Communications Intern – Mindfulness Team

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is seeking a creative, motivated, and detail-oriented college student for a part-time

Communications Internship with our Mindfulness Team for the Spring 2027 semester.

This internship offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in strategic communications, social media management, digital content creation, public health communication, and community engagement. The Communications Intern will help share the work and impact of prevention initiatives by developing engaging content that connects with families, youth, community partners, and the broader community.

Working closely with the Mindfulness Team and internship supervisor, the intern will help translate prevention research, programming, and community activities into accessible and meaningful communications. This position is ideal for a student interested in applying classroom knowledge to real-world communications projects while gaining experience in a nonprofit and public health setting.

Essential Job Functions

The Communications Intern will support a variety of communications, social media, and community outreach activities, including:

Social Media and Digital Content

• Develop and maintain a social media content calendar.
• Create engaging content, including graphics, videos, photographs, written posts, reels, and stories.
• Assist with scheduling and publishing approved content across designated social media platforms.
• Help develop interactive content, including polls, contests, and other audience engagement activities.
• Monitor social media performance and help identify opportunities to improve engagement.

Strategic Communications and Storytelling

• Translate prevention research and public health information into clear, engaging messages for diverse audiences.
• Develop content highlighting program activities, community partnerships, prevention efforts, and program successes.
• Assist with communications campaigns that increase awareness of prevention initiatives.
• Conduct interviews with community partners, parents, and other approved stakeholders to support storytelling efforts.
• Help ensure communications reflect agency branding, messaging, and prevention priorities.

Community Engagement and Events

• Attend and assist with community events, outreach activities, and Mindfulness Team programming.
• Capture photographs and video content during approved events and activities.
• Assist with event communications before, during, and after community events.
• Identify opportunities to increase community awareness and participation through digital communications.

Professional Development and Special Projects

• Participate in team meetings and supervision sessions.
• Organize and maintain digital communication materials and resources.
• Assist with tracking and reporting social media engagement and performance.
• Complete a culminating communications or outreach project in collaboration with the internship supervisor.

Required Qualifications

Professional Experience

• Experience using social media platforms for personal, academic, volunteer, or professional purposes,
• Experience with written communication, content creation, or digital communication through coursework, student organizations, volunteer activities, employment, or other relevant experiences.
• Experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Experience meeting deadlines and managing multiple assignments or projects.

Preferred experience

• Experience creating social media graphics, videos, photographs, or other digital content.
• Experience using social media scheduling, analytics, or management tools.
• Experience with Canva, Instagram, CapCut, or similar digital content creation tools.
• Experience with community events, nonprofit organizations, public health initiatives, youth programs, or community outreach.
• Experience conducting interviews or developing stores for digital or social media audiences.
• Experience working with youth or youth-serving organizations.
•        Experience developing a social media content calendar or communications plan.

Education

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or other postsecondary educational program.
• Pursuing a bachelor's degree or relevant coursework in communications, public relations, marketing, public health, journalism, digital media, nonprofit management, community engagement, or a related field.

Skills & Abilities

• Familiarity with social media platforms through personal, academic, volunteer, or professional experience.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage assignments, meet deadlines, and work independently with appropriate supervision.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with staff, community partners, and other stakeholders.
• Experience creating social media graphics, videos, photographs, or other digital content.
• Familiarity with Canva, Instagram, CapCut, or similar content creation tools.
• Experience with social media scheduling, analytics, or content management tools.
• Experience developing social media content calendars or communications plans.
• Experience with community events, nonprofit organizations, public health initiatives, youth programs, or community outreach.
• Experience conducting interviews or developing stories for digital audiences.
• Interest in prevention, youth and family well-being, and community health.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• All employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as well as a pre-employment drug screening. Since Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants the company and its employees must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana

Work Schedule 

Semester: Spring 2027

Schedule: Hybrid, with both in-person and remote responsibilities

Time Commitment: Approximately 150 total internship hours, with one of the following scheduling options: 10 hours per week for 15 weeks, or 15 hours per week for 10 weeks.

Scheduling: Work hours will be coordinated with the internship supervisor and the student's academic schedule. Some flexibility will be necessary to accommodate community events and programming activities.

The internship is designed to support bachelor's-level academic internship requirements. Coordination with the student's academic department and internship supervisor will be necessary to establish learning objectives and any required academic documentation.

Required Qualifications

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.