About the role#
The Employee Advocacy Intern will help scale our advocacy program by building teammate participation, creating social content, and supporting advocates across the organization. You will own day-to-day program operations and expand advocacy as a channel for brand awareness, thought leadership, recruitment marketing, and employer branding. This role is ideal for a student interested in social media, communications, and storytelling.
What you'll do#
- Manage ongoing advocate communications, including onboarding, updates, reminders, and program resources.
- Conduct monthly advocate check-ins to gather feedback and strengthen engagement.
- Create LinkedIn posts, employee spotlight content, thought leadership prompts, campaign copy, advocacy toolkits, and educational resources.
- Support employee advocacy campaigns aligned to company initiatives, recruiting, and brand awareness efforts.
- Identify and spotlight employee success stories and advocate achievements.
- Track advocate participation, content engagement, and program performance metrics.
- Maintain reporting dashboards and provide insights on program effectiveness.
- Partner with Corporate Communications and Talent Acquisition stakeholders to support advocacy initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve advocate engagement, training materials, and program adoption.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Digital Media, Business, or a related field.
- Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university throughout the duration of the internship.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with teammates across all levels of the organization.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently while balancing multiple responsibilities and deadlines.
- Curiosity about social media trends, audience engagement, and content performance.
- Strong collaboration skills and willingness to learn.
- Ability to maintain professionalism and positively represent the HealthEquity brand.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.
Location & details#
- This is a remote role.
- Duration: February 2027 to June 2027.
- Commitment: Part-time, 15 to 20 hours per week.
- Compensation: $22.00 per hour.
- Onboarding: This role includes a mandatory onsite training component at our headquarters once per quarter. Travel and accommodations are provided.
About HealthEquity
HealthEquity operates as a public company based in Draper, Utah. Founded in 2002, the firm manages health savings accounts and other consumer-directed benefits like flexible spending accounts and commuter plans. It serves over 17 million members through partnerships with health plans, retirement providers, and benefits advisors. The company employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
How to get in at HealthEquity
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