Social Media and Podcast INTERN

Focus on the Family•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

Focus on the Family’s Social Media and Podcasting department extends the ministry’s content and mission to digital audiences across social platforms, YouTube, and podcasts. The team develops, packages, publishes, and evaluates content to reach people and help them engage more deeply with Focus on the Family. The intern contributes to social media and podcasting work while learning how content strategy, creative execution, platform algorithms, and audience analytics work together in a professional organization. The internship provides hands-on experience with social video editing, content packaging and publishing, podcast promotion, multi-platform distribution, and performance analytics. The intern also learns how social media and podcasting collaborate with video production, marketing, creative, digital, and other ministry teams. This is an unpaid summer internship for upperclassmen college students. A $3,500 honorarium is provided; lunch is provided on workdays, and housing is provided only for out-of-town students. Transportation is the intern’s responsibility and may be a condition of acceptance.

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in communications, marketing, digital media, journalism, video production, broadcasting, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Strong personal understanding of social media platforms and digital culture, with demonstrated interest in how and why content performs.
Strong creative instincts, communication skills, curiosity, and willingness to learn both the creative and analytical sides of social media.
Ability to interact professionally with coworkers, partners, guests, and ministry constituents, and to receive feedback well.
Desire to learn and grow in social media strategy, audience development, video editing, podcasting, analytics, and digital content production.
Exemplify Ephesians 5:1-2 and pursue the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20.
Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintain a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside Focus; 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 core values.
Be an upperclassman college student applying for a summer internship.

Nice To Haves

Examples of social media, video, podcast, or other digital content work are encouraged but not required; personal projects or channels may be included.

Responsibilities

Assist with creating, editing, packaging, and publishing short-form and long-form social video content.
Review social media and podcast performance data to identify patterns in reach, retention, engagement, audience growth, and content performance.
Research platform trends, algorithms, best practices, emerging formats, and successful content from other creators and organizations.
Participate in team meetings, content planning, brainstorming, performance reviews, and strategic discussions about reaching and growing digital audiences.
Support podcast and social workflows, including identifying strong clips, writing or refining copy and metadata, selecting hooks, and adapting content for different platforms.
Contribute to special growth experiments, potentially helping launch and develop Focus on the Family clip channels using existing short-form content and applying lessons to grow new audiences.