Part-Time Marketing Communications Internship

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 3,306,000 - 6,612,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University’s Fox Graduate School seeks a Marketing Communications Intern to support strategic content creation, social media management, event promotion, and digital communications. A collaborative team focuses on telling stories of graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni while promoting the school’s impact and initiatives.

You will help maintain an editorial calendar, assist with on-site event coverage, and develop analytics reports, all while ensuring alignment with Penn State

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.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Basic photography and/or videography skills preferred.
• Comfort with analytics tools (e.g., platform insights, Google Analytics).
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple projects.
• Willingness to learn new tools and adapt to evolving priorities.

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.
• Support event marketing campaigns across digital and print channels.
• Assist with on-site event coverage, including live posting and photography.
• Help to update and manage website content.
• Draft news and feature stories.
• Draft and test promotional emails.
• Support copyediting and proofreading of marketing materials.
• Ensure content aligns with Penn State brand standards.
• Develop analytics reports.

Skills

Content creation

Social media

Adobe CC

Photography

Video editing

Analytics

Editorial calendar

Written communication

Education

Undergrad/Grad student

Marketing/Comm/PR/Journalism

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Google Analytics

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School is seeking a creative, organized, and motivated student (graduate or undergraduate) to serve as a Marketing Communications Intern. This position will support the school’s Marketing and Strategic Communications team through strategic content creation, social media management, event promotion, and digital communications. This internship offers hands‑on experience working with a collaborative communications team focused on telling the stories of graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni while promoting the impact and initiatives of the Fox Graduate School.

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


• Developing 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

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


• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud


• Basic photography and/or videography skills preferred


• Comfort with analytics tools (e.g., platform insights, Google Analytics)


• Highly organized, self‑motivated, and able to manage multiple projects


• Willingness to learn new tools and adapt to evolving priorities

Compensation and Time Commitment

This is a paid internship, $15 per hour, for 10 hours per week during the fall 2026 semester with possibility of extending into the spring semester.

Background Checks/Clearances

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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