Business Development and Social Media Intern, Summer 2026

New York, USA (On-site)

$19/hr – $20/hrIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The internship focuses on building and executing social media and business development efforts for NewsGuard. It emphasizes content creation, campaign testing, and industry research, with a strong interest in AI and consumer audiences. Requirements center on NYC-based students with strong writing and social media experience, plus preferred background in marketing and partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create content and build out our social media presence across platforms.
  • Repackage editorial work into engaging short-form videos and posts tailored to consumer audiences.
  • Develop and test creative campaigns to amplify our brand and mission.
  • Create marketing materials that communicate our value to partners and prospects.
  • Build and maintain prospect lists and contact databases.
  • Conduct industry research to identify new opportunities, particularly in the AI industry.
  • Support a variety of ongoing partnership and business development efforts.

Requirements

  • Is currently an upper classman undergraduate or graduate student (marketing, communications, business, journalism, or related fields).
  • Based in New York City and able to come into the office.
  • Has strong writing, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Has experience navigating and producing content for various social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube Shorts, etc.).
  • Has an interest in the AI industry, media, and online information integrity.
  • Brings creativity, energy, and fresh perspectives on how to reach consumer audiences.
  • Experience: Marketing: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Social media marketing: 1 year (Preferred)

Preferred

  • Has experience with video editing tools and content creation.
  • Has some prior exposure to business, partnerships, or marketing roles either through work experience, internships, or classes.
  • Has experience using Canva or similar tools.

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience managing social media strategy and execution for a mission-driven company.
  • Exposure to business development processes at a fast-growing startup.
  • Opportunities to contribute ideas and take ownership of projects that shape how we engage with consumer audiences and the broader information ecosystem.
  • Experience collaborating across editorial and business teams in a dynamic, startup-style environment.
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NewsGuard

NewsGuard combines human expertise and technology to provide data, analysis and journalism that helps enterprises and consumers identify reliable information online.Subscribe to our Reality Check Newsletter: https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/

Founded in 2018
New York, New York, USA

Funding

Total Funding
$6M
Last Raise
$6M
Seed, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2018
    Seed • $6M

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