Social Media Intern

Posted on by NMSDC

If you are looking for an internship where you can genuinely make a difference in the national workforce, come apply today! Join our proud team that is passionately committed to supporting minority businesses to grow profitably.

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Position Summary:
We are looking for a Social Media Intern to create and post content for our social media sites, to drive traffic and engagement to NMSDC socials. We are looking for a creative team player that has a passion to make a difference. To be considered for this role, candidates must believe in NMSDC’s mission, by remaining extremely motivated in advancing it further and be highly creative in scaling our organization’s influence and impact. Is this something that interests you?

Job Location: Remote
Employment Status: Consultant: Internship, 4 months with the possibility to convert to part-time, or full-time upon performance review and current business needs
Travel Requirements: Moderate travel for company business and events; 15-25%

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assist with the execution of social media campaigns and media presence
  • Work alongside a team to create a plan for social media strategies
  • Interact with followers and potential customers/clients by communicating and answering questions through NMSDC’s social media pages
  • Assist in implementing plans to increase followers on social media websites
  • Distribute content such as blogs, infographics, videos and press releases on social media and traditional news outlets
  • Support marketing team at live and online events  

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications, or related field required
  • 2+ years’ experience in digital Marketing/Social Media Marketing
  • Possess excellent problem solving, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
  • Entry level experience determining how to cater unique marketing campaigns to a unique audience
  • Available to work remotely

Compensation and Benefits:

  • This position is an outstanding opportunity for a self-motivated individual to assume a pivotal role in the evolution of a fast-growing, highly respected organization
  • This is a paid internship. No benefits offered

Company Profile:
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in New York, NMSDC is the most influential and successful organization in the United States advocating for successful partnerships between the nation’s top corporations and minority businesses from the Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities. NMSDC’s 1,500 and growing membership includes top companies in the private and public sectors, as well as universities, hospitals, and other institutions. The NMSDC’s 23 regional councils certify and match more than 14,000 Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American-owned businesses with member corporations that want to purchase their products, services, and solutions.

We are proud of what NMSDC has achieved and the challenges we have overcome over the past 50 years. However, we have a long way to go to close the racial wealth gap and achieve economic equity. In 2022, as we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we are taking game changing actions to tackle the BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) of growing NMSDC certified MBE revenue to $1 Trillion in the coming years and help our nation advance economic equity. Does being a part of this historic change interest you?