Marketing and Communications Internship

Ezekiel Ministries•Columbia, SC

About The Position

Ezekiel Ministries is a faith-based nonprofit organization serving children and families throughout Richland and Lexington Counties through life-changing mentoring relationships. We mobilize and equip caring Christian adults to build consistent relationships with children through group mentoring and one-to-one mentoring. Through these relationships, children experience encouragement, belonging, practical skill development, academic support, and the love of Jesus. Our work brings together churches, volunteers, donors, schools, families, and community partners around a shared vision of helping children flourish and reach their God-given potential. The Marketing & Communications Intern will work directly with the Director of Marketing & Communications to gain hands-on experience in nonprofit marketing, storytelling, digital communications, and brand management. This internship is designed to give a student meaningful professional experience across multiple areas of communications while contributing to the day-to-day storytelling and visibility of a growing nonprofit organization. The intern will have opportunities to develop a portfolio of real-world work while learning how an organization strategically communicates with donors, volunteers, churches, families, and the broader community.

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in journalism, public relations, advertising, visual communications, marketing, communications, or a related field
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Creative, curious, organized, and willing to take initiative
Interest in storytelling, social media, photography, video, graphic design, or digital communications
Basic experience with—or a willingness to learn—design and digital communication tools
Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively
Able to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
Demonstrates professionalism and good judgment when representing the organization and interacting with children, families, volunteers, and community partners
Comfortable working within and supporting the mission of a Christian nonprofit organization

Nice To Haves

Prior professional experience is not required. We are looking for someone with strong potential who wants to develop their skills through meaningful, hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

Help identify and capture stories from mentoring programs, events, volunteers, and community partners through photography, video, interviews, and written content.
Organize and maintain Ezekiel Ministries' photo, video, and digital content library.
Assist with creating, scheduling, and publishing social media content.
Develop captions and visual assets for social media.
Help identify engaging stories and content opportunities for social media.
Learn to evaluate basic social media engagement and performance data.
Draft and edit content for email newsletters, impact stories, press releases, website updates, social media, and other external communications.
Create and adapt branded graphics and materials for digital campaigns, events, fundraising initiatives, mentor recruitment, and organizational communications.
Learn and assist with basic website content updates, page editing, image management, and maintaining accurate and engaging web content.
Collaborate with the Director of Marketing & Communications on communications campaigns that increase awareness, recruit mentors, engage supporters, and share the impact of Ezekiel Ministries.
Gain experience with content calendars, project workflows, brand standards, digital asset organization, and other systems used by a professional marketing and communications team.

Benefits

Gain hands-on experience in nonprofit marketing, storytelling, digital communications, and brand management.
Opportunities to develop a portfolio of real-world work.
Learn how an organization strategically communicates with donors, volunteers, churches, families, and the broader community.
Receive guidance and professional development.
Receive regular feedback, coaching, and opportunities to take increasing ownership of projects based on their skills and interests.
Build practical experience in nonprofit marketing and communications strategy.
Build practical experience in social media content development and management.
Build practical experience in photography and video content capture.
Build practical experience in professional writing and editing.
Build practical experience in graphic design and brand consistency.
Build practical experience in email and digital communications.
Build practical experience in basic website content management.
Build practical experience in content organization and workflow systems.
Build practical experience in campaign planning and execution.
Build a professional portfolio with real-world communications projects.