Communications intern working within cross-functional teams to develop and commercialize AI-powered solutions in the Public Services sector

AltaML builds artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions to business problems. We work with organisations, bringing together their data and domain expertise with our AI expertise, to develop AI solutions that are deployed in their operations. We also commercialize AI-enabled products business via industry-specific ventures, yielding scalability from our investment in the first solution.
Competition for tech talent is fierce, and our talent strategy includes a talent accelerator program, designed to rapidly equip highly qualified individuals with hands-on work experience in applied AI while providing partners with continuous and cost-effective development of AI solutions. AltaML’s AI Lab for Government, also known as GovLab, is a talent accelerator for public service professionals, post-secondary students and recent graduates. GovLab.ai’s mission is to set a global example of how to transform the public sector through applied AI, and is designed to encourage the growth of technical and business AI skill sets that are in high demand across Alberta and around the world.
The communications intern will be primarily engaged in developing and executing a comprehensive social media strategy plan aimed at showcasing the AltaML team culture, fostering engagement, and highlighting key projects and achievements. They will also take the lead in graphic development and production design initiatives to enhance the visual identity and brand recognition of AltaML & Ventures across various platforms. Additionally, the intern will be responsible for creating compelling and informative content to be disseminated through various channels, including blog posts, newsletters, and social media updates, to effectively communicate the organization’s mission, values, and initiatives. In addressing these activities, the intern aims to tackle challenges such as enhancing brand visibility and recognition in a competitive market, cultivating a cohesive team culture in a distributed work environment, and ensuring consistent engagement and interaction on social media platforms. By executing these tasks, the intern anticipates benefits such as increased brand awareness and recognition among target audiences, strengthened team cohesion and morale, enhanced visual identity and brand consistency, and improved communication and storytelling capabilities, all of which will contribute to the overall success and growth of the partner organization(s). Finally, the intern will play a key role in the planning and development of our event planning as we look to regularly host a series of Innovation Showcase events moving forward. Unlike previous Communications associates (IT 34306) who mainly focused on the development of internal communications, this intern will have a unique opportunity to work with both AltaML and our newly revamped Venture Studio, and will work to both enhance current strategies and develop new ones, depending on the stage of the business/specific internal client they are working with. These newly developed strategies centered around brand awareness, technological innovation, effective storytelling, will play an integral role in the future success and on-going development of our business, especially those on the Venture Studio side as many of them have little to no strategy in terms of Marketing & Communications. For this upcoming term/project, the intern will be focused moreso on the execution and continuous improvement of various larger-scale Marketing and Communications initiatives (GovLab Impact Report, Innovation Showcase, etc), that we anticipate will improve our recognition and awareness in the industry while ensuring we are actively and regularly engaging with the tech ecosystem as a whole.

Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Maier

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Partner:

AltaML

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

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