Global Communications and Corporate Marketing Internship – Summer 2025 at Medtronic in Fridley, Minnesota

Job Description:

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

An internship at Medtronic is like no other. We're purposeful. We're committed. And we're driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide.

The Global Communications and Corporate Marketing Function (GCCM) is responsible for building, elevating, and protecting Medtronic's reputation and brand value.

As an intern, you will apply your skills and gain functional experience in disciplines across GCCM such as communications, marketing, and PR. This internship will enable you to build a network of peers and enjoy developmental opportunities including mentoring, training, and leadership workshops.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities will vary depending on assigned team, but may include work in/with the following areas:

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  Content, Channel, and Creative teams to develop engaging corporate and brand narratives, visuals, and multimedia assets that enhance integrated, cross-functional marketing campaigns.


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  Corporate Communications team to secure favorable media coverage and address any risks to our company's image or reputation.


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  CEO Communications team to raise Medtronic CEO visibility both within the company and in public, by aiding in speaking engagements, executive videos, social media, and other prominent platforms.


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  Global Brand, Marketing, and Impact Communications team to support targeted marketing initiatives that increase brand awareness, and amplify the societal impact of our company's mission-driven efforts.


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  Data, Insights and Performance Marketing team to build an in-depth understanding of our brand, audiences and themes that influence global brand impact, using data analytics to inform priorities and decisions.


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  Digital team to create digital experiences that generates trust, excitement, and confidence with our external stakeholders.


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  Operating Unit Communications to enable business impact by supporting integrated campaign efforts focused on brand and reputation in specific business or disease areas.

Must have:

To be considered for a summer 2025 GCCM Internship, you must meet these basic qualifications. Ensure your resume clearly shows how you meet these qualifications.

• Undergraduate student with sophomore or junior level standing


• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related major based on your school's degree offerings.


• Candidates applying for Medtronic's Summer Internship Program must have current work authorization and be legally authorized to work in the U.S. The Medtronic Summer Internship Program does not provide work authorization sponsorship for summer intern positions. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for the Medtronic Summer Internship Program.


• Participants must be able to participate full time (40 hours/week) as part of our intern cohort: Monday, June 2 - Friday, August 15

Nice to have:

• Prior work on projects in a team environment


• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale


• Relevant experience from academic projects and/or internships


• Familiarity or experience with tools such as PowerPoint, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, and other desktop publishing applications

About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Geographic Location
The 2025 GCCM summer internship position is a hybrid position (some remote, some in office) based at Operating Headquarters in Fridley, MN. We offer competitive pay, housing assistance with relocation expense reimbursement (for interns relocating 50 or more miles), a transportation stipend, and educational and social events throughout the summer.

Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America).

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$22.00 to $23.50 per hour

The base salary range is used nationally in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico. The Medtronic Internship Program offers an hourly rate of pay that falls within the range of $22.00 to $23.50 per hour. The hourly rate offered will be determined by the position and is subject to variation based on the number of years of school completed.

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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