FamilySearch Marketing/Communications Intern

The Church News; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

FamilySearch Marketing/Communications Intern in Lehi, UT (Hybrid) is a one-year internship focusing on developing and executing marketing plans for global audiences to engage families in genealogy projects. The role requires strong writing, coordination, and communication skills, with collaboration across teams and independent work as needed.

The intern will assist in project plans, timelines, and presentations, contributing to campaigns and messaging while gaining practical experience in

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a college or university program.
• Open to any major; marketing or business focus encouraged.
• Strong desire to expand engagement in Family History work.
• Adept at project management and process-oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a big-picture understanding of FamilySearch communication strategies and channels, for external and internal audiences.
• Work closely with various teams to develop and execute communication plans.
• Assist in writing project plans for marketing initiatives and activities.
• Assist with project management tasks, including tracking timelines and deadlines.
• Draft presentations and marketing concepts with team members.
• Attend team meetings and contribute to discussions and ideation.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Marketing

Project management

Written skills

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

College student

Marketing focus

Business focus

Job description

FamilySearch Marketing/Communications Intern

Lehi, UT, United States (Hybrid)

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To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

FamilySearch is expanding messaging to diverse audiences and needs a strong communicator to help shape the new strategy. You will develop and execute communication and marketing plans for patrons worldwide to discover, gather, connect, and unite their families. This intern will be responsible for assisting in marketing and project management tasks, including writing presentations and project proposals, tracking results, and working independently as well as a team on other projects and tasks. The ideal candidate should be creative, solution-oriented, data-driven and have excellent communication skills. The length of the internship will be one year.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a big-picture understanding of FamilySearch communication strategies and channels, for both external and internal audiences
• Work closely with various teams to develop and execute communication plans
• Assist in writing project plans for marketing initiatives and activities
• Assist with project management tasks, including tracking timelines and deadlines
• Work with team members to draft presentations and marketing concepts
• Attend team meetings and contribute to discussions and ideation
• Assist with other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Currently or recently enrolled in a college or university program
• Any major is welcome to apply, but candidates with a focus on marketing, project management, social entrepreneurship, or business are particularly encouraged to apply
• Strong desire to help with expanding engagement in Family History work
• Adept at project management and process-oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate in a team environment
• Self-motivated and strong work ethic

Paid Interns are qualified while enrolled in an educational institution and for one year following graduation. They must sign a Paid Internship Engagement Letter.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 374396
• Job Category AO - Administration/Operations
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Temporary
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 2
• Worthiness Qualification Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
• Posting Notice/More Info Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.