Social Media Internship - Summer 2026 (Unpaid for Academic Credit)

New York, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 5 months ago

Job Summary

Support NYC influencer programs and social content as a field-ready intern.

  • Assist with community engagement and on-set support for client shoots.
  • Must-have: Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and proficiency with Canva, TikTok, and Instagram.
  • Standout: Direct mentorship from the founder and access to real influencer collaborations in NYC.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Community engagement: replying, engaging, and staying active on our clients' social media accounts
  • Light content creation and strategy, especially staying on top of social trends and helping us turn them into shoot-ready ideas
  • Supporting our UGC and influencer programs, from outreach and list-building to coordination
  • Attending influencer events and client shoots with us around NYC
  • Helping us run client shoots (we'd love an extra set of hands on set)
  • Researching competitors, trends, and creators; keeping our Notion trackers tidy
  • Pulling weekly performance numbers and supporting monthly client recaps

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program
  • You spend too much time on TikTok and Instagram and have strong opinions about what's good
  • We'd love it if you're already a content creator yourself, because you may end up in our content too
  • Proficient in Canva, TikTok, and Instagram
  • Bonus points if you know your way around Capcut, Notion, Google Workspace, ChatGPT, and Claude
  • Organized, proactive, and able to juggle multiple clients without dropping the ball
  • Flexible with your schedule, especially for evening influencer events, shoots, and the occasional weekend

Benefits

  • Direct mentorship from the founder of a growing NYC agency
  • Real relationships with NYC influencers, creators, and brand founders
  • Hands-on AI and social media education from a team that lives in these tools
  • A portfolio of work for real consumer brands by the end of summer
  • Lots of fun things around downtown NYC (events, dinners, openings, shoots)

Misfit Marketing

Misfit is a social-first creative agency for consumer brands, born in Brooklyn.We turn brands into characters people actually want to follow. Static imagery and polished photography don't move the needle anymore, and people don't want to feel sold to, they want to feel something. We build brand worlds through strategy, short-form video, UGC, and influencer partnerships that feel like culture, not advertising.NYC, Austin, LA.

Founded in 2025
New York, New York, USA
8 employees (2 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
5 years
Median Tenure
0.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5M

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8