Social Media Marketing Intern (Summer 2026)

USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own social content from planning to publishing, while translating brand direction into platform-native concepts, captions, and short-form assets that drive engagement and community insights.

  • Turn briefs into on-brand social concepts and hooks for Reels/TikTok, Stories, and carousels.
  • Coordinate cross-functional inputs and scheduling to keep campaigns, community management, and analytics aligned.
  • Monitor comments and sentiment, surfacing trends and FAQs to inform content and light-touch responses.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Content & Publishing - Assist with planning and executing a weekly/monthly social media content calendar.
  • Content & Publishing - Draft and edit social copy aligned to brand voice and platform best practices.
  • Content & Publishing - Support creation of short-form content (e.g., Reels/TikTok-style clips, Stories, carousels) using templates and brand guidelines.
  • Content & Publishing - Coordinate approvals and schedule posts through tools like Sprout Social/Hootsuite/Buffer/Meta Business Suite.
  • Content & Publishing - Help translate brand briefs or brand directions into organic social concepts, captions, hooks, and platform-native content ideas that align with both brand voice and what performs on social.
  • Community & Engagement - Monitor comments and messages; flag priority items and help respond using approved guidelines.
  • Community & Engagement - Track community sentiment and elevate trends, customer feedback, and FAQs to the team.
  • Campaign Support - Support paid and organic campaigns by preparing creative variations, hashtags, and audience-targeted copy.
  • Campaign Support - Help coordinate with cross-functional partners (Design, PR, Product, Sales) to gather content and align on timelines.
  • Campaign Support - Support agency coordination by helping track briefs, feedback, and deliverables.
Requirements
  • Role not eligible for sponsorship.
  • Seeking a Junior or Senior pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Business, Journalism, Advertising or related business field.
  • Students entering the last year of an Associate or Technical degree in the above fields may be considered.
  • May 2026 graduates may be considered.
  • Experience creating content for social channels (personal projects, student orgs, prior internships welcome).
  • Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Adobe Express, CapCut, or Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Basic knowledge of social media best practices (hashtags, accessibility, engagement tactics).
  • Exposure to scheduling or analytics tools (Sprout, Hootsuite, Buffer, Later, native insights).
  • Interest in brand strategy, community building, and digital storytelling.
  • Exposed to AI tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT.
Benefits
Benefits
compensation ["Paid internship"]
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Spectrum Brands, Inc

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WE MAKE LIVING BETTER AT HOME.Spectrum Brands is a home essentials company trusted by millions of consumers around the world. We are a leading producer of pet care supplies; pest control and insect repellents; home cleaning products; shaving, grooming and personal care products; and small household appliances.Building on a long legacy from trusted brands such as DreamBone®, Tetra ®, Nature’s Miracle ®, Spectracide ®, Hot Shot® and Cutter®, Remington®, BLACK+DECKER®, and Power XL®, we deliver high-quality, reliable products. We are led by our values of Trust, Accountability and Collaboration to serve others through our common mission: We make living better at home.Our 3,000+ employees work together to serve those who trust and use our products in their homes every day. To drive sustainable organic growth, we are structured to harness our collective experience to strengthen our brands and deliver products that create value. Our customer-focused business units, which include Global Pet Care, Home & Garden, and Home & Personal Care, meet the needs of their unique category segments by building their brands, developing new products and strenghtening customer and channel relationships.Our global enabling function teams, which include IT, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Commercial Operations, and Legal, provide enterprise-wide strategy to grow our businesses. Beyond our operations, Spectrum Brands is committed to positively impacting peoples' lives and the world around us. In every country where we operate, we uphold the highest ethical standards — within our company and the communities we serve. We believe a team with different backgrounds and ideas makes us stronger and more creative. For more information, visit spectrumbrands.com.

Founded in 2007
Middleton, Wisconsin, USA
4.5K employees (526 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
59.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.1%
Direct
46.9%
Referral
11.5%
Social
3%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
451 (10% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
5 years

Funding

Total Funding
$300M
Last Raise
$300M
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $300M

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