website and digital strategy intern

Job Description

About the Role
The website and digital strategy intern will join the Department of Communication’s institutional Web Center team to help promote Michigan Medicine’s clinical care, research, news, education, and innovative approaches to the world via the web. The intern will work with Web Center team members to promote Michigan Medicine through our external websites and other digital channels. This role will leverage web, mobile, search, and other technologies to ensure comprehensive and effective digital channel support.

What You’ll Do
• Support ongoing digital accessibility initiatives by identifying and resolving issues across our web channels.
• Partner with the design, marketing, and social media teams to ensure digital accessibility standards are met across campaigns.
• Write and edit meta descriptions for web pages, applying SEO best practices.
• Compile and generate quarterly website analytics reports to share insights with units.
• Process, crop, and optimize photos for web use.
• Update, edit, and refine website copy to ensure clarity, high quality, and alignment with the department’s communication goals.

You’re a Good Fit If You
• Have knowledge of website design, content strategy, digital accessibility, and web platforms.
• Have basic Photoshop skills.
• Demonstrate strong writing abilities.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate adaptability, quick thinking, enthusiasm, and creativity.
• Are a currently enrolled college student.
• Are comfortable in a multi-layered organization with complex reporting relationships.
• Have the ability to plan, estimate, organize, and monitor projects.
• Have the ability to keep projects on track creatively, and in accordance with stakeholder objectives and deadlines.
• Possess communication skills.
• Possess web design skills.
• Possess good organization and collaboration abilities.

Bonus Qualifications
• Have website experience and digital strategy background.
• Have experience with marketing, design, and content development.
• Have experience with CMS platforms (especially Drupal).

Role Highlights & Compensation
• Work to be primarily remote with 2 days in the office a month.
• Job limited to May to August 2026.
• Up to 30 hours per week, Monday through Friday, some weekends and evenings required.
• Pay rate of $15 per hour.