presentations, event invitations, promotional messaging, and other materials that support regional and national HealthCorps initiatives.

• Marketing Materials & Design: You will help create and update marketing collateral such as flyers, posters, presentations, event signage, one-pagers, and promotional materials that support program recruitment, event promotion, community engagement, and regional initiatives.

• Regional Event Promotion & Support: You will support the promotion and execution of regional events through digital communications, outreach campaigns, and marketing efforts. This may include assisting with pre-event promotion, attendee engagement, and post-event storytelling.

• Performance Tracking & Reporting: You will help track engagement analytics and assist in monthly reporting to assess the performance and impact of regional marketing and communications efforts.

• Campaign & Creative Project Support: You may assist in brainstorming, developing, and executing awareness campaigns, recurring content series, storytelling initiatives, and other creative projects that highlight HealthCorps programming and impact.

• Collaboration & Teamwork: You will collaborate with a team of college mentors who deliver TMHH programming to local middle and high school sites, as well as other HealthCorps MarComm Interns across the country. You will also participate in national intern huddles with the HealthCorps marketing team to align on messaging, storytelling strategy, best practices, and key campaigns.

• Represent HealthCorps in Your Community: You will serve as an ambassador for HealthCorps and its mission, both inside and outside your sites. Your presence at schools, events, and community engagements will support outreach efforts that connect students, staff, partners, and community members to HealthCorps programs and resources.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Applied understanding of basic marketing principles

• Familiarity with major social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube)

• Creative problem-solving skills

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently

• Comfortable with multitasking in a deadline-driven environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Basic photography, image, and video editing skills

• Graphic design skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Curiosity about trends, social platforms, and youth-centered storytelling

Education and Experience Requirements 

• Currently working towards a bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, social media, business, public health, or a related field

• Successful completion of introductory courses in marketing, business, or equivalent

• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office Suite applications (Excel, Outlook, etc.)

• Previous experience with Canva, social media management tools (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social), and editing platforms such as CapCut, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere Pro), or Adobe Express is a plus

Physical Requirements 

• Ability to travel to assigned sites, which may include distances of up to 40 miles within San Diego

What You’ll Gain 

College credit:  

HealthCorps will work with you and your university to provide college credit* for the mentorship.  

*Depending on the specific requirements and guidelines of your university, this may be in the form of college or course credit or practicum hours. 

Professional Development:  

You will receive ongoing training, professional development, and mentorship throughout your time in the mentorship program. You will gain hands-on experience in marketing and communications, including content creation, social media strategy, digital storytelling, brand management, and audience engagement. Interns will also have opportunities to collaborate with HealthCorps staff, build their professional portfolios, and network with professionals in the nonprofit, public health, and communications fields. 

Stipend:  

You will receive a learning stipend. This stipend is intended to help alleviate potential costs that you may incur from participating in the program. You may use these funds for whatever you feel you need it for (bus passes, gas, professional clothing, parking, meals while serving, etc.) and it will be distributed in monthly installments. 

Additional Position Details 

Ensuring an inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and our communities is core to HealthCorps’ values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and are seeking individuals who align with these same core beliefs. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone. 

HealthCorps, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. HealthCorps provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

HealthCorps, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  

HealthCorps, Inc. reserves the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all potential mentors. Your mentorship offer is contingent upon a clearance of a background investigation and/or reference check.