Marketing Intern

Forest Home

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Marketing Intern serves the Lord by advancing Forest Home’s mission through creative, engaging, and brand-consistent marketing and communications across Forest Home’s Programs and Guest Retreats. This role supports the Marketing department through content creation, graphic design, organic social media, email marketing, and overall brand support. The Seasonal Marketing Intern assists with planning and creating organic social media content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn; designing marketing materials and email communications; writing and editing marketing copy; and collaborating with Forest Home’s photo and video team to ensure content needs across Programs and Guest Retreats are effectively captured and utilized. This role requires a creative, organized, and self-motivated individual with a strong eye for design, excellent written communication skills, and an ability to work independently in a remote environment. The ideal candidate is eager to grow professionally while using their creative gifts to help tell the story of Forest Home and invite more people to experience transformational encounters with Jesus.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Support Forest Home's mission and values
• Signed statement of faith
• Ability to pray for others both in-person and on the phone
• Participate in staff spiritual activities
• Christ-like attitude and servant heart
• Strong visual design sense and creative eye
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Ability to create clear, engaging, and on-brand marketing communications
• Understanding of organic social media best practices and platform-specific content
• Ability to maintain brand consistency across social media, email, presentations, and other marketing materials
• Strong organization and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
• Self-starter who takes initiative and works effectively in a remote environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to receive creative direction and incorporate feedback
• Basic understanding of email marketing best practices
• Basic understanding of social media and email marketing performance metrics
• Ability to learn new marketing platforms and tools quickly
• Self-motivated, dependable, and able to work independently in a remote environment
• Creative, flexible, and willing to contribute across a variety of marketing projects
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work
• Able to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
• Receptive to feedback and willing to revise creative work as needed
• Collaborative team player with a positive and professional attitude
• Available to work approximately 20 hours per week during the seasonal term of October through December
• Regular and timely attendance at scheduled virtual meetings
• Ability to manage agreed-upon work hours and meet project deadlines consistently
• Communicates clearly, professionally, and graciously with team members and ministry partners
• Collaborates effectively with marketing, photo/video, and other Forest Home teams
• Able to receive creative direction and feedback with humility and professionalism
• Demonstrates integrity, discretion, and good judgment when representing the Forest Home brand
• Proactively communicates questions, project updates, and potential challenges
• Requires mild physical work; some lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects over 20 pounds.
• Requires visual acuity to read words and numbers and speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate in person.

Nice To Haves

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Public Relations, or a related field
• Previous internship, coursework, volunteer experience, or hands-on experience in marketing, communications, social media, or graphic design preferred
• Portfolio or examples of creative work preferred
• Experience with Canva
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and/or Premiere Pro
• Experience with HubSpot Marketing Hub and/or Mailchimp
• Familiarity with Meta Business Suite
• Familiarity with creating content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn
• Experience with graphic design for social media, flyers, presentations, and digital communications
• Basic photography, videography, and/or video editing experience
• Portfolio or examples of design, social media, writing, or other creative work preferred

Responsibilities

• Create branded social graphics, flyers, presentations, email graphics, and other marketing assets; maintain consistency with Forest Home's visual identity and brand standards.
• Assist with planning the organic content calendar and create platform-specific content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn for leadership approval.
• Write and edit social captions, email copy, promotional messaging, and other marketing communications while maintaining Forest Home's brand voice.
• Work with Forest Home's photo/video team to develop shot lists and creative priorities, communicate upcoming content needs, organize delivered assets, and identify opportunities to repurpose existing photo/video content.
• Design and build emails in HubSpot, develop supporting graphics, and draft/edit email copy.
• Review and create materials with attention to consistent use of logos, typography, colors, imagery, voice, and overall brand presentation.
• Help organize photography, video, graphics, templates, and other creative assets so the marketing team can easily locate and reuse them.
• Develop a basic understanding of organic social and email performance and use engagement/performance insights to inform future creative work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED