Social Media Intern

Nuro•Mountain View, CA

6d•$30

About The Position

Nuro is seeking a creative, curious, and digitally fluent Social Media Intern to help grow our presence across social platforms. This is a hands-on content role for someone with strong creative taste, good design instincts, and the analytical ability to make complex ideas clear, relevant, and engaging. You’ll help create and publish content across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, X, and other relevant platforms. You’ll also support community management, social listening, executive social, creator outreach, and performance reporting. The ideal candidate understands internet culture, can translate technical concepts into accessible stories, and knows how to apply brand guidelines with minimal oversight. You should be comfortable experimenting with new formats while exercising sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and a clear point of view. This role reports to Nuro’s Director of Brand & Marketing and works closely with the Head of Content, Head of Communications, and Brand Videographer. This is a full-time, three-month internship with the potential to extend based on performance and business needs.

Requirements

Current enrollment in or recent graduation from a program in marketing, communications, journalism, media, advertising, business, design, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience in social media, content creation, design, online culture, and emerging platforms.
1-2 years of experience creating social content through internships, student organizations, campus publications, personal projects, creator accounts, or similar work.
Strong writing, editing, and visual storytelling skills, with the ability to adapt voice and format for different platforms and audiences.
Ability to make technical concepts, research, and complex ideas clear and accessible without oversimplifying them.
Strong design instincts and a clear point of view on composition, typography, visual hierarchy, and what makes content feel polished.
Ability to apply brand guidelines consistently and make sound creative decisions with minimal oversight.
Familiarity with TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn, X, and other social platforms.
Experience with video editing and design tools such as CapCut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Express, Canva, or similar platforms.
Experience with video production, photography, graphic design, motion graphics, or other visual storytelling formats.
Strong understanding of social trends, memes, creators, platform conventions, and emerging formats.
Comfort using social analytics and performance data to inform creative decisions.
Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and feedback cycles.
Sound judgment when working with public-facing content.
A portfolio or examples of relevant social, video, writing, design, or other creative work.
Curious: You ask questions, stay informed, and look for the story behind the story.
Creative: You generate fresh ideas and enjoy experimenting with new formats, voices, and approaches.
Audience-minded: You understand who a piece of content is for and why they should care.
Resourceful: You can move an idea forward with limited information or resources.
Collaborative: You work well across teams and incorporate feedback constructively.
Thoughtful: You move quickly without sacrificing accuracy, context, or judgment.
Data-informed: You use performance insights to learn, iterate, and improve.

Nice To Haves

Experience creating content for a technology company, executive, or subject-matter expert.
Familiarity with social scheduling, listening, or analytics tools.
Interest in robotics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, transportation, or emerging technology.
Experience with influencer marketing, creator partnerships, or community management.

Responsibilities

Create and Publish Social Content: Develop and publish social-first content that brings Nuro’s mission, technology, products, and people to life.
Translate technical concepts, research, and company news into clear, engaging social content.
Turn blog posts, announcements, and longer-form stories into short-form video, carousels, graphics, and other platform-native formats.
Write copy and captions tailored to different audiences and channels.
Develop timely content inspired by relevant trends, cultural moments, and online conversations.
Create content that reflects strong visual judgment and follows Nuro’s brand guidelines with minimal oversight.
Identify compelling stories, company moments, and subject-matter experts to feature across Nuro’s social channels.
Support content development for Nuro’s co-founders and co-CEOs, adapting content to their voices, perspectives, and audiences.
Contribute ideas for recurring content series and new storytelling formats.
Support Community Management and Social Listening: Monitor comments, mentions, conversations, and relevant topics across Nuro’s social channels.
Respond to community questions and comments in a timely, thoughtful, and on-brand manner.
Surface relevant trends, news, conversations, and opportunities to Brand & Marketing, Communications, Policy & Legal, and Operations.
Track audience feedback and use insights to inform future content and communications.
Help maintain a consistent, accurate, and authentic voice across Nuro’s social presence.
Support social listening for Nuro, its partners, and relevant industry topics.
Measure and Improve Performance: Review social performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve content, distribution, and engagement.
Help evaluate performance across platforms, audiences, and content formats.
Maintain organized social reporting and documentation.
Use performance insights to inform creative and editorial decisions.
Support Creator Engagement and Social Operations: Research relevant creators, influencers, publishers, and online communities.
Support outreach, relationship-building, and follow-up for creator opportunities.
Assist with influencer campaigns and content collaborations as needed.
Help organize content calendars, social assets, copy, approvals, and publishing schedules.
Help manage day-to-day scheduling, publishing, tagging, and content maintenance.
Collaborate with internal teams to gather information, coordinate reviews, and develop content.
Ensure content is accurate, accessible, timely, visually cohesive, and aligned with Nuro’s brand and communications guidelines.