Marketing Educator Summer Intern

University Park, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Support organic and regenerative agriculture outreach through content creation, field engagement, and digital media.

  • Assist with marketing and promotion of Extension programs via articles, social media, videos, and photography.
  • Demonstrate basic photography, videography, and content-creation skills for digital content.
  • Collaborate with Extension teams to develop and share content across channels.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assisting with marketing and promotion of Extension programs through news articles, social media, short videos, and photography
  • Shadowing Extension Educators and Faculty during organic and regenerative agriculture events, farm visits, and research or demonstration plots
  • Capturing and documenting photos and videos of agricultural programming and initiatives
  • Collaborating with the Field and Forage Crops Team and Marketing and Communications Specialist to develop and share content
  • Creating and maintaining a social media content calendar to highlight educator and researcher work
  • Assisting in storytelling efforts to better communicate Extension resources to farmers and stakeholders
  • Supporting events such as Farming for Success, Ag Progress Days, and organic field days
  • Organizing, naming, and storing digital media files for long-term use
  • Completing an end-of-internship report and any required deliverables

Requirements

  • Interest in agriculture, communications, marketing, or related field
  • Applicant must have a valid driver’s license and personal vehicle to travel.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Basic understanding of photography, videography, and content creation tools
  • Computer skills specifically with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Office 365
  • Have the ability to work as part of the Extension team as well as to work independently, and have the ability to follow procedures as determined by Penn State Extension

Preferred

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    University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
    32K employees (1,262 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    7.5M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $4M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    51%
    Direct
    39.6%
    Referral
    7.3%
    Social
    0.6%
    Paid
    1.3%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~31.7K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    897 (3% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    32 years
    Median Tenure
    33.1 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    8

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $15.4M
    Last Raise
    $816K
    Grant, 2 years ago

    Funding History

    • Apr 2024
      Grant • $816K
    • Jan 2022
      Grant • $1.2M
    • Nov 2018
      Grant • $13.4M

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