Foundation Communications Social Media Intern

RUF Careers Page; New Brunswick (NJ); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Rutgers University Foundation is seeking a part-time Social Media Intern to engage with the Rutgers community, manage content creation, and support analytics efforts. The role blends office work with campus collaboration in a hybrid setting.

The intern will monitor channels, assist with photos/videos, and help organize reporting and asset management while supporting ongoing campaigns and events.

Qualifications

• This position is for current or former Rutgers University students.
• Preference will be given to students pursuing or who have pursued degrees in Communications or Marketing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Rutgers Foundation social channels for updates, questions, and stories.
• Assist with photo and video content creation for organic and event coverage.
• Oversee social listening and content mining.
• Analyze reports to identify themes for social strategy.
• Organize tagging of content in Sprout Social for reporting.
• Maintain and update YouTube thumbnails and links.

Skills

Social media management

Content creation

Attention to detail

Education

Current Rutgers University student

Tools

Sprout Social

Canva

Affinaquest

YouTube

Job description

Foundation Communications Social Media Intern

Job Category: Communications

Requisition Number: FOUND001471

• Posted : September 30, 2026
• Part-Time
• Hybrid
• Rate : $15.92 USD per hour

Locations

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New Brunswick, NJ

Description

The Rutgers University Foundation (RUF) seeks an organized, eager, and detail-oriented Rutgers University student to serve as the Foundation Communications Team Social Media Intern. The intern will be responsible for engaging with the Rutgers community directly on social media platforms, administrative responsibilities, and assisting with content creation.

Essential Functions

• Monitor Rutgers Foundation social media channels for important updates, answering questions, collecting user-generated content and interesting stories.
• Assist with both photo and video content creation, both organic content and event coverage content.
• Oversee social listening and content mining.
• Contribute to analyzing reports to identify themes that will drive social media strategy.
• Assist with organizing tags of content in Sprout Social to help with efficient reporting.
• Maintain the tracking spreadsheet of social media influencers.
• Assist with scheduling content and tagging appropriate partners as needed.
• Lead efforts of coding or tracking social media activity.
• Organize and maintain creative assets in Canva, including files, templates, and social media content.
• Compile and analyze social media reporting by pulling performance analytics and managing Affinaquest tracking and coding.
• Maintain YouTube content by updating video thumbnails, end screens, formatting, and links.
• Undertake other duties as assigned.

Education/ Qualifications

This position is for current or former Rutgers University students. Preference will be given to students who are pursuing or have pursued degrees in Communications or Marketing.

Mental Demands

Clarity of focus while juggling complex projects or deadlines.

Workplace Arrangements

The offered position is classified as an office-centric hybrid position. Colleagues working under an office-centric hybrid arrangement have a primary workstation in a university or foundation location and are in the office between one and five days a week. The frequency with which they are present in the office depends on their role and function and the interdependency of other functions.

Working Conditions

This position requires little physical effort. May work evenings, weekends, or odd hours to meet resource-raising commitments. Typical working conditions with an absence of disagreeable

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