Responsibilities

• Concept, create, shoot, and edit social-first content across platforms with speed, clarity, and a strong creative point of view.
• Produce culturally aware, quick-turn content designed specifically for social environments.
• Assist in developing and maintaining content calendars, including ideation, scheduling, and organization of assets.
• Monitor social platforms for trends, cultural moments, and engagement opportunities, bringing forward ideas that feel timely and relevant. Share these ideas with the internal Burrell Social Team on a set cadence.
• Analyze social performance metrics and help synthesize insights to inform future content and optimization.
• Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, and account teams to ensure social content aligns with broader campaign goals.
• Take and apply feedback thoughtfully, iterating quickly while maintaining creative integrity.

Requirements

• Candidates should be entering junior or senior year of college.
• Candidates should be pursuing a field of study related to marketing, communications, social media, digital media, or a related discipline.
• Must be Chicago-based for the entirety of the program.
• Strong writing/communication skills, strong familiarity with social platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Substack, Twitch etc.), short form content editing such as Canva, CapCut, Adobe Suite (expert-level proficiency not needed)
• Interest in digital storytelling and brand engagement.
• Prior experience or proof of creating content for yourself or someone else (this includes other brands)