Graduate/Undergrad Public Relations Intern

Job Posting: Graduate or Undergraduate Public Relations Intern (Part-Time) – 3-month term with the possibility for extension

About Us:

Cogensus is a healthcare technology startup focused on elder mental health monitoring and wellness, facilitated by AI and natural language processing (NLP). We are currently conducting an early-stage funding round. 

Our team has deep talent with experience including Accenture, Amazon, Facebook, United Nations, UCLA (clinical research and practice), Medtronic, and multiple prior startups.

Role Overview:

We seek a Public Relations Intern to generate positive attention for our startup among the public, healthcare, and investor community.

We will start with a 3-month term. Based upon initial performance, we are open to expanding role length, responsibilities, and compensation.

Responsibilities:

· Identify and assess opportunities for us to be featured on 3rd party media entities (publications, podcasts, etc.)

· Engage 3rd party media entities on behalf of Cogensus to identify their requirements and requests for featuring us.

· Run our social media campaign (LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky)

· Advise the Chief of Staff to the CEO about media-related engagement opportunities with relevant healthcare, tech, etc. entities/personalities of interest.

Qualifications:

Required:

· US work authorization

· Currently a graduate or undergraduate student with experience in Communications, Journalism, Healthcare Management, or a similar program.

· Prior production of media work in English (e.g., NY Times submission, college newspaper, Substack, etc.).

· Familiarity with the landscape among traditional, paid, and earned media.

· Interest in the intersection of healthcare, technology, business, and media.

Preferred: These are beneficial qualifications, but we are open to hiring someone without the following experience.

· Experience or academic work involving healthcare tech

· Understanding of elder mental health issues

· Prior engagement in the startup space

· Prior engagement with the medical devices space

· Prior experience with a non-profit or government entity involved in elder care

Compensation:

· $500 a month

· Equity in Cogensus (amount is dependent on scope and quality of work)

Additional Career Building Benefits:

· Resume builder for entering the healthcare tech/startup space.

· Opportunity to add to portfolio with articles/LinkedIn posts with author byline

· Interfacing with seasoned professionals from tech, medical, and consulting