Summer 2027 Social Media Intern

Force Factor; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Force Factor is seeking a Social Media Intern to shape our presence on TikTok. You will create engaging content, analyze trends, and collaborate with the marketing team to support campaigns.

The internship is based in our Seaport District Boston and offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and opportunities to work with influencers. Interns contribute to growth through impactful projects, learn industry-leading social media practices, and gain exposure to cross-functional teams in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate, Masters, or MBA program at an accredited institution.
• Ability to balance academic and extracurricular commitments while delivering results.
• Familiarity with TikTok and other social platforms, including trends and engagement.
• Comfortable on camera and engaging with consumers in person.
• Experience in creating engaging video content using editing tools.
• Results-focused, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial in spirit.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Content Creation: Develop and execute innovative TikTok content strategies.
• Trend Analysis: Monitor TikTok trends, hashtags, and challenges for relevance.
• Community Engagement: Respond to comments and participate in trends across platforms.
• Collaboration: Work with marketing to integrate TikTok with broader campaigns; engage influencers.
• Analytics and Reporting: Track performance and provide regular engagement/growth reports.
• Partnerships and Events: Build relationships with local partners and support events.
• AI Utilization: Leverage Claude to support research, drafting, and ideation across tasks.

Skills

TikTok

Content creation

Video editing

Trend analysis

Community engagement

Analytics

Partnerships

AI awareness

Education

Undergraduate/Master's/MBA student

Tools

CapCut

Final Cut Pro

Mobile editing apps

Job description

Company Overview

Force Factor is on a mission to disrupt the global health and wellness industry by creating innovative health products that help consumers Unleash their Potential. Our vitamins, supplements, and better-for-you foods are scientifically formulated to help create healthier and happier lives for people of all kinds. Our award-winning products are sold in thousands of retail and eCommerce stores nationwide, including Walmart, Amazon, Walgreens, Target, CVS, The Vitamin Shoppe, Sam’s Club and iHerb. More than 50,000 people buy our products daily and that number is growing every month. You have the potential to make a real impact on people’s lives by working at Force Factor to create products that Unleash Potential! Culturally, think of us as an intense, meritocratic, and exciting high-growth startup that has survived and thrived through its first decade of rapid evolution and is now focused on scaling up to conquer the next decade’s challenges and opportunities. We’ve accomplished a lot in our first 17+ years, but fundamentally know that we’re just at the beginning of our journey, and that’s where you come in! We need the smartest, highest energy people with real integrity who are looking to join an ambitious, hard-working team. Force Factor is based in Boston’s innovative Seaport District. Our team is filled with passionate, dedicated, and inspiring people operating with an ownership mindset (which is easy because we are entirely privately held and plan to stay that way). If you love a challenge, enjoy acting with urgency, and prefer to opt into a high-performance culture, when you join us, you’ll feel like you’ve finally come home. Our private ownership structure is designed for the long term to enable huge opportunities for key team members to learn a ton, work with other A players and generate significant wealth, and we hope you’ll choose to help us build an enduring and successful business for decades to come. There are two main reasons we’re included on Bain’s Insurgent Brands list of high-achieving CPG brands outperforming market growth: our people and our culture.

The Internship

As a Social Media Intern, you will play a crucial role in shaping our company’s growing presence on one of the most popular social media platforms, TikTok. Your creativity, enthusiasm for digital trends, and understanding of the TikTok platform will be instrumental in developing compelling content that resonates with our target audience.

Individuals selected for our Internship Program will actively contribute to our company’s growth while benefiting from hands‑on experience, mentorship, and professional development. Our internship program is based in the Seaport District of Boston. Throughout the summer, interns will work on impactful projects that directly influence our brand’s progress.

Key Responsibilities

• Content Creation: Develop and execute innovative TikTok content strategies. Create engaging, original videos that align with our brand voice and objectives.
• Trend Analysis: Monitor TikTok trends, including challenges, hashtags, and popular content, to ensure our content is relevant and impactful.
• Community Engagement: Interact with our audience by responding to comments, engaging in trends, and managing live sessions via TikTok, Meta, and X.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the marketing team to integrate TikTok strategies with broader campaigns. Collaborate with influencers and other content creators when necessary.
• Analytics and Reporting: Track and analyze the performance of our TikTok content. Provide regular reports on engagement, growth, and other key metrics.
• Manage Partnerships and Events: Build and maintain relationships with local Boston partners, coordinating and executing events to enhance brand presence and community engagement.
• AI Utilization: Leverage Claude to support work across all assigned responsibilities: conducting research, synthesizing data, drafting and refining content, brainstorming ideas, and identifying opportunities to share useful AI applications with the broader team.

Required Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate, Masters, or MBA program at an accredited institution. This opportunity is open to all students, from first-year students to seniors, MS students, or MBA students.
• Demonstrated ability to balance academic and extracurricular commitments (i.e., work experience, clubs, volunteer activities, teams, etc.).
• Familiarity with TikTok and other social media platforms, including understanding of trends, content creation, and audience engagement.
• Comfortability being on camera and engaging with consumers in person.
• Experience in creating engaging video content, including filming, editing, and using various editing tools (e.g., CapCut, Final Cut Pro, or other mobile editing apps).
• A performance-focused, results-oriented approach - you will need a strong work ethic and drive to achieve results.
• Ownership mentality, self-motivation, ambition, and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, project management, and time management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and deadline driven environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple concurrent tasks.
• Detail-oriented, driven, and organized high performer with an insatiable desire to win.