Partnerships & Paid Social Intern
Title:
Partnerships & Paid Social Intern
This intern may be remote (US)
Description:
Do you have a passion for social media and influencer marketing? We are searching for an ambitious Intern who excels in all things internet and will help support our Partnerships and Paid Social efforts in a fast-moving environment.
You will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of paid social and get an in-depth understanding of the influencer marketing landscape.
The best Partnerships & Paid Social interns are genuinely excited about influencer marketing and the greater, always evolving digital marketing industry. They are focused, motivated, and great communicators. If you're looking to start a career in marketing, advertising or social media, this is the internship for you!
About IZEA:
IZEA was built to connect the world’s top brands with influential content creators and publishers to enable influencer marketing and content production at-scale. With over 500,000 Creators reaching over 3 billion fans and followers around the globe, IZEA is unmatched in its industry experience, network diversity, and technology ecosystem. A career at IZEA offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing organization!
Internship Details:
We’re looking for Undergraduate Juniors & Seniors and Graduate-level students who are interested in a remote internship this Summer. Best fits are those majoring in or who have experience in the following areas: Business, Marketing, PR, Advertising, Communications or similar areas of study.
The Partnerships group at IZEA focuses on researching and implementing innovation strategies related to paid media, brand studies, data/analytics, new product development, and IZEA's Influencer platform. These areas of focus directly shape the future of IZEA's go-to-market offerings for its Client Development and SaaS Business Development team members.
- Currently recruiting for Summer 2021 (Mid May - Mid August)
- All IZEA internships are for-credit-only arrangements
- Students must receive academic credit for the internship, please confirm with your school that this is available
- NDA paperwork will need to be signed by students
- Availability for at least 15-20 hours a week
IZEA Provides
- Relevant work assignments across IZEA departments including Client Development, Campaign Management, Influencer Ecosystem and Customer Service
- Personnel, time and facilities to assist interns
- An assessment of individual interns at the end of the program
As a Partnerships & Paid Media Intern, you will gain experience with:
- IZEA's company-wide weekly paid social media reporting
- IZEA's software, including how to search for project-related Influencer needs
- Directly communicating with partners to coordinate meetings
- Competitive research
- Management of global Influencer alliance
- Partner/vendor research and evaluation
- Paid Media campaign data benchmarking/optimization
- Creating internal training and documentation
You will also learn about:
- Emerging social platforms, social and marketing trends
- How to think critically about bigger marketing objectives
- How to decipher specific client needs
- The basics of influencer marketing -- from research to outreach tactics and tracking
- Exposure to other cross-functional teams
Required Skills:
- An individual with experience (0-2 years) and interest in digital marketing and proficient with all major social networks
- Passionate about influencer marketing, content marketing, and digital strategy
- Well-written, well-spoken, overall very professional communication
- Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, with an eye for prioritization
- Motivated and focused while working independently due to the virtual nature of this internship
- Willingness to adapt to an evolving and agile environment
Why would you want to intern here?
As an intern, you have the opportunity to be part of a company that is constantly evolving in an ever-changing world. Your time here will be exciting and educational as you gain real-life experience in the world of content marketing. Our interns are not used for coffee runs. Instead, we focus on developing skills that will further assist you in your career goals.
With IZEA, you have the opportunity to join a non-traditional corporate culture, where creativity and productivity are valued over a suit and tie. As an intern, you will be welcome to join in with all IZEA events and activities. We treat our interns as employees-in-training. We look to interns first when filling full-time position openings. As such, we expect interns to be hardworking, dedicated and perhaps a touch quirky.
You get the opportunity to work with the latest technology and tools that make us the best in the industry. As an intern, the work you put in will directly affect what you get out of the internship. We push each other, learn from each other, and strive to continually grow as a team.
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