Part-Time Student Content Intern

US Diversity Job Search; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

HSA contributions

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Indiana University is seeking student interns for the fall 2026 semester to tell the Hoosier story through photography, videography, and trending content adaptations. You will work with the IU Content Team under the Director of Social Media to create engaging content across platforms.

The role requires familiarity with video production, Adobe tools, and brand guidelines, with a focus on storytelling and audience engagement. Indianapolis, IN location; hourly internship at $15.00.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of communications channels including publications, web, multimedia and social media strategy.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator.
• Experience in visual storytelling, vertical video production, editing and transitions.
• Ability to apply brand standards creatively across projects.
• Comfort using personal devices and equipment for content creation.
• Enrolled student at Indiana University with interest in communications.

Responsibilities

• Ideates, creates, and appears in vertical videos aligned with university priorities.
• Develops high-quality content to boost engagement and IU brand elevation.
• Shoots, edits, and records photography, videography, and audio interviews.
• Creates digital content (memes, gifs, graphics, animations) for IU accounts.
• Analyzes content performance and suggests optimizations.
• Collaborates with staff and communicates strategy across initiatives.

Skills

Knowledge of comm channels

Brand standards application

Visual storytelling

Video editing storytelling

Platform savviness

Comfort with personal devices

Education

Currently enrolled at Indiana University

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Illustrator

Job description

Department

VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING (UA-VPCM-IUINA) Department Information University Communications and Marketing provides strategic leadership to protect, advance, and elevate the university's brand and reputation in Indiana and around the world. The department achieves this by creating guiding resources for, and collaborating with, communications and marketing partners across all Indiana University (IU) campuses, schools, departments, and centers.

Job Summary

This position reports directly to the Director of Social Media and is located within the Indiana University (IU) Content Team. Through the usage of social media platforms, IU seeks to tell the stories of our campus community, research, and impact through creative, engaging, and innovative content. The IU Content Team is seeking student interns for the fall 2026 semester who are passionate about depicting what it means to be a Hoosier through photography, videography, and trending content adaptations.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Ideates, creates, and is featured in vertical videos, in partnership with IU Content Team leadership, that aligns with university priorities, events, and initiatives.
• Develops high-quality content that encourages sharing, engagement, and elevation of the IU brand.
• Strategizes and appears in vertical videos.
• Shoots, edits, and records photography, videography, and audio interviews.
• Suggests and creates digital content (memes, gifs, graphics, animations, illustrations) for IU accounts.
• Evaluates and suggests trends for brand adoption and adaptation.
• Serves as an advocate and ally of IU, elevates community concerns, and identifies content opportunities that prioritize resources and information.
• Analyzes content performance, measures success, and determines adjustments or optimization.
• Works collaboratively with staff and uses leadership.
• Communicates strategy across the institution and initiative areas.
• Researches and makes recommendations on best practices for priority initiatives to reach target audiences on a variety of platforms.
• Monitors and reports on trends and technologies and applies knowledge to develop new strategies and tactics.

Education

• Currently enrolled as a student at Indiana University.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of communication channels: publications, web, and multimedia, along with an understanding of online and social media strategy and platform savviness.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
• Experience with Illustrator.
• Demonstrates experience in visual storytelling, including vertical video production, editing, trend adaptation, audio selection, and transitions.
• Ability to efficiently and creatively apply brand standards to various projects.
• Ability to be comfortable utilizing personal devices, technology, and equipment.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrates passion about highlighting the Hoosier experience for prospective and incoming students.
• Ability to create awareness of events and opportunities for current students, and fostering connections with alumni, fans, and friends of the IU.
• Enthusiastic and uncompromising about ensuring Indiana University is always seen as a primary influencer in social communications both among our peers and in the world.
• Ability to be passionate about the success of initiative teams.

Additional Information

This is an opportunity to work with a global brand that serves a standard of best practice for communications implementation across higher education.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$15.00 per hour

Benefits Overview

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job Classification

• Career Level: Part Time Employee
• FLSA: Nonexempt
• Job Function: Part Time Employee
• Job Family: Part Time Student Employee

Equal Employment Opportunity

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