Intern - Social Media - Summer 2025

$45,760 - $72,800/Yr

Lumen Technologies - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time - Intern

Remote - Oklahoma City, OK

Telecommunications

About the position

The Social Media Intern position at Lumen is a 10-week summer internship designed for students who are passionate about social media and content creation. Interns will work remotely, collaborating with various teams to support social media initiatives that align with the company's values and strategic goals. This role offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in managing social media content, engaging with audiences, and analyzing social media metrics.

Responsibilities

• Work across teams to understand needs and goals of stakeholders for social media posts.
• Assist in management of DMs and responses on platforms.
• Work proactively to pull triggers for content related to our business' values and strategic initiatives.
• Pitch ideas for content (e.g., Live videos, still posts, carousel posts, interviews, Reels, stories, etc.).
• Assist with copywriting for post captions across multiple channels (internal and external).
• Create graphics and/or stories using social media tools like Adobe Spark.
• Create a mini campaign for a unique business priority from top to bottom.
• Monitor or create dashboards for social media listening topics of interest.
• Pull social media metrics and synthesize takeaways for leaders across the business in plain language with actionable insights.

Requirements

• Enrolled at a 4-year accredited college or university, rising senior level education status at the start of the internship.
• Graduating August 2025 - May 2027.
• Preferred fields include but are not limited to: Marketing, Journalism, Communications or related field.
• Intern must be able to work 40 hours per week during the 10-week program (May 30 - August 8, 2025).
• US work authorization is required. Individuals needing visa sponsorship are not eligible.
• Prior experience with content creation, engagement, and social media scheduling.
• Ability to create multimedia content for social posts like photos, videos, reels, stories, polls, etc.
• Stay up to date with social network trends and news.
• Excellent copywriting skills.
• Passion for creativity, new projects, and working with cross-functional groups and organizations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud apps like Photoshop and Illustrator.

Benefits

• Hourly compensation ranging from $22.00 to $35.00 per hour based on education level and experience.
• Flexible work environment as the position is fully remote.
• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience in social media management and content creation.