LifePosts is looking for paid social media interns to join our small team of journalists working on an exciting new media project, LifePosts.
LifePosts’ state-of-the-art storytelling tools are designed to capture and share insightful and inspiring stories of life, love and loss. Interns will work under the tutelage of entrepreneurs/journalists Steven Waldman, Ju-Don Marshall Roberts and Ned Berke.
We are accepting internship applications for the spring, summer and fall semesters. If interested, send your resume and cover letter to ned@lifeposts.com. Please include Internship in the subject line.
Social Media Intern Responsibilities
Interns will develop their own social media plans for growing audience, fostering engagement, surfacing content and bolstering outreach efforts, and will execute it throughout the course of the internship. This would include:
- Craft social media updates based on posts from the LifePosts website, tailoring them for specific audiences
- Monitor social media platforms to surface inspiring and intriguing stories and pitch them to the editorial team
- Identify influencers on social media and blogs, and engage them with the goal of introducing the LifePosts platform
- Grow our social media audience through regular interactions with followers, potential partners and sources, and resharing of content
- Assist in outreach activities outside of social media, building potential partnership lists and introducing prospects to the platform by phone, email, etc.
Requirements:
- Must be able to dedicate at least 20 hours each week to be in our headquarters
- Top-notch research skills, and a nose for identifying opportunity
- Initiative, ideas and curiosity - must be a self-starter!
- In-depth knowledge of major social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Twitter, and familiarity with tools for surfacing, scheduling and monitoring posts on those channels.
The internship will pay qualified candidates, and will provide any documentation or feedback required for college credit.