Olympus Intern, Communications - Summer 2021 (Full-Time)

Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? At Olympus, we help make people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, every day.

Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.

We are currently looking for an intern to join our Communications team. This program will run from May 24 - August 6, 2021. This is a full-time opportunity involving 40 hours per week.

Due to COVID-19 work safety guidelines, this internship may be remote for a portion or all of the internship term.

Experiences that grow you—and your career.

As a Communications Intern, you may have opportunities to work in the following or similar areas:

• Public Relations and Communications

• Copywriting

You will contribute to our mission by helping your department complete key projects. Some projects our former Communications Interns have contributed to include:

• Collaborating with internal customers to develop communication plans and materials.

• Researching subject matter, technologies, industries, applications, and target audiences.

• Writing and editing content for social media, website, blog posts, and email campaigns.

• Interviewing product managers, business development managers, and other colleagues to develop product- based content.

A typical day for you will include:

• Collaborating with your supervisor and team to complete role-related assignments and projects.

• Actively engaging in and adding value to meetings and discussions.

• Engaging in other duties, as necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be enrolled in a full time undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited 4-year institution.
• Preferred fields of study include Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism or a related degree.
• Must complete sophomore year before the internship begins and graduate after the internship ends.

• Demonstrated ability to balance academic and extracurricular commitments (i.e. work experience, clubs, volunteer activities, teams, etc.).

• Must possess a thorough knowledge of English grammar rules and sentence structure.
  

• Must possess excellent analytical and organizational skills.

• Must be proficient and have practical knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Must be able to work well within a team and independently at times with limited guidance.

* Must not now or in the future require immigration-related sponsorship.**

** Olympus policy is not to provide immigration-related sponsorship for internships, co-op programs and other entry-level roles that are fed by the internship program. Accordingly, Olympus discourages applicants for such positions who will, either now or in the future, require Olympus sponsorship in order to obtain or maintain lawful employment authorization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working knowledge of social media platforms including twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and deadline-driven environment.

• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize/execute multiple concurrent tasks.

• Strong, professional communication skills.

• Skilled in presentation development and public speaking.

• General curiosity and a desire to learn new material.

We realize work isn’t just a job to you.

It’s a big part of your life, but not the only part. That’s why we offer competitive salaries, flexible schedules, on-site services and Colleague Affinity Networks — so you can be ready for where life can take you.

Olympus is passionate about the solutions it creates for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries, as well as cameras and audio products. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping detect, prevent, and treat disease, furthering scientific research, ensuring public safety, and capturing images of the world.

Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,500 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

Olympus…True to You. True to Society. True to LIFE.

It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Pennsylvania (US-PA) || Center Valley ||