Graduate/Undergraduate Public Relations Intern

Graduate or Undergraduate Public Relations Intern – 3-month term with the possibility for extension

About Us:
Cogensus is a healthcare technology start-up focused on elder mental health monitoring and wellness, facilitated by AI and natural language processing (NLP). We are currently conducting our seed 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 experiences. 

• 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