Intern - History Education Social Media Intern

Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, MN is seeking an Intern - History Education Social Media Intern to coordinate social media and communications for the TED team and MNHS K-12 programs.

The role focuses on researching and implementing a strategy for Instagram and Facebook, planning a calendar of posts, and creating monthly newsletters. The intern will work about 10 hours weekly in a part-time, temporary capacity from January 2027 to May 2027, with in-person seminars and presentations.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student, or have graduated within the past 12 months at the time of application.
• Ideal candidates might be currently pursuing, or a graduate with a degree in Education, History, Media Studies, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.
• Undergraduate junior or senior able to work well independently and in a team setting.
• Experience planning, developing, and implementing projects, conducting research, video creation and building good working relationships with a diverse pool of people is required.
• Student must be self-motivated, comfortable using social-media technologies, possess excellent written communication skills, and be able to think creatively.
• Experience with Facebook, Instagram, and/or other social media outlets required.
• Experience with education and/or history is preferred.
• Experience with engaging students in a variety of contexts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with Teacher Education staff to research, design, develop, and implement social media plan.
• Develop content for Instagram and Facebook (@HistoryEdMNHS).
• Research online tools, social media strategies, and make recommendations for future initiatives.
• Attend social media meetings with supervisor and strategic communications as appropriate.
• Develop and design monthly teacher email newsletters.
• Increasing Instagram and Facebook engagement.
• Conducting research to make recommendations for growing engagement with the teacher audience.
• Suggest, develop, and oversee other projects as assigned.

Skills

Social media

Video creation

Research

Written communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate student

Tools

Facebook

Instagram

Job description

Intern - History Education Social Media Intern

Temporary St Paul, MN, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2186

TITLE: Intern - History Education Social Media Intern

LOCATION: History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102

COMPENSATION: Typical starting salary $17.02 hourly

HOURS: This is a part-time, temporary position from approximately January 19, 2027 to May 23, 2027. A part-time intern must be available to work 10 hours per week. This position offers a flexible work schedule, coordinated with the intern’s school schedule and operational needs. Preferred working hours are in-person Tuesday or Wednesday between 9-5; virtual working hours are flexible.

POSTING DATE: October 7, 2026

DEADLINE DATE: October 26, 2026

SEMINAR EVENTS: Interns are required to participate in three, in-person seminars focused on professional development, learning how cultural organizations operate, and building a network of industry professionals. At the end of the semester, interns complete a final presentation to share their work.

• Thursday, February 4 from 11:30am-1:00pm
• Thursday, March 18 from 1:00-3:00pm
• Thursday, April 22 from 2:00-4:00pm
• Final Presentations: May 23 from 11:30am-1:00pm

DESCRIPTION: The Teacher Education & Curriculum Development (TED) Team coordinates teacher professional development and develops curriculum materials to support educators’ instruction of history and social studies. TED also oversees social media promotion for MNHS educational programming around the state, as well as promoting resources, opportunities, and other items of interest to K-12 teachers. This intern will coordinate social media and communication efforts for the TED team plus all MNHS K-12 programs and services (except MN History Day). The major focus is on research, implementing a strategy for Instagram and Facebook, planning a calendar of posts, updating social media on a regular basis, and creating monthly newsletters. Other projects may include future planning and strategy for K-12 Programs and Services social media, analytics and data analysis, creation of images and videos in collaboration with Strategic Communications, and other duties as assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 1) Work with Teacher Education staff to research, design, develop, and implement social media plan; 2) Develop content for Instagram and Facebook (@HistoryEdMNHS); 3) Research online tools, social media strategies, and make recommendations for future initiatives; 4) Attend social media meetings with supervisor and strategic communications as appropriate; 5) Develop and design monthly teacher email newsletters; 6) Increasing Instagram and Facebook engagement; 7) Conducting research to make recommendations for growing engagement with the teacher audience; 8) Suggest, develop, and oversee other projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student, or have graduated within the past 12 months at the time of application.
• Ideal candidates might be currently pursuing, or a graduate with a degree in the following areas: Education, History, Media Studies, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.
• Undergraduate junior or senior able to work well independently and in a team setting.
• Experience planning, developing, and implementing projects, conducting research, video creation and building good working relationships with a diverse pool of people is required.
• Student must be self-motivated, comfortable using social-media technologies, possess excellent written communication skills, and be able to think creatively.
• Experience with Facebook, Instagram, and/or other social media outlets required.
• Experience with education and/or history is preferred.
• Experience with engaging students in a variety of contexts is a plus.

Should you have questions with the application process, email [e-mail] or call 651-259-3191.

At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, interns, volunteers, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.