Paid Intern - The Friend Digital Messaging (Church Magazines)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints•Salt Lake, UT

25d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Church magazines offer social media, editing, writing, and design internships three times a year. We are currently hiring for positions during May-August (Spring/Summer). The internship is 40 hours a week for the four-month period. Medical benefits are offered. Position is located at the Church Office Building but may be partially from home, depending on arrangements made with hiring staff at time of hire. This internship involves creating content for the Church’s digital channels for children, including Instagram, Facebook, and email newsletters. We are looking for someone with an interest and some experience in creating content for social media, someone who can whip up plenty of social media content quickly. Experience in communications, social media marketing, writing, design, or videography and video editing for social media is a must. The Friend digital intern should be interested in content creation, have some experience with creative writing and video production, and an interest in helping meet the needs of parents and children worldwide. The intern helps find and edit user generated content; plans and creates posts for social media pages; films and edits videos for social reels; and helps write copy for captions and email newsletter content. Other tasks include assisting with scheduling in a social media management platform, editing and writing magazine articles for children, and helping plan an awareness campaign. The intern participates in all aspects of the publication process, and opportunities for writing for the other Church magazines are also available.

Requirements

Applicants for these internships must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university, or they must have recently finished a degree from an accredited college or university (within one year of beginning their internship).
Applicants must also be available for video interviews if they are selected as finalists.
At least one semester of college-level editing or writing experience, such as for a literary journal, in a writing lab, on a newspaper staff, or as a professor's assistant
Strong writing, revising, copyediting, and proofreading skills
Sound understanding of Church doctrine, history, organization, and policy
The ability to manage many projects simultaneously
The ability to give careful attention to detail, sustain concentration for long periods of time, and maintain the highest level of accuracy
The ability to work well with people and present an image of professionalism
Social media skills
A cover letter
A resume that includes a link to your digital portfolio
Digital portfolios should include: Projects showcasing your design, video production, or writing skills.
a 100-word teaser that invites readers to follow a link to explore an article further (any article [for example, a longer article found in this month’s Friend])
Writing samples should highlight your ability to write for specific audiences. You might consider writing a new article on a gospel topic that could be published in the publication you’re applying for.
Editing samples should clearly show your edits (so make sure track changes are on or, if it’s a hard copy, that your editing marks are legible).

Nice To Haves

While we are open to all majors, we are particularly looking for those studying communications, public relations, advertising, design, English, or other related fields.

Responsibilities

Creating content for the Church’s digital channels for children, including Instagram, Facebook, and email newsletters.
Find and edit user generated content
Plans and creates posts for social media pages
Films and edits videos for social reels
Helps write copy for captions and email newsletter content
Assisting with scheduling in a social media management platform
Editing and writing magazine articles for children
Helping plan an awareness campaign
Participates in all aspects of the publication process