Medtronic

Medtronic - Careers that Change Lives

The Global Communications and Corporate Marketing Function (GCCM) is responsible for building, elevating, and protecting Medtronic’s reputation and brand value. 

Our interns apply their talent and gain valuable experience across multiple disciplines within the GCCM function as we help more people across the world understand Medtronic’s role in improving lives as the global leader in healthcare technology. 

With our expanding portfolio of innovative technologies and services, Medtronic delivers healthcare solutions that address over 70+ conditions.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include work in the following areas and other duties may be assigned.

• Work with the Content, Channel and Creative team to develop compelling corporate/brand stories, graphics and multimedia that support integrated, cross-functional campaigns .  
• Work with the Corporate Communications team to earn favorable media coverage and respond to potential issues or threats to our company’s image/reputation.
• Work with our CEO Communications team to raise the visibility of Medtronic’s CEO internally and externally, supporting speaking events, executive videos, social media and other high-profile channels.
• Work with the Corporate Marketing and Impact Communications team to support targeted marketing campaigns that increase brand awareness and amplify the societal impact of our company’s purpose-driven work.
• Work with our Data, Insights and Performance Marketing team to build an in-depth understanding of our brand, audiences and themes that influence brand impact for Medtronic globally, applying data analytics to priorities and decisions.
• Work with our Global Brand and Digital Experience team to enable brand experiences that generates trust, excitement, and confidence with our external stakeholders.
• Partner with Operating Unit Communications Business Partners to support the integrated communications plan to enhance business impact through brand and reputation specific to a business or disease state.

Qualifications

MUST HAVE:

To be considered for a summer 2024 GCCM Internship, you must meet the following basic qualifications. To be considered for a position, clearly indicate how you meet these criteria on your resume.

• Undergraduate student with junior or senior level standing.
• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related major based on your school’s degree offerings.
• Candidates applying for Medtronic’s Summer Internship Program must have current work authorization and be legally authorized to work in the U.S. The Medtronic Summer Internship Program does not provide work authorization sponsorship for summer intern positions. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for the Medtronic Summer Internship Program. 
• Participants must be able to participate full time (40 hours/week) as part of our intern cohort:
• Monday, June 3 - Friday, August 16

NICE TO HAVE:

• Prior work on projects in a team environment
• Minimum of a 3.0 out of 4.0 cumulative GPA
• Relevant academic project and/or internship experience

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Geographic Location

The successful intern will have the flexibility to work in a hybrid environment (some office, some remote) but must be located near one of our office facilities where Communications teams/leaders are located:

• Minneapolis, MN
• Northridge, CA
• Lafayette/Boulder, CO
• North Haven, CT
• Memphis, TN

In addition, interns located outside of Minneapolis will have some travel requirements to attend Minneapolis intern cohort activities or GCCM functional events.

Compensation

$25/hour

Microsoft

*NEW*Marketing: MBA Internship Opportunities 

Location: Redmond, WA

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

A Product Marketing Manager Intern defines and directs business and market strategies for driving customer value, growth and retention aligned to product vision. Serves as the Direct Responsible Individual (DRI) accountable for product revenue and key priorities, leading across the matrix. Identifies opportunities and defines marketing strategies for thought leadership, customer acquisition, adoption & renewal. 

A Market Research Manager Intern designs and drives Market Research and corresponding strategy in support of business outcomes and impact. Creates research designs, which includes sourcing, analytics, and research program management, as well as understanding audiences and ensuring appropriate representation for research.

A Media Marketing Manager leads paid media plan development, execution, measurement and optimization across all media channels globally. Leads all media partnerships, branded content, and product placement. Produces measurement and learning plans across the publisher landscape and in partnership with the Research and Insights teams and data analytics team. 

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Responsibilities

Intern Responsibilities 

Product Marketing Manager Intern

• Begins to compile and evaluate market intelligence and customer data to identify opportunities and define strategies for customer acquisition, adoption, and renewal of a product and/or solution; uses insights to story tell.
• Engages with customers, partners, and the field to understand customer needs and identify investment priorities. Partners with Software Engineers to analyze customer needs and market user research to help shape recommendations for the product roadmap.
• Learns to define the long-term vision and strategy for a product and/or solution based on a deep understanding of customer needs, market and user research, competitive landscape, and Microsoft’s business goals and strategy.
• Helps others identify and direct marketing strategies for customer acquisition, adoption, customer advocacy, and renewal of a product and/or solution. Collaborates with others to identify target customers and define and execute the strategy for the end-to-end customer journey. 

Market Research Manager

• Contributes to the conversation for decision process. Communicates with stakeholders and reviews current data. 
• Supports team members working with stakeholders to clarify the information and intelligence needed to answer specific business problems. 
• Supports synthesis and creation of key reporting outputs while supporting senior members of the team with communicating issues and opportunities. 
• Builds relationships with members of the team to promote successful project completion. 

Media Marketing Manager

• Develops and applies a deep understanding of media models. Supports team members in articulating the benefits of media models to internal and/or external partners.
• Partners with Global Media campaign lead and/or directly with Product Marketing teams to contribute to holistic marketing campaigns that are inclusive of search engine marketing (SEM) and include multiple key performance indicators (KPIs). 
• Provides insights, facilitates data-driven testing and learning, and develops ways to optimize media campaigns. Partners across other Microsoft analytics teams to provide key insights to help with Microsoft campaign planning.
• Monitors live performance of campaigns, makes optimizations as appropriate, and delivers status reports to stakeholders. Coordinates with internal creative stakeholders required for successful campaign execution.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
• Must have at least one semester/year of school remaining following the completion of the internship.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrates interest by continuallly evolving craft of marketing. 
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. 
• Ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders. 
• Verbal and written communication, analytical and presentation skills.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,390 - $10,810 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $7,020 - $11,790 per month.

To apply:

1. Email resume to nicholasneptune@lagrant.com and kimhunter@lagrant.com.

*NEW*Product Manager: MBA Internship Opportunities 

Location: Redmond, WA

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University graduates from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead. 

A Product Manager Intern defines and executes product strategy and roadmap, builds products and connects with consumers. This opportunity will allow you to experience full product life cycle, develop deep business acumen and hone your decision making skills. 

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edgetechnology. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• A Product Manager Intern is typically responsible for specific features in our technology solutions for the full product cycle. A Program Manager works on the initial feature planning and design, manage the specifications of their development, and monitor their on-going operation to better understand customer experiences. 
• A Product Manager Intern works collaboratively with teammates to ensure our products exceed customer expectations. 
• A Product Manager Intern communicates throughout the process to understand progress towards delivery, technical challenges, and to provide clarity on customer needs using a data driven approach. 
• A Product Manager Intern is expected to demonstrate an ability to learn and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, methods and processes to leverage in your solutions. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) 
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship. 

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year(s) experience in product/service/project/program management or software development or equivalent experience. 

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,570 - $10,270 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $7,690 - $10,270 per month.

To apply:

1. Email resume to nicholasneptune@lagrant.com and kimhunter@lagrant.com.

*NEW*Sales: Internship Opportunities 

Locations: Redmond, WA, New York, NY, Dallas, TX

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

An Account Executive Develops and oversees the execution of account plans for multiple accounts and works to ensure engagements yield high volume sales for both Microsoft and the customer that are on track with goals, budgets, and forecasts. Understands customer drivers of digital transformation and leverages understanding to engage internal teams to accelerate the customer's digital transformation and strategy. Cultivates relationships and uses Microsoft sales strategies throughout multiple levels of the customer's organization to establish alignment on long-term goals and secure buy in and execution. Leverages knowledge of and experience with Microsoft's product landscape, solutions, and strategy to address customers' needs.  

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Intern Responsibilities 

• You seek feedback from customers to understand the drivers of satisfaction and establish action plans to improve their overall experience.
• You orchestrate extended virtual teams and key stakeholders to engage decision makers of assigned accounts. You share and recommend Microsoft solutions to customers, and develop value-proposition presentations and specialized business plans for customers that drive business outcomes to generate business and upsells.
• You develop strategies to secure buy-in and execution of plans and aim to identify new opportunities within assigned accounts.
• You coordinate with internal industry experts to gather industry data of assigned accounts and improve planning. 

Qualifications

Intern Required Qualifications 

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, Business Administration or related field with at least one semester/quarter remaining after internship.
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Desire and business acumen for consultative solution selling
• Exceptional negotitation, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Proficient verbal and written communication, analytical, and presentation skills 

The base pay range for this internship is USD $4,280 - $7,730 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $5,740 - $8,440 per month.

To apply:

1. Email resume to nicholasneptune@lagrant.com and kimhunter@lagrant.com.

UnitedHealth Group

Description



Internships at UnitedHealth Group. If you want an intern experience that will dramatically shape your career, consider a company that’s dramatically shaping our entire health care system. UnitedHealth Group internship opportunities will provide a hands-on view of a rapidly evolving, incredibly challenging marketplace of ideas, products and services. You’ll work side by side with some of the smartest people in the business on assignments that matter. So here we are. You have a lot to learn. We have a lot to do. It’s the perfect storm. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

UnitedHealth Group (“UHG”) is a Fortune 5 diversified health care company that generates over $300 billion in revenue and employs ~400,000 diverse team members. UHG is comprised of two distinct, but strategically aligned businesses: UnitedHealthcare (“UHC”) and Optum. UnitedHealthcare is the largest U.S. health insurer, serving over 50 million members and enables better health outcomes for its members. Optum is UHG’s health services platform and provides health care administrative support and employs more physicians than any other medical group in the country. Optum serves nearly 130 million Americans.

**This early careers full-time internship position will be available starting in June 2024** 

**Interns will have the opportunity to start in May 2024 depending on academic schedules**

**UnitedHealth Group is not able to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position**

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a communications intern to join our Interns Elevated program, reporting into the Enterprise Communications team.

On the Enterprise Communications team – we enhance the company reputation with key audiences including investors, policymakers, consumers, patients and employees. You will learn to develop dynamic content and bring stories to life across a variety of channels while navigating the complexities of being a part of a Fortune 5 company. In addition, you will help to advance our mission and drive growth for the company.

Our Interns Elevated program will give rising juniors the opportunity to participate in a two-year program rotating through each of our businesses (UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare and Optum).

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following based on the rotation:

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Internal Communications & Employee Engagement Rotation:

• Writing and creation of content across multiple channels on a variety of topics including growth, employee benefits & programs, mission and culture
• Content creation for intranet news stories, intranet/web content, emails, social posts, digital signs, etc.
• Assist with creation of campaign assets and logistics and project management (videos, photography, infographics)
• Proof and edit key documents and deliverables for internal and external use
• Support key employee/company campaigns by collecting, packaging and gathering approvals on campaign assets
• Research, analyze, and share best-in-class practices across the competitive landscape

- Social Strategy and Social Media Rotation:

• Support the Social Media team to create strategic targeted social media campaigns in support of the owned channels
• Regularly assist with ad hoc projects spanning across the digital channels we support
• Comfortable supporting multiple projects while effectively managing timelines and expectations, communicating progress, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment
• Keep up to date with the latest digital marketing trends to provide innovative experience design ideas to challenge the status quo and push the creative envelope
• Support social media team with writing posts, consulting on graphics, managing approvals and publishing
• Regularly assist with ad hoc projects spanning across the digital channels we support
• Comfortable supporting multiple projects while effectively managing timelines and expectations, communicating progress, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment
• Sit in on communications kick-off calls and provide strategic considerations, optimization opportunities and help project manage initiatives alongside our content studio & social media team

- Executive Communications Rotation:

• Support the planning and execution of executive events
• Executive visibility research and monitoring, including media, social media and events
• Research both internal and external speaking opportunities for leadership team consideration
• Track and summarize key health conferences and events
• Draft employee communications through creative mediums to engage enterprise on key messages

- Corporate Reputation and External Communications Rotation:

• Support teams on campaign activations including content creation for multiple channels and post activation reporting
• Develop, support and execute on editorial calendars and content strategy for key executives
• Help shape thought leadership content and strategy for key executives to support our executive visibility program
• Support public affairs teams on campaign, stakeholder and advocacy group activations
• Assist with developing op-eds/articles targeting the strategic priorities for placement by subject matter experts and executive leaders
• Support media relations team with media pitching, earnings day analysis, reporting, etc.
• Collaborate with marketing partners on ideas and content, including assisting with identifying news stories for newsletters, proofing white papers, and leveraging marketing deliverables across various platforms
• Keep up to date with the latest health care news, social media trends, and brand storytelling trends to provide innovative ideas to challenge the status quo and push the creative envelope

- Enterprise Performance and Insights Rotation:

• Cleansing data from disparate data sources (data extraction, prep, scrubbing) o Analyzing metrics from paid, owned, and earned media tools
• Supporting the synthesis of insights from a variety of reports
• Data extraction, preparation and scrubbing
• Visualization and building out of dashboards
• Derivation of business insights and preparation of recommended actions
• Regularly conduct competitive and landscape listening audits
• Assist in the development of performance reports that summarize opportunities for optimization

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college / university. Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college / university during the duration of the internship
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment- based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA
• 1+ years of experience in writing, social media, content strategy, digital strategy, digital marketing
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience writing, researching, and editing
• Experience with digital or social media
• Experience in organizing or planning events and meetings
• Experience working, volunteering, or interning in a health care, policy, research, or public relations setting
• Solid familiarity with social media platforms in a professional perspective (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter)
• Familiarity with social listening and analysis to inform social media strategy and/or content creation
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Proven solid writing skills, and ability to draft short-form content for social platforms (including copy for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
• Proven ability to be proactive and independent thinker; willing to collaborate with a multi-disciplined team to achieve goals
• Proven outstanding communication and critical thinking skills as well as the ability to make clear and concise presentations

Soft Skills:

• Solid verbal/written communication, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to think analytically and problem solve when needed
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a cross functional team
• Curious, collaborative team player with a well-developed sense of humor
• Solid personal project management skills and ability to prioritize, make progress on multiple concurrent projects and share progress with your team
• Excellent communication and team skills – verbal and written
• Detail oriented

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The hourly range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $18.00 to $32.00 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealthGroup, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. 

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

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