Marketing Intern

Marketing Intern Opportunity

Located in Manhattan, The New York Proton Center (NYPC) is one of the most unique and respected clinical partnerships in the world of proton therapy. The collaboration between Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Health System brings state of the art proton therapy treatment to the patients of New York and the surrounding areas.

Our team at NYPC is comprised of highly motivated, passionate, professional and engaged individuals working together as a dynamic team to deliver an exceptional level of patient care, providing the most advanced proton therapy technology.

The Marketing Intern is a part-time unpaid learning opportunity within the New York Proton Center's Marketing & Communications Department. This role is designed to provide exposure to how a healthcare marketing team plans and executes its work, with a focus on observation, collaboration, and skill development.

By shadowing the Marketing team, the intern will gain insight into a variety of marketing areas, including social media, website content, public relations, digital marketing, and internal communications. The intern will take part in projects that support their learning and enable the development of a portfolio of marketing and communications work samples.

This internship is available for academic credit, if desired.

The training provided pursuant to this internship is for the benefit of the intern. The intern will shadow their supervisor and receive hands-on training with NYPC employees regarding how to properly perform the following functions:

Social Media

• Observe how social media strategies are developed to support brand awareness and engagement.
• Participate in guided training on how marketing content is planned, created, and evaluated across platforms.
• Gain an understanding of key performance metrics (KPIs) and learn how insights inform strategy.
• Conduct social media research by monitoring NYPC social media accounts for trends and opportunities and providing weekly reports to the marketing team.

Writing & Editing

• Learn how marketing and communications content is developed, including blogs, newsletters, and email campaigns.
• Observe interviews and content development processes involving staff and patients, where appropriate.
• Gain exposure to internal communications such as employee newsletters and patient engagement initiatives.

Other Learning Opportunities

• Attend team meetings and brainstorming sessions with marketing staff and external agency partners to understand campaign development.
• Observe how datasets are organized and maintained for marketing purposes, including physician outreach.
• Learn the fundamentals of digital marketing channels such as search engine marketing (SEM) by shadowing NYPC marketing team.
• Gain introductory exposure and marketing technologies, including CRM and email platforms (e.g., Salesforce).
• Comply with all New York Proton Center policies related to Privacy Rules established under the Health Information Privacy and Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Perform other internship duties, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Incoming college sophomore or junior studying communications, marketing, journalism, or liberal arts currently enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated interest in social media development
• Proficiency in Canva, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); other content creation tools are a plus
• Interest in working in a healthcare environment

New York City is a major metropolitan city and is home to world-renowned cultural offerings. Outdoor attractions include a variety of parks and greenspaces including Central Park, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, the Bronx Zoo, and the High Line; multiple waterfronts on the island afford convenient access to scenic activities. Cultural activities abound in Broadway, Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, Iconic sites include the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, and the One World Trade Center; championship teams in every major league sport; shopping abounds in SoHo, Fifth Avenue, Chelsea Market, and the Fashion district; and culinary offerings are second to none. The New York Proton Center is well-located for city living and suburb living, with multiple suburbs located 25 minutes from the Center, home to some of the best public-school systems in the country.