Social Media Specialist | Paid Fall Internship

Other agencies might call it an internship program, but we offer and expect more.

Our Specialist program was crafted to be the leading program for college students and recent grads to build a future career in marketing or design. We see it as the last internship you’ll ever do.

Our Specialists work 25 – 35 hours per week (part or full-time with a daily hour lunch break) collaborating with our full-time employees, working for both our clients and Online Optimism itself. In return, we make sure they receive valuable, real-world experience, hourly pay, and the opportunity to team up with the best and brightest in the city.

You must be located in the Greater New Orleans region to apply for this position, and able to come to our office up to once per week.

You should apply for our Social Media Specialist position if you want:

• to research and implement new ideas for social media campaigns.
• the opportunity to create content, being involved in it from start to finish.
• to build out your marketing portfolio with social media work.
• to plan and craft calendars for a variety of client industries and needs.

You have:

• experience in creating content for social media, across platforms.
• confidence in being in front of the camera.
• a knack for writing engaging social media posts in various client voices.
• a passion for helping organizations across industries succeed through social media.

You're excited by:

• working from start to finish on the creation of a social post for a client.
• researching the latest social media trends and posting best-practices.
• being on-camera for social media videos.
• planning content calendars relevant to a client’s goals.

What Are Some Features of Our Specialist Program?

Real Work, Real Experience

You’ll spend your time here working on real assignments and projects, being involved in actual client work, and teaming up with full-time Optimists as well as handling tasks independently. As one of our Specialists, you’ll leave us with a complete portfolio of work as well as a killer answer when you’re asked to talk about a time you proved yourself in your next interview.

Cold, Hard Cash

We provide $17/hour pay to all of our Specialists. For those still in school, we’re also happy to do everything we can to get you college credit. In addition, we'll send you to networking events and educational lunches, ticket included.

Launch Your Career

A majority of our full-time team started at Online Optimism as Specialists, and many of our Specialists go on to work at some of the top digital marketing agencies around.

An Optimistic Culture

Our company aims to keep our team happy and facilitate work any way we can, which is why we provide you:

• A casual dress code
• Remote and in-office happy hours
• DEI learning through webinars and courses
• Wellness challenges
• Affinity groups
• Book club
• Networking opportunities

To be considered you must apply through our website, onlineoptimism.com.