Media Content and Marketing Intern at Whitman College

Whitman College; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Whitman College's Career and Community Engagement Center seeks a Marketing Intern to develop a social media strategy, calendar and content promoting the Center’s work. You will create content across platforms, work with staff to tell stories of career development, internships, jobs and fellowships, and support print communications.

You will learn to analyze engagement metrics, collaborate with the CCEC team, and contribute to a fast-paced, student-focused office environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, and social media trends.
• Ability to develop engaging content for outreach and events.
• Comfort with mobile photography and basic video capture.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop a social media strategy and content calendar for the CCEC.
• Create content promoting Center events and student opportunities.
• Collaborate on print communications and event promotions.
• Analyze metrics to identify trends and inform strategy.
• Represent the CCEC as an ambassador at front office and meetings.

Skills

Content creation

Social media

Canva

Video editing

Written communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Canva

Photo/video editing

Job description

The Career and Community Engagement Center (CCEC) offers countless opportunities for students to gain experience, build skills, and positively contribute to Whitman College, the Walla Walla community, and beyond. The marketing intern is primarily responsible for developing a social media strategy, calendar and content, in conjunction with other methods of communication, in order to support and promote the Center’s work.

• Content creation: create dynamic social media content promoting the themes and events of the CCEC, using existing trends and creative new ideas
• Content development: engage students in developing content that shares achievements and stories related to career development, internships, jobs, and fellowships
• Communications strategy: collaborate with CCEC staff and students to build a strategy and schedule for social media and print communications
• Print communications: oversee a system for print materials creation and production requests, generating content to meet those requests
• Trend analysis: utilize metrics and analysis to identify trends and how they impact existing strategy
• CCEC ambassador: assist in front-office coverage for the CCEC, working on content from that location
• Collaboration: attend weekly meetings and collaborate with staff in the CCEC and Communications team

Required skills, knowledge and abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with various communication methods, trends & tools, including but not limited to: Instagram, TikTok, photo/video editing tools, Canva, etc.
• Comfortable developing content and graphic communications to meet the goals and objectives of an organization
• Ability to capture content with a mobile device or digital camera
• A congenial attitude, good organizational skills, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Enjoy a vibrant, fast-paced and collaborative office environment
• Ability to initiate self-directed projects individually and in collaboration with others

What You Can Expect to Learn

• Deepen internal and external communication skills and use of various modes of communication
• Develop a social media strategy for a multi-faceted center with various priorities and demands
• Grow your digital marketing and assessment skills, contributing to your portfolio of published work
• Accept and implement constructive feedback, and use that feedback for future work
• Build collaborative relationships in ways that allow for efficient and effective workflow