Social Media Intern
About The Position
The San Francisco Standard is seeking a Summer 2026 social media intern to create engaging content across all of our channels. As an intern, you will adapt stories from the newsroom to run on our social channels as well as find or create platform-native posts that suit our voice and audience . The successful candidate will identify unique ways to showcase our reporting and to highlight San Francisco. Our social interns relish not only being chronically online but also getting out of the office and capturing what’s happening in the city. This position is ideal for a motivated self-starter who loves the thrill of sharing stories and engaging with readers. We are looking for interns who have at least one prior internship in a professional newsroom or on a social or marketing team and come with strong recommendations from references familiar with their skills.
Requirements
- Proven ability to write quickly, cleanly, and accurately under deadline pressure
- Demonstrated ability to monitor social media and other news outlets, making the most out of available technology to find stories that will resonate with our audience
- Experience using Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms
- Experience creating videos for social media
- Excellent verbal communication and collaboration skills
- Willingness to learn and take constructive feedback
- Knowledge of AP style
- Willingness to work at least one weekend day and/or night shifts as required
- Enthusiasm for bringing fresh ideas to the way we cover news, making the best of emerging technologies, and experimenting with new ways we can attract a larger audience, in keeping with the spirit of The Standard’s innovative newsroom
- A sense of humor and passion for all things social
Responsibilities
- Assist with the creation and optimization of content for Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok, and other platforms, including writing caption copy, creating graphics, and editing videos.
- Brainstorm and pitch ideas for social-first content and execute on them with the team
- Edit quick-turnaround social videos
- Track breaking news and trending topics
- Monitor performance and analytics across social channels
- Capture photos and videos at shoots and events as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
