Audience Development Intern, Email Marketing
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This is a paid internship working 16 hours per week from January 20 2026 through June 26 2026. Current Salary is $19.18 per hour.
The Audience Development intern will be part of a team whose goal is to ensure that the value of KQEDs public media mission extends consistently into all audience-facing touchpoints on digital primarily across email and social media. The role works closely with the Email Marketing Strategist and team members across Content Membership Product IT and Creative to execute strategic campaigns build an audience-first newsletter and email experience and help execute day-to-day email marketing needs.
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A note on DEIB: One of our core values at KQED is that we are better together and that we commit to learning growth and holding ourselves accountable. We value the contributions of marginalized people in society including Black Indigenous and all people of color people with disabilities and LGBTQIA people and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
Essential Functions:
- Support newsletter development by sourcing digital assets writing copy building the email and scheduling
- Support social media content program on KQEDs main accounts by contributing to the scheduling sourcing and creation of content across flagship social platforms
- Track analyze and measure email performance data against KPIs and share findings with newsletter stakeholders
- Support optimizing KQEDs lead-generation tactics across the website and social media platforms brainstorm ideas for enhancing sign up experience and help implement A/B testing with various campaigns
- Help execute strategic efforts in growing newsletter subscribers
- Stay up-to-date on the latest email marketing innovations trends and best practices and share insights with the Email Marketing Strategist
- Participate in brainstorming sessions to better optimize email marketing strategy and campaigns
Knowledge/Experience Required:
- Interest in email and social media marketing
- Experience editing and writing copy for emails social media or newsletters
- Ability to effectively find collect assimilate and analyze data
- Strong writing skills
- Willingness to learn and participate
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Knowledge/Experience Desired
- Experience using an email service provider Engaging Networks a plus
- Experience using social media schedule manager Sprout Social a plus
- Have experience with workflow apps and software such as Google Docs/Sheets/Slides and Slack
- Have an interest in public media
- A sharp eye for design and aesthetics
- Experience using Canva or Adobe Photoshop to create graphics or other digital assets
- Curiosity about audience behavior and tendencies across digital platforms
- Have love for the Bay!
Growth & Development Opportunities:
Audience Development interns have a huge impact on what we do. You are a full-fledged member of our team and your life experience opinions and ideas are valued. As part of the Audience Development team you will learn what it means to put the audience at the center of strategic content and marketing plans. This internship will help develop your digital analytical and communication skills. Well work with you to have a proof-of-work project at the end of the internship. If there is anything specific you want to learn about Audience Development we are happy to accommodate and help make it happen.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Graphic Design
- Marketing
- Google Docs
- Google AdWords
- MailChimp
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Hootsuite
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Adobe Photoshop
- Social Media Management
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California.
