Social Media Intern For Growing Startup

GONG!; New York (NY); Hybrid; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Fresh Direct food

Espressos

College credit (depending on school)

Valuable startup experience

Job summary

GONG! is seeking fun and energetic interns to help create engaging content and manage our social media channels in New York, NY. This part-time role offers flexible hours and great startup experience.

Ideal candidates are college students or recent graduates with strong writing skills and an understanding of trending topics. Interns will have the opportunity to interact with online communities and gain valuable mentorship.

Qualifications

• Strong writing and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to create engaging content for social media.
• Must be in college or a recent graduate.

Responsibilities

• Source and create engaging, entertaining content.
• Manage performance metrics for social media channels.
• Curate content for multiple platforms to maximize engagement.
• Interact with online communities and bloggers.
• Promote exemplary content from the GONG! community.

Skills

Writing skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Understanding of trending content

Sense of humor

Education

In college or recent graduate

Job description

GONG! is a well-funded new mobile startup changing how we share and consume the web’s most talked about news & stories. With our product launch quickly approaching, you will be joining a company that is quickly expanding. Our founders are experienced leaders in the startup space, managing over $1BB of P&L in private and publicly-listed companies, and building teams of over 2,000 people. Our CEO was even on the team that created World of Warcraft!

Ideal Candidate

Do you consider yourself to be a sports or pop culture junkie? Are you a social media maven? Are you an outgoing people-person that can strike up a conversation with anyone? Do you have your own theories on how The Walking Dead will end? (It will all be a dream, btw) Then we want you! We are looking for fun and energetic interns to join our growing startup in our Tribeca loft. Perks include all the free Fresh Direct and espressos your stomach can handle, college credit (depending on your school’s policies), and valuable startup experience with veteran mentors.

Tasks

• Source and create engaging, entertaining content for our communities
• Manage tracking and performance metrics for numerous social media channels
• Manage & curate content for multiple social media accounts to maximize engagement among our users and ensure timeliness of trending stories
• Engage and interact with numerous topic specific online communities
• Reach out to community leaders and bloggers
• Source and promote content and users that represent the best of the GONG! community

Work Schedule

Part‑time with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• An awesome sense of humor
• An understanding on trending content and stories from around the web
• In college or recent graduate
• Exceptional writing, communication and editing skills
• Experience collaborating well with others
• An ability to work well and in a timely fashion under no supervision

To apply, let us know why you would be a stellar intern.

Additional Information

Job Type: internship/unpaid

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.