Social Media Content Intern

About the Role

Big Monster Studio LLC is seeking a Social Media Content Intern to gain hands-on experience creating content for an active production studio and its projects. This role is ideal for students interested in social media, marketing, content creation, video, communications, or digital storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

• Writing social media captions
• Creating Instagram posts and Stories
• Editing Reels and short-form videos
• Creating YouTube Shorts
• Repurposing behind-the-scenes footage
• Turning horizontal footage into vertical social content
• Creating production updates
• Drafting project announcements
• Organizing social media content calendars
• Helping prepare posts for film premieres and project launches
• Creating carousel posts
• Selecting photos and clips for social use
• Writing calls to action
• Creating simple graphics or text overlays
• Preparing captions and burned-in subtitles
• Helping promote current BMS productions
• Developing content around cast, crew, BTS, editing, equipment, and production milestones
• Reviewing existing photos and video footage for social content
• Writing and revising captions
• Organizing content into posting schedules
• Preparing multiple versions of content for different platforms
• Helping maintain a consistent BMS brand voice
• Researching trends and platform formats
• Adding captions and text overlays to videos
• Tagging collaborators and project partners correctly
• Organizing social media files and assets
• Participating in brainstorming and content-planning sessions
• Revising content based on feedback

What You'll Learn

• How to turn production footage into social media content
• How to write stronger captions and calls to action
• How to edit short-form vertical video
• How content differs between Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn
• How to build and maintain a content calendar
• How to repurpose one piece of content across multiple platforms
• How to create content around active film and video productions
• How to work with project deadlines and release schedules
• How to collaborate with editors, producers, designers, and filmmakers
• How to analyze what kinds of content perform better
• How branding and social media support client acquisition and project promotion

Requirements & Tech Stack

• An interest in social media and digital storytelling
• Basic familiarity with platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, or LinkedIn
• An interest in short-form video
• Strong written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to learn and take feedback
• Reliability with agreed-upon deadlines
• Interest in film, production, media, or creative industries

Helpful Skills (Not Required)

• CapCut
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• DaVinci Resolve
• Canva
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe After Effects
• Instagram Reels
• TikTok
• YouTube Shorts
• Social media scheduling tools

Qualifications

• Students interested in:
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Communications
• Film and Television
• Digital Media
• Content Creation
• Advertising
• Video Editing
• Journalism
• Public Relations
• Photography
• Freshmen and sophomores are especially encouraged to apply.
• Previous professional experience is not required.

Portfolio / Work Samples (Encouraged, Not Required)

• Reels
• TikToks
• YouTube Shorts
• Class assignments
• Social posts
• Personal content
• Edited videos
• Caption writing samples
• Photography
• Content calendars
• Other digital-media work

Internship Format

• Short-term, project-based internship
• Focus on learning, mentorship, content creation, and exposure to professional social media workflows.
• Guidance and feedback from the Big Monster Studio team.
• Assignments will vary based on studio projects, schedules, releases, and intern’s interests/skills.
• Selected work may be used in the intern’s portfolio where permissions allow.

Compensation

• Unpaid, educational internship
• Provides supervised, hands-on experience in a professional creative environment.
• Students may be able to receive academic credit through their school.

Location

• Chicago, Illinois
• Some work may be completed remotely, while certain opportunities may involve in-person shoots, events, production days, or content capture.