Integrated Communications and Engagement Intern

Columbus, OH (Hybrid)

$18/hr – $28/hrIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Support social media and digital content creation for advocacy campaigns, with event coverage and analytics focus.

  • Must-have: enrolled in a degree program and able to maintain academic enrollment throughout the internship.
  • Standout: real-time event content capture and basic graphic work using Canva or Adobe.
  • Standout: hybrid in-office environment with remote work options in a U.S.-based setting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create and schedule social media content aligned with advocacy campaigns and community engagement efforts
  • Support planning and promotion of events through email, social media, and communications toolkits
  • Capture and produce real-time content at events (photo, video, short-form storytelling)
  • Assist in maintaining and executing the social media content calendar
  • Develop graphics and visual assets using PowerPoint, Canva, Adobe, Capcut, or similar tools
  • Support email marketing and digital communications efforts
  • Track and report on social and digital performance metrics
  • Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas to support campaign execution

Requirements

  • Must be enrolled in a degree program at an accredited college or university as a rising undergraduate junior or senior, graduate student, or postdoctoral student, and remain academically enrolled throughout the internship
  • Pursuing a degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
  • Familiarity with Canva, Adobe, or similar design tools
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work well with diverse populations, including age, gender, race, and sexual orientation
  • Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office programs; familiarity with analytics tools is a plus
  • Regular and reliable job attendance
  • Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships

Preferred

  • Familiarity with analytics tools.

Benefits

  • Internships are non-exempt positions and are not eligible for employee benefits.
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What we do might surprise you!AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social mission organization with a membership of nearly 38 million. Our aim is to disrupt outdated stereotypes about aging, turn goals and dreams into real possibilities, and fight for the issues that matter most to people 50-plus, their families and communities. Our social impact work in health security, financial resilience, and personal fulfillment is at the heart of what we do. With offices in every state plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, we live and work in the communities we serve. We listen to what people need and want, and offer programs, services and trusted information that are directly relevant to them. State offices also work with our national office to amplify our members’ voices at the local and federal levels to help empower people 50 and above to choose how they live and work as they age. From being a force for positive change to producing the nation’s largest-circulation magazine – the full scope of what we do might surprise you! That’s why people who are excited by unique opportunities and galvanized by meaningful challenges come to work at AARP.

Founded in 1958
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
6.5K employees (823 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
72% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
42.7M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.6M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.5%
Direct
71.1%
Referral
3.8%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
707 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
7.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Grant, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2019
    Grant

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