Organic and Paid Social Media Marketing Intern

Deadline to apply for KQED Internships is Friday May 22 2026. Please state which internship(s) you are applying for in your cover letter and apply to each one individually.

This is a paid internship working 16 hours per week from Monday July 6 2026 - Friday December 18 2026. Current Salary is $19.61 per hour.

Position Summary:

KQED provides Northern California communities with a member-supported alternative to commercial mediadelivering trusted information fostering dialogue and bringing arts and culture to broad audiences.

The Audience team is focused on building the next generation of public media users and supporters. The Organic and Paid Social Media Marketing Intern will help bring this mission to life by supporting paid media campaigns and organic social content across KQEDs this role youll contribute to campaign execution optimization and reportinggaining hands-on experience while helping reach new and younger audiences.

KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity equity and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.

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.

KQED Code of Ethics mission that drives us:

KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people places and ideas.

This role will work hybrid between working in KQEDs newly renovated headquarters and working remotely.

Essential Functions:

Assist in building and executing paid advertising campaigns across platforms (e.g. Meta Google Ads CTV)

Identify opportunities to optimize campaign performance and test new tactics Pull analyze and report on campaign performance data across platforms (e.g. Google Analytics 4 Sprout Social)

Support the creation and scheduling of organic social content (static and video) across KQEDs main channels

Contribute to campaign planning and performance tracking for key initiatives (e.g. KQED Live events promotion)

Document processes and help build templates playbooks and standard operating procedures

Stay up to date on social and digital marketing trends and share insights with the Audience team and key stakeholders

Participate in brainstorming sessions to improve content strategy and campaign performance

Other Job Functions:

Support day-to-day campaign operations and coordination for the Audience team (primarily working with the Marketing Manager and Social Media Associate)
Track deliverables and campaign deadlines

Conduct research on digital marketing trends social media and paid media best practices

Perform other duties as assigned



Knowledge/Experience Required:

Proficiency in G-Suite

Strong communication and organizational skills

Detail-oriented and analytical

Experience in paid advertising strategies and platforms

Interest in data-driven decision-making

Curiosity and growth mindset

Pursuing a degree in Marketing Advertising Business Economics or a related field or equivalent work experience

Knowledge/Experience Desired:

Experience using paid media platforms for advertising (Meta Ads Google Ads etc.) Interest in nonprofit or public media marketing

Experience with campaign reporting or data visualization (e.g. Google Analytics 4 Excel Google Sheets)

Experience in copywriting and messaging

Experience using social media management tools (e.g. Sprout Social Meta Business Suite)

Experience using design platforms to create social graphics (e.g. Canva)


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