Summer Intern, Member Relations, Advocacy & Communications (Media)
Four-Month Contract (May 2023 - August 2023)
Are you looking to expand your skills and be part of an organization that is committed to the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion principles of Humility, Accountability, Collaboration, Courage, and Integrity? Do you hold high the values of being respectful, bold, responsive, and transparent? Are you looking to join one of Greater Toronto’s Top 2023 Employers? Then join the Ontario Medical Association’s Member Relations, Advocacy & Communications (Media) department.
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) advocates for and supports doctors, seeking to strengthen their leadership role in caring for patients. We continually seek to be the trusted voice in transforming Ontario’s health care system by courageously pursuing best practices, new ideas, solutions and opportunities to improve.
The OMA has moved to a permanent hybrid work environment. As such, the individual in this position will be required to work a minimum number of days in our Toronto office.
Job Summary
The Summer Intern will be supporting the earned media and social media team in developing and pitching stories to media, developing content, monitoring social media, media logging and analytics.
You Will Make a Difference By
- Assisting in the planning of the monthly media briefings, which are the centrepiece of our proactive media efforts, and by assisting with creating a process for repackaging content into video clips, social media posts, LinkedIn posts, etc.
- Assisting in creating a library of audio-visual clips of the OMA President and others speaking on topics in the news and help us create processes for developing this material for breaking news.
- Adding to and supporting documentation of ongoing issues notes.
Requirements That Are Important to Us
- University degree or certificate program in journalism, communications, social media or public relations.
- Strong writing skills, with an understanding of what news media want, and the ability to write basic news releases, pitch stories and set up media interviews for OMA spokespeople.
- Able to develop written and audio-visual content for social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
- Candidates must be enrolled currently in an accredited post-secondary program and returning to school for the subsequent fall semester to be eligible for consideration.
What Do We Have to Offer You?
- Fantastic opportunity to grow with the team and help shape the strategic direction of the OMA
- Friendly and flexible hybrid work environment
- Work with one of Toronto’s Top 2023 Employers
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Please Note: The deadline for submissions of applications is February 24th, 2023.
The Ontario Medical Association is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. In accordance with the AODA Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities.
