Summer 2026 Marketing & Content Creation Intern

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive hands-on social media content creation and support for client shoots at a Chicago boutique marketing studio, with a learning focus on strategy, planning, and production.

  • Must-have: Student or recent graduate in marketing or communications with a portfolio.
  • Standout: Local to Chicago and available for in-person shoots.
  • Standout: Hands-on exposure to real client projects and content production.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assisting with social media content creation, including photos, graphics, Reels, TikToks, and short-form videos
  • Helping schedule and publish content using social media management tools
  • Supporting basic video editing for Reels, TikToks, promotional videos, and client content
  • Participating in brainstorming sessions and creative planning
  • Helping organize content libraries, client assets, and project files
  • Assisting with research, shoot planning, scheduling, and reporting
  • Learning about social media strategy, analytics, campaign planning, and agency workflows
  • Supporting client content shoots in the Chicago area as needed

Requirements

  • A student or recent graduate interested in marketing, communications, media, social media, or content creation
  • Creative, curious, organized, and excited to learn
  • Comfortable using Canva, Google Suite, Slack, Asana, and basic editing tools like CapCut, Edits, or similar platforms
  • A strong communicator who can manage details and deadlines
  • Adaptable and willing to jump in wherever needed
  • Local to the Chicago area and available for occasional in-person content shoots

Preferred

  • Bonus: You have experience with photography, video, social media management, or content creation

Benefits

  • This paid internship offers hands-on experience with a small but mighty creative team. You’ll get exposure to real client projects, content shoots, social media planning, creative production, and the day-to-day operations of a boutique marketing studio.
  • You’ll leave with a stronger understanding of social media strategy, digital marketing, creative content production, and what it’s like to work inside a small agency.
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jamtik marketing

Social media management + digital marketing + consulting + photography Jam-tik (pronounced jam-teek) focuses on the personality behind your brand, what makes your customer jam? Diving deep into the minds of your customers, we identify what excites them to conceptualize carefully thought out campaigns and ad strategies. Jam-tik is all about upbeat energy and spreading good vibes to yield positive results. Through this mission we capture and captivate our audiences for retention, engagement and growth.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 employees (1 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.6%
Direct
40%
Referral
13.2%
Social
7.2%
Paid
1.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~3

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (33% of company)