Intern, Social Media Marketing, Opengear (Hopkins, MN)
About The Position
Opengear keeps networks running smoothly with our Network Resilience Platform. Leveraging our Smart Out of Band solution and automation capabilities, users gain unparalleled presence and proximity to devices. By providing an independent management plane, the Network Resilience Platform ensures secure remote access, enabling connectivity from anywhere. This allows for the effortless deployment, management, and remediation of networks—on the First Day, Worst Day, and Every Day. It's why over 75% of Fortune 500 companies trust us for their networks, whether on- or off-premises or in the cloud. Opengear is a global company with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Sandy, Utah. Internship The Social Media Marketing Intern will support the execution and optimization of Opengear’s social media presence, with a primary focus on LinkedIn. This role will also research, pilot, and evaluate a new social channel to assess its potential for brand awareness, recruitment visibility, and top-of-funnel engagement. The intern will assist with content creation and repurposing using Opengear’s brand and style guidelines to ensure a consistent, high-quality digital experience across all social channels. This internship provides hands-on experience in B2B technology marketing, short-form content development, and performance measurement, with direct exposure to active campaigns and initiatives managed by the Opengear Marketing team. What We Offer This internship provides real-world exposure to B2B social media strategy within a global technology company. Interns will gain practical experience managing content calendars, developing creative concepts, repurposing content across channels, and analyzing performance metrics to inform recommendations. The role is designed to deliver meaningful, portfolio-ready work tied directly to live marketing programs and business objectives.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in marketing, communications, journalism, digital media, or a related field
- Strong interest in social media, content creation, and digital marketing
- Clear, concise writing skills with strong attention to tone, audience, and brand consistency
- Comfortable working with performance metrics and drawing basic insights from data
- Highly organized, curious, and able to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with LinkedIn, TikTok, or other emerging social platforms
- Basic experience with short-form video or social content tools such as Canva, CapCut, or Adobe Express
- Interest in B2B, SaaS, or technology marketing
Responsibilities
- Support execution of Opengear’s social media content calendar, with primary emphasis on LinkedIn
- Create and repurpose social content from existing marketing assets while adhering to Opengear’s brand voice, visual standards, and style guidelines
- Assist with short-form video concepts, copy drafting, and basic creative briefs to support a consistent digital user experience
- Research, propose, and pilot a new social media channel to evaluate brand awareness, engagement, and recruitment visibility
- Track and report performance metrics including posting cadence, engagement rates, follower growth, content output, and pilot channel results
- Summarize insights and provide clear, data-backed recommendations based on performance trends and learnings
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