Marketing Intern

Forest Home•Redlands, CA

5d•Remote

About The Position

The Marketing Intern supports Forest Home’s mission by creating engaging, brand-consistent marketing and communications for Programs and Guest Retreats. The role supports the Marketing department through content creation, graphic design, organic social media, email marketing, and brand stewardship. The intern helps plan and create platform-specific organic social content, 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. The position calls for a creative, organized, self-motivated person with a strong eye for design, excellent written communication skills, and the ability to work independently in a remote environment. The role also offers an opportunity to grow professionally while using creative skills to tell Forest Home’s story and invite people to experience transformational encounters with Jesus. This is a seasonal role during October through December, available for approximately 20 hours per week. The intern is expected to attend scheduled virtual meetings regularly and on time, manage agreed-upon work hours, and consistently meet project deadlines. The role requires support for Forest Home’s mission and values, a signed statement of faith, willingness to pray for others in person and by phone, and participation in staff spiritual activities. The job is performed in a remote environment. Physical demands include regularly standing, walking, and sitting; mild physical work; and occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects over 20 pounds. The work environment may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, and unpleasant odors. Noise is usually moderate but can be loud at times.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Strong visual design sense and creative eye.
Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Ability to create clear, engaging, 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; 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.
Self-motivated, dependable, flexible, and able to work independently and collaboratively with a positive, professional attitude.
Support for Forest Home’s mission and values, a signed statement of faith, ability to pray for others in person and on the phone, and participation in staff spiritual activities.
Availability to work approximately 20 hours per week during the seasonal term of October through December.
Regular and timely attendance at scheduled virtual meetings and ability to manage agreed-upon work hours and consistently meet project deadlines.
Clear, professional, and gracious communication with team members and ministry partners; integrity, discretion, and good judgment when representing the Forest Home brand.
Ability to regularly stand, walk, and sit, and to perform mild physical work including some lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects over 20 pounds.
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.
Portfolio or examples of creative work, including design, social media, writing, or other creative work.
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.

Responsibilities

Create branded social graphics, flyers, presentations, email graphics, and other marketing assets while following 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 Forest Home’s 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 to ensure consistent use of logos, typography, colors, imagery, voice, and overall brand presentation.
Organize photography, video, graphics, templates, and other creative assets so the marketing team can locate and reuse them.
Develop a basic understanding of organic social and email performance and use engagement and performance insights to inform future creative work.
Support Forest Home’s mission and values, sign a statement of faith, pray for others in person and by phone, and participate in staff spiritual activities.
Attend scheduled virtual meetings regularly and on time, manage agreed-upon work hours, and meet project deadlines consistently.
Communicate proactively with team members and ministry partners about questions, project updates, and potential challenges.