Social Media & Digital Marketing Spring 2027

About the Role

Future Tech Leaders is seeking a creative, skilled, and motivated college junior or senior to join our team as a Social Media & Digital Marketing Intern for Spring 2027. The primary focus of this position is to grow FTL's social media presence, increase brand awareness, and strengthen engagement across Instagram and LinkedIn. The intern will help develop and execute content strategies that showcase our programs, student experiences, organizational impact, and corporate partnerships. This is a hands-on opportunity for someone with strong social media and digital marketing skills who can bring fresh ideas, take initiative, and contribute to the growth of an emerging nonprofit.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to grow FTL's Instagram and LinkedIn audiences.
• Create engaging social media content, including graphics, captions, reels, and short-form videos.
• Plan and maintain a consistent social media content calendar.
• Research social media trends, hashtags, and audience engagement strategies.
• Identify opportunities to increase followers, reach, visibility, and engagement.
• Highlight student experiences, program activities, organizational milestones, and corporate partnerships.
• Support digital marketing campaigns and online outreach.
• Maintain consistent branding and messaging across social media platforms.
• Monitor performance metrics and provide monthly reports on follower growth, reach, and engagement.
• Recommend new ideas and strategies to strengthen FTL's digital presence.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Demonstrated experience managing social media accounts or developing digital content.
• Strong understanding of Instagram and LinkedIn, including platform-specific growth and engagement strategies.
• Experience creating social media graphics and content using Canva or similar design tools.
• Ability to create engaging written content, captions, and marketing messages.
• Familiarity with social media analytics, performance tracking, and content scheduling tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative thinker with the ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and take initiative.
• A portfolio or examples of previously created social media content is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Digital Media or a related field.

Internship Details

• Term: Spring 2027
• Schedule: 6 hours per week
• Position: Part-time

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on experience developing and executing digital marketing strategies.
• Opportunity to lead social media growth initiatives for an emerging nonprofit.
• Experience building brand awareness and engaging online communities.
• Portfolio-building opportunities through real marketing projects.
• Exposure to nonprofit leadership, corporate partnerships, and technology education.