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Social Media Marketing Internship

Penn State University, State College, PA, United States


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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Penn State Outreach Marketing Team is looking for a detail-oriented, strategic thinker to serve as an intern who will assist with our social media marketing content and analytics.

This team member will assist in overseeing the scheduling of content for numerous social media channels and the Penn State Outreach blog. This team member will also work to identify efficiencies within Outreach social media channels and analyze data to drive future content decisions associated with social media. This is a paid internship opportunity with an hourly rate of $11/hour, and it can also be used for credit with the proper approvals from your academic department. Our team is committed to making this an in-depth learning experience and hopes to immerse the right candidate in as many of our daily operations and strategies as possible to help to prepare him/her for a career in marketing. This position would require 15-20 hours per week beginning in January and running until summer 2025.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain a social media content calendar for Penn State Outreach using the Sprout Social platform.
  • Pull and analyze social media data from Sprout Social and other platform reporting tools to provide data-driven recommendations for future social media strategy decisions.
  • Meet regularly with team members to gain insights on their strategies and look for opportunities for further integration.
  • Attend Content Team Meetings and interface with Outreach Communications team members for additional news story content highlights to feature on social media channels.
Requirements
  • Previous experience or coursework in marketing and management
  • General understanding of social media for businesses and brands.
  • Familiarity with social media scheduling software.
  • Familiarity with paid social media opportunities.
  • Organized and detail-oriented.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong work ethic
Desired Majors
  • Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relations
  • Bachelor of Science in Marketing
  • Bachelor of Science in Business, with an emphasis in Marketing and/or Management


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