Marketing Communications Intern: Shape Stories & Social

Penn State University; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State's Fox Graduate School is seeking a Marketing Communications Intern (undergrad or grad) to support the Marketing and Strategic Communications team with content creation, social media management, event promotion, and digital communications.

You will help tell stories of graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni, develop promotional materials for initiatives, assist with on-site event coverage, update website content, draft news and emails, and develop analytics reports.

Qualifications

• Enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, business, English, or a related field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with social media platforms and content creation tools

Responsibilities

• Create engaging written, visual, and video content for Instagram, LinkedIn, and other platforms
• Capture photos and short-form video clips featuring graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni
• Assist in maintaining an editorial calendar and publishing schedule
• Monitor engagement and support community management efforts
• Research trends and recommend new ideas, tools, or platforms
• Develop promotional materials for Fox Graduate School initiatives and events (e.g., Graduate Exhibition, Three Minute Thesis, Summer Research Opportunities Program, commencement activities, workshops)
• Supporting event marketing campaigns across digital and print channels
• Assisting with on-site event coverage, including live posting and photography
• Helping to update and manage website content
• Drafting news and feature stories
• Drafting and testing promotional emails
• Supporting copyediting and proofreading of marketing materials
• Ensuring content aligns with Penn State brand standards
• Developing analytics reports

Skills

Content creation

Social media management

Written communication

Video/photo storytelling

Analytics/evaluation

Editorial calendar

Adaptability

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student in marketing/communications/journalism/business/English

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Penn State's Fox Graduate School is seeking a Marketing Communications Intern (undergrad or grad) to support the Marketing and Strategic Communications team with content creation, social media management, event promotion, and digital communications.

You will help tell stories of graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni, develop promotional materials for initiatives, assist with on-site event coverage, update website content, draft news and emails, and develop analytics reports.