Marketing Intern

Forest Home • Redlands, CA

11d • Remote

About The Position

The Marketing Intern serves Forest Home’s mission by supporting creative, engaging, and brand-consistent marketing and communications for Programs and Guest Retreats. The role contributes to the Marketing department through content creation, graphic design, organic social media, email marketing, and brand support. The intern helps plan and create content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn; designs marketing materials and email communications; writes and edits marketing copy; and collaborates with the photo and video team to capture and make effective use of content. This seasonal role is intended for a creative, organized, self-motivated person with a strong eye for design and excellent written communication skills, who can work independently in a remote environment and wants to grow professionally while helping tell Forest Home’s story.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Support Forest Home’s mission and values and provide a signed statement of faith.
• Ability to pray for others both in person and on the phone, participate in staff spiritual activities, and demonstrate a Christ-like attitude and servant heart.
• Strong visual design sense and creative eye.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Ability to create clear, engaging, on-brand marketing communications and maintain brand consistency across channels and materials.
• Understanding of organic social media best practices and platform-specific content.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment, take initiative, and communicate effectively and collaboratively.
• Ability to receive creative direction and incorporate feedback; willingness to revise creative work as needed.
• Basic understanding of email marketing best practices and social media and email performance metrics.
• Ability to learn new marketing platforms and tools quickly.
• Dependable, flexible, professional, and collaborative work style, with integrity, discretion, and good judgment when representing the Forest Home brand.
• Available to work approximately 20 hours per week during the seasonal term of October through December.
• Physical ability to stand, walk, and sit; perform mild physical work, including some lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects over 20 pounds; and sufficient visual acuity, speaking, and hearing ability to perform job duties.

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.
• Experience with Canva.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, or Premiere Pro.
• Experience with HubSpot Marketing Hub 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, or video editing experience.
• A portfolio or examples of design, social media, writing, or other creative work.

Responsibilities

• Create branded social graphics, flyers, presentations, email graphics, and other marketing assets in keeping 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.
• Collaborate with the photo and video team to develop shot lists and creative priorities, communicate upcoming content needs, organize delivered assets, and identify opportunities to repurpose existing content.
• Design and build emails in HubSpot, develop supporting graphics, and draft or 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 for easy access and reuse by the marketing team.
• Develop a basic understanding of organic social and email performance and use engagement and performance insights to inform future creative work.
• Attend scheduled virtual meetings regularly and on time, manage agreed-upon work hours, and meet project deadlines consistently.
• Communicate proactively and professionally with team members and ministry partners; collaborate across teams and receive and incorporate creative direction and feedback.
• Support Forest Home’s mission and values, participate in staff spiritual activities, and pray for others in person and on the phone.

What This Job Offers

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