Social Media Marketing Intern (Remote or Hybrid)
About Us:
We empower girls and women to move from hopeless to hopeful!
The Thaddeus Resource Center is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to restore HOPE, inspire GROWTH, and EMPOWER girls and women through education, life skill development, workforce training, and other supportive services. We pride ourselves in having established a family-oriented culture that promotes open communication and collaboration through our values of Empowerment, Commitment, Hope, Compassion, Community, and Grace.
If you are looking for a HANDS-ON experience where you can truly make an IMPACT, join our team and help us achieve our mission and vision of reaching our community of women, girls, and at-risk youth.
About the role:
A Social Media Marketing Intern at Thaddeus will apply relevant skills in creating social media initiatives to promote the organization’s presence within the community. Thaddeus is looking for individuals interested in leveraging their passion for helping girls and women within the world of social media and marketing. This internship will provide the intern with the opportunity to learn and grow their craft in delivering and creating digital deliverables in a collaborative, business professional setting.
The Social Media Marketing Intern will receive direct supervision from the Development manager under the Development Department and will get the chance to work in a self-organized team setting under the Community Engagement Committee.
(Note: this is an unpaid internship role)
Responsibilities:
- Engage and educate the community about our organization and its goals through community outreach and networking events
- Strategize action plans and initiatives that align with organization goals and target Thaddeus community populations
- Regularly create and publish high-quality, relevant content for Thaddeus on Instagram, Facebook and website, with a focus on social activism
- Stay up-to-date with social media/influencer trends, best practices, and current events
- Implement a content calendar to manage and plan marketing campaigns
- Create, maintain and utilize social media measurement plans to improve outreach methodology through consistent and accurate data analysis
- Manage all social advertising campaigns (ideas, plans, performance), while keeping the Development manager and Executive Director updated on a regular basis
- Collaborate with all organization staff members to develop and execute promotional activities to enhance and grow organization's brand and programs
- Create and utilize market research surveys
- Assist with day-to-day community engagement and marketing operations
- Participate in our Buddy system once assimilated and act as a mentor/point of contact for new interns transitioning into your team during their induction and onboarding process
- Perform other assigned duties as needed
Qualifications:
Required:
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or another related field
- Flexible schedule to work on group projects each week
- Ability to effectively strategize and execute marketing initiatives in alignment with organization mission, vision and goals
- Ability to analyze and draw insightful interpretations from marketing analytics to maintain and improve organization community engagement strategic plans
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills in a professional manner
- Ability to work well independently, as well as in a team environment
- Motivated, adaptive and inquisitive individual with strong and effective organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, time management skills, and proofreading skills
- Possess a strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
- Intern must have the appropriate technology, internet connection and ability to function in a virtual capacity via Microsoft Teams
Preferred:
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Experience in digital marketing, social media marketing and/or non-profits
- Familiar with media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, TikTok, etc.)
- Prior knowledge of photo/video editing software and/or website development experience
- Graphic design experience (flyers and other marketing materials)
- Basic knowledge of HTML tags and Canva
- Proficiency in Microsoft Teams and OneNote, 8x8 Work, and Adobe Creative Suite (especially Adobe Acrobat DC)
Learning Objectives:
- Intern will learn how to develop the skills necessary to transition ideas into deliverable social media marketing content for businesses
- Intern will learn how to identify and analyze a target market
- Intern will learn to create viable marketing proposals aimed to grow the organization
- Intern will learn to create, publish, and manage social media content
Time Commitment and Working Conditions:
- Due to COVID-19, the responsibilities for this role can be performed 100% remotely, on-site, or as a hybrid experience
- Must be available to work a minimum of 15-20 hours per week
- Must be available for the following VIRTUAL weekly meetings:
- Weekly All Staff Meeting: Mondays 9 AM –10:30 AM PST
- Weekly Committee Meeting: Mondays 3 PM – 4 PM PST
- Weekly Department Meeting: Thursdays 4 PM – 5 PM PST
- Must be able to commit to this 6-month to 1-year internship (accommodations can be made for school schedules, as well as exams)
Advantages:
- Participate in professional training offered to all employees
- Build resume and explore career options (cross-functional training available)
- Apply skills and knowledge to the workplace
- Grow your professional network and build strong working relationships with previous and current Thaddeus staff
- Flexible scheduling to allow for changes in class/work schedule and final exams
*** We are an equal opportunity employer. ***