Paid Social Media Intern (12-16 hours per week)

Can you craft killer content? Turn your passion into real paid experience with BRANSTORM, a 20-year-old, award-winning PR and marketing firm in Uptown Charlotte. This is your chance to build your portfolio, grow your skills and work with real clients while exploring a career in public relations and marketing.

What You’ll Do:

• Create scroll-stopping content (reels, posts, graphics, captions)
• Track engagement, analyze results and suggest improvements
• Spot trends and help plan campaigns
• Build online communities and engage followers
• Capture high-quality iPhone photos & videos
• Own projects, experiment with creative ideas and see your work make an impact

Time Commitment:

• 12–16 hours per week with flexible scheduling around class
• Ideally work one day in office, other in the field with clients or from home
• Could extend to summer for the right fit

Why Intern With BRANSTORM?

• Paid internship with meaningful responsibility
• Hands-on mentorship from 35-year industry veteran
• Build your portfolio with real client work
• Flexible hybrid schedule
• Opportunity to attend networking events
• Enjoy agency perks related to hospitality & entertainment clients and professional org memberships

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate:

• Passionate about social media and ready to make your mark
• Current college junior pursuing PR, Marketing or Communications degree
• Creative, organized, self-starter and eager to learn
• Excellent writing skills
• Working knowledge of Canva, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Facebook
• Impressive phone camera skills; bonus: basic video editing
• Able to interpret analytics and help improve content performance
• A plus (but not a dealbreaker): experience with or interest in food and event photography

How To Apply

Please send:

• your resume
• three of your best social posts/reels
• a cover letter written with zero AI assistance

We'll confirm receipt of your application so no follow-up phone calls necessary.