Remote Social Media & Digital Content Intern

Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Hybrid internship

Remote internship

Job summary

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC offers a variety of internship opportunities designed to provide meaningful professional development within its Digital and Social Media Department.

Interns help translate policy research into compelling online content, draft social media captions, clip short-form videos, and assist day-to-day management across Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube. Hybrid and remote options are available.

Qualifications

• Must have at least a 3.2 GPA (on a 4.0 scale).
• Should have coursework in Digital Design, Marketing, Branding, International Relations, Security Studies, History, Communications, Journalism, International Economics, Political Science; Computer science/ STEM fields also acceptable.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and basic Excel.
• Commit to a minimum of 22 hours per week.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Draft social media captions and copy.
• Clip and edit short-form videos (Reels/Shorts).
• Help build and publish carousels and graphics.
• Support day-to-day management of FDD's social media channels.
• Experience with Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn and YouTube formats is strongly preferred.

Skills

Captions writing

Video editing

Graphic content creation

Social media management

Content publishing

Canva

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere

Social platforms

Education

Digital Design

Marketing

International Relations

Security Studies

Communications

Tools

Canva

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC offers a variety of internship opportunities designed to provide meaningful professional development within its Digital and Social Media Department.

Interns help translate policy research into compelling online content, draft social media captions, clip short-form videos, and assist day-to-day management across Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube. Hybrid and remote options are available.