Community Engagement Grant Intern

Acs (ACSCAN) Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

4 Locations Part-time Junior Community Marketing

Entry-level Community Marketing role at Acs (ACSCAN). 4 Locations · part-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

You'll collect survey responses, interviews, observations, petitions, and event results during community outreach
You'll research tobacco policies, public officials, council agendas, and news to support local issue tracking
You'll join coalition meetings, prepare educational resources, and help run workshops and presentations
You'll meet stakeholders and decision makers, attend council sessions, and explain policy benefits to build support
You'll contribute to tobacco-control efforts through grassroots organizing, earned media, events, and community education

What you bring

You're at least a second-year college student with a B average or better
You'll work at least fifteen hours weekly and plan to stay in school for the next term
You can drive or carpool to outreach activities and have dependable transportation

Who this fits

This role suits a college student interested in community health, tobacco control, local policy, and public outreach. The internship is virtual, but you must travel to community events. You need to remain enrolled in the following term and must leave when you graduate if the assignment overlaps your final term.

From the employer

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

The intern will assist the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), California Tobacco Control Grant Project, with local policy efforts, events and outreach. The intern will use community health promotion and education skills to outreach and build community support for tobacco control and other cancer related policies in local municipalities. They will support strategies for tobacco control through grassroots organizing, earned media, and community outreach. They will support public policy events and activities.

Some of the Intern activities may include the following:

Data collection:

Identify and attend community events to administer Public Intercept Surveys, stakeholder interviews, and observation data collection.
Collect petitions from supporters.
Track outreach events and outcomes.

Directory development:

Conduct research on tobacco-related policies, policy makers, city council agenda, and monitor media outlets for related news.

Community outreach and education:

Attend local coalition meetings.
Compile educational materials to support the policy issue and co-facilitate educational workshops.
Assist with development and editing of presentation materials, and educational fact sheets.

Community advocacy:

Join the ACS CAN team and volunteer to meet with decision makers and stakeholders to educate them about the benefits of the policy and secure support for the issue.
Attend city council meetings and provide education on issues related to the project (e.g., tobacco retail licenses) to generate support for local policies.

Internship Requirements

The following requirements must be met by the interns:

Be at least a 2nd year student at a college;
Intern at least fifteen (15) hours a week;
This is a virtual internship, however, the student must be able to drive or carpool to community events for outreach; have reliable transportation
Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale);
Plan to continue their education in the following term/semester;
- Note: an internship assignment may coincide with the student’s last term/trimester, the student must disengage upon graduation.

The hourly rate is $18/hour. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

ACS CAN provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.