Social Media Marketing Intern

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

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Posted 13 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the hands-on social media internship by creating, editing, and scheduling content across multiple platforms while learning campaign planning, collaboration, and data-driven optimization.

  • Focus areas: content creation, editing, and calendar planning
  • Cross-channel work across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and more

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Learn to create and publish content across The Moth's social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and emerging channels, with review and guidance from the marketing team
  • Practice capturing photo and video content at live events, workshops, and other organizational programs
  • Develop editing skill by turning archival and newly captured footage into engaging short-form videos optimized for Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts
  • Assist in and learn the process behind planning and maintaining the social media content calendar
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to brainstorm creative campaign ideas and content concepts in a mentorship-style setting
  • Gain introductory experience designing simple graphics and visual assets for social media and marketing materials as needed
  • Build research skills by exploring social media trends, creators, and cultural moments that could inspire new content or marketing opportunities
  • Support broader marketing initiatives and campaigns across live events, podcasts, and organizational priorities as a way of learning how marketing integrates across an organization
  • Learn the basics of tracking social media and campaign performance, and how teams use data to identify content that resonates with audiences
  • Contribute ideas during team meetings and creative brainstorms

Requirements

  • Current college student or recent graduate pursuing (or holding) a degree in Marketing, Communications, Media, Film, Journalism, or a related field
  • Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Openness to feedback and comfortable working on multiple projects in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

Preferred

  • Foundational short-form video editing skills (Adobe Premiere Pro required; CapCut experience is a plus) - we’ll build on these throughout the internship
  • Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Some experience capturing photo and video content using DSLR or mirrorless cameras
  • Experience creating content for personal, student, freelance, or organizational social media accounts
  • Basic graphic design skills using Photoshop, Illustrator, or Canva
  • Portfolio showcasing social media, photography, video, or creative work
  • Comfortable appearing on camera or conducting informal interviews
  • Passion for storytelling, live events, public media, or mission-driven organizations.
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The Moth

The Moth is a global storytelling nonprofit with the mission to inspire people to listen and share openly, think and feel deeply, and expand their understanding of one another through personal storytelling. Since 1997, The Moth has presented more than 70,000 true stories—told live and without notes—in 11 countries, across 4 continents. Today, The Moth produces 600+ live shows annually, as well as the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour, and the popular The Moth Podcast. Through workshops for students, educators, adults, advocates, and professionals, The Moth guides thousands of new storytellers each year in finding and sharing their own voices.

Founded in 1997
USA
258 employees (136 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
156.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$33.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
56.3%
Direct
23.3%
Referral
7.1%
Social
5.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~258

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
51 (20% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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