Summer 2027 Social Media Internship

Huntington National Bank•Detroit, MI

1d•$21 - $25•Hybrid

About The Position

Huntington Bank is seeking creative, curious, and collaborative college students to join our Social Media Internship Program. This internship offers hands-on experience across the full social media content lifecycle within a highly regulated industry. Interns will join Huntington’s editorial content team and work alongside social media, brand, creative, video, and production partners to learn how content moves from initial concept through creation, approval, publication, and performance evaluation. Each intern will come from one of Huntington’s partner universities and bring their campus perspective into the program. Working remotely from their home communities, with hybrid in-office participation for Columbus-based interns, interns will contribute ideas, insights, and content recommendations that help Huntington connect with customers, communities, and university audiences across our footprint. As part of the experience, each intern will develop localized content guidance that reflects their campus, student audience, and community context.

Requirements

Rising college junior enrolled during Summer 2027 at one of the Huntington partner schools for this program: University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, West Virginia University, University of Texas, The Ohio State University, University of Mississippi, University of Alabama or Mississippi State University.
Pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Media, Advertising, Public Relations, Film, Digital Media or a related field.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly.
Enthusiasm for social media and a thoughtful understanding of its value, influence, challenges, and responsibility as a public-facing communication channel.
Creativity, curiosity, and willingness to contribute new ideas.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Comfort working independently in a remote environment and collaborating effectively with others.
Openness to giving, receiving, and incorporating constructive feedback.
Candidates selected to advance in the interview process will be asked to complete a brief creative exercise demonstrating their understanding of social media audiences, content strategy, and storytelling.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience creating content for personal, academic, volunteer, student organization, freelance, or professional channels, including social media posts, video, photography, graphics, copywriting, or other digital storytelling formats.
Comfort using creative tools such as CapCut, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, in-app editing tools within social platforms, or similar platforms to edit, design, or adapt content.
Interest in how social platforms work, including audience engagement, trends, platform best practices, and the role social media can play in building connection, trust, and action.
Experience contributing to group projects, events, campaigns, or creative initiatives, including presenting ideas, collaborating with peers, and working toward a shared goal.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with fellow interns and mentors to develop social media concepts grounded in audience needs, business goals, cultural moments, and emerging platform opportunities.
Participate in brainstorming, creative reviews, and content planning discussions by presenting concepts, explaining recommendations, and contributing constructive feedback.
Work with the editorial content team member who creates and delivers Huntington’s advice and guidance newsletter to identify relevant articles and incorporate them into social plans in ways that are useful, timely, and audience-aware.
Create, edit, optimize, and adapt content for a variety of social platforms and formats, including original photo or video content when opportunities arise and repurposed brand, event, or partnership assets.
Develop a localized social content toolkit, guide, or plan for their Huntington partner university, helping the team understand campus culture, student needs, relevant moments, and content opportunities, then present their recommendations to the brand team and other relevant Huntington stakeholders at the end of the internship.
Support content planning, workflow management, project execution, and performance analysis to help improve future social media content.