Corporate Communications Intern

Arthrex is a global medical device company and leader in orthopedics medical education. With a corporate mission of Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™, Arthrex has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year that support all aspects of orthopedics. The Corporate Communications team at Arthrex global headquarters in Naples, FL is responsible for various communications and employee engagement campaigns. The team seeks a student intern, preferably in their senior year studying communications and/or journalism, to learn about the various aspects of corporate communications with a focus on employee communications and content creation. The selected intern should be a strong writer (excellent grammar and punctuation with knowledge of AP style), good communicator, tech savvy, self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment. 

This internship will run from May 2022 – August 2022. The ideal candidate will have the availability to work 40 hours per week at our Naples, FL facility.

Main Objective:

To learn about the various aspects of corporate communications with a focus on employee communications and content creation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support employee communications through content creation for newsletters, emails and eboards. 
• Write articles and announcements for the global employee intranet to inform and engage.
• Maintain events section on the employee intranet.
• Editorial calendar planning support.
• Write Arthrex Vet Systems articles (blog and newsletter content) as requested.
• Add intranet stories that can be shared externally to Arthrex.com newsroom.
• Help copyedit internal emails as requested and work with Digital Communication Operations team to create, proof and send emails on date requested.
• Add/update Jira tickets for Content team as requested.
• This is an in-office position located in Naples, FL; it is not a remote position.

Education and Experience:

Progress towards a college degree in a related field required, preferably in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or Public Relations. (Students who have recently graduated are only eligible to work as an intern/co-op up to six months from their graduation date.)

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training:

Basic to intermediate computer skills. Be able to follow written and verbal direction.

Machine, Tools, and/or Equipment Skills:

PC; Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook; PowerPoint; Word and Excel. Fax; Scanner.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.