Parenting & Youth Content Production INTERN

Focus on the Family•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

The Parenting & Youth Content Production Intern will support Focus on the Family’s Parenting and Youth team in creating and marketing content and events that help parents disciple their children and help children and teens grow in their faith. Projects include Bring Your Bible to School Day, parenting events, curriculum, and resources that encourage families to live out and pass on their faith. The internship provides experience in content production, social media marketing, writing, and design, along with professional and spiritual development. The position is an unpaid summer internship for upperclassmen college students. A $3,500 honorarium, workday lunch, and housing for out-of-town students will be provided; transportation is the intern’s responsibility and may be a condition of acceptance. Focus on the Family is a Christian nonprofit media ministry headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its mission is to enrich the lives of families, engage the culture, advocate for life, and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The ministry expects candidates to be dedicated to sharing the Gospel and living according to biblical truths and its Statement of Faith and Standard of Moral Conduct.

Requirements

Be an upperclassman college student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Writing, Integrated Communications, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Video Production, or a similar field.
Have excellent writing and editing skills.
Have experience creating and managing social media content, specifically on Instagram and YouTube.
Be willing to be creative and provide new ideas for new or existing projects.
Be willing to appear in front of the camera occasionally.
Be teachable and excited to learn new things.
Be dedicated to sharing the Gospel and live by biblical truths.
Exemplify Ephesians 5:1–2 and pursue the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20.
Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintain a courteous, Christ-like attitude, adhere to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith, and uphold Focus on the Family’s ministry in prayer.
Demonstrate behaviors aligned with Focus on the Family’s core values.
Provide transportation; this may be a condition of acceptance.

Nice To Haves

A writing, design, or video portfolio may be requested during the interview process.

Responsibilities

Write scripts for parenting experts to use on podcasts and social media clips.
Brainstorm new parenting and youth content based on past content performance.
Rework and edit existing discipleship materials.
Design and create social media content for the Live It Challenge, Bring Your Bible, and parenting initiatives, including posts, stories, and reels.
Research social media trends.
Measure results from social media campaigns.
Coordinate and create a content planning calendar.
Participate in film and video shoots.
Possibly edit video content for social media.