Social Media Intern

About the Role

Join a team passionate about building inspiring spaces and pushing the industry forward in smarter, more innovative ways. Mortenson is seeking a creative, motivated, and digitally engaged individual to fill the role of Social Media Intern. As an intern, you will get hands-on experience, working alongside project teams and partners. You will help solve real problems, stay organized, communicate across teams, and make an impact from day one while building the foundation for your career.

Key Responsibilities

• Ideation, creation, and implementation of social media content from across the entire company.
• Collaboration with team members, including communications creators, regional office marketers, innovation specialists, and talent acquisition teams.
• Gaining an understanding of Mortenson’s services, offerings, teams, audiences, and customers, and translating stakeholder goals into relatable, on-brand social media content.
• Brainstorming post ideas for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
• Capturing content on local job sites and at headquarters.
• Writing captions for posts.
• Organizing the content calendar.
• Collaborating with team members from across the company to curate a diverse perspective on the platform.
• Implementing fully formed content for campaigns.
• Learning about paid and organic media planning as well as content construction.
• Answering questions and giving feedback in message inboxes.
• Creating fun and sharable images, gifs, and various motion graphics content.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate, four-year degree in Communications, Marketing, or other related degree.
• Basic understanding of construction and generally accepted business practices.
• Demonstrated passion for social media and desire to expand skills.
• Familiarity with graphic design software and tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, etc.) and Sketch.
• Skills in copywriting, knowledge of current trends, and a passion for visual storytelling.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Initiative and leadership.
• Positive and professional attitude.
• Solid customer service skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to effectively handle multiple competing priorities.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate, four-year degree in Communications, Marketing, or other related degree.
• Preferred: Previous related internship experience.
• Preferred: Currently enrolled as an undergraduate junior.

Program Overview

• Summer intern program: May – August 2027.
• Real, hands-on experience from day one.
• Work on meaningful projects that directly impact the business.
• Exposure to innovative work.
• Build professional skills through development opportunities.
• Support from a team that values your growth.

Additional Notes

• The hourly wage for college interns starts at $18.
• Students may be paid higher wages based on their year in school.
• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status.