Social Media Intern - New York City

Prophet Application; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Prophet Application seeks a part-time marketing writer to craft social media copy and manage monthly calendars for LinkedIn and Instagram from the New York office. You will collaborate with designers and leadership to amplify brand voice, build content that resonates, and monitor performance metrics.

You should be a current student or recent graduate with 2-4 years in digital marketing, excellent writing, and familiarity with AP style. 10–15 hours weekly, on-site in NYC.

Qualifications

• Current student or recent graduate in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in digital marketing.
• Strong writing and editing skills with excellent attention to detail, familiarity with AP style.
• Interest in social media, content strategy, branding, and digital communications.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn and other major social media platforms.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfort working with data and learning how to interpret social performance metrics.
• Collaborative mindset and the ability to work across teams.
• Strong presentation skills and communication skills; ability to contribute to manager-level conversations.
• Fast learner; self-starter; strategic, data-driven, organized, and creative.
• Experience with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, social scheduling tools, or analytics platforms is a plus.
• Proficiency with Google Analytics, data gathering analysis.
• 10-15 hours per week availability.
• Must be available to be in the New York office (Flatiron /USQ neighborhood).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain monthly social media editorial calendars for LinkedIn, Instagram and other priority platforms.
• Draft persuasive brand-aligned social copy that reflects Prophet’s tone of voice.
• Coordinate with the marketing designers to evolve and amplify brand design across social channels.
• Support the creation of social-first content, including posts, carousels, quote cards, and executive commentary.
• Assist Prophet’s executive leadership team in building their presence as industry voices on LinkedIn, Medium, and other relevant media channels.
• Monitor brand mentions, industry conversations, and cultural trends through social listening.
• Identify opportunities for Prophet’s perspective to contribute to timely, strategic conversations.
• Track campaign and content performance, analyze results, and compile monthly reports with key trends and insights.
• Support community engagement by monitoring comments, messages, and mentions.
• Maintain content libraries, publishing calendars, and reporting trackers.
• Explore and apply AI tools to generate content ideas, draft copy ensuring all work is aligned with Prophet’s voice, quality standards, and strategic goals.

Skills

Marketing student

Digital marketing

Strong writing

AP style

LinkedIn familiarity

Organizational skills

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

Presentations

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Analytics

Education

Marketing degree candidate

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Analytics

Job description

What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain monthly social media editorial calendars for LinkedIn, Instagram and other priority platforms


• Draft persuasive brand-aligned social copy that reflects Prophet’s tone of voice


• Coordinate with the marketing designers to evolve and amplify brand design across social channels


• Support the creation of social-first content, including posts, carousels, quote cards, and executive commentary


• Assist Prophet’s executive leadership team in building their presence as industry voices on LinkedIn, Medium, and other relevant media channels


• Monitor brand mentions, industry conversations, and cultural trends through social listening


• Identify opportunities for Prophet’s perspective to contribute to timely, strategic conversations


• Track campaign and content performance, analyze results, and compile monthly reports with key trends and insights


• Support community engagement by monitoring comments, messages, and mentions


• M aintain content libraries, publishing calendars, and reporting trackers


• Explore and apply AI tools to generate content ideas, draft copy ensuring all work is aligned with Prophet’s voice, quality standards, and strategic goals

What We're Looking For

• Current student or recent graduate in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field


• 2-4years of experience in digital marketing


• Strong writing and editing skills with excellent attention to detail, familiarity with AP style


• Interest in social media, content strategy, branding, and digital communications


• Familiarity with LinkedIn and other major social media platforms


• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities


• Comfort working with data and learning how to interpret social performance metrics


• Collaborative mindset and the ability to work across teams


• S t r o n g presentation skills and communication skills; ability to contribute to manager-level conversations


• Fast learner; self-starter; strategic, data-driven , organized , andcreative


• Experience with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, social scheduling tools, or analytics platforms is a plus .


• Proficiencywith Google Analytics, data gathering analysis


• 10-15 hours per week availability


• Must be available to be in the New York office (Flatiron /U SQ neighborhood)

Salary: $ 25 / ho ur

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