Position Title: Social Media & Distribution Intern

Reports to: Digital Strategist

Job type: Paid Internship

Compensation: $20/hour

Time commitment: Full-time beginning September 5 thru December 2, 2022. Start/end dates are flexible for this 90 day internship.

Location: Remote

Applications will be accepted for this position thru August 14, 2022.

More Perfect Union, a new progressive media organization, is looking for a Social Media & Distribution Intern to join our growing team. The Social Media & Distribution Intern will assist in driving audience growth and engagement across multiple social platforms by scheduling content, writing copy, translating performance results into actionable insights, and helping to build a distribution network to share More Perfect Union content.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assisting with all aspects of social distribution, including scheduling content, community management, and optimizing posts for engagement and search

• Draft and post social media content with a particular focus on Facebook and Twitter

• Identify important, interesting, or underreported stories/facts/memes and use them to create compelling social media content

• Help maintain More Perfect Union voice in headlines and copywriting across social media and website

• Monitor analytics, audience sentiments, and social media trends

• Work with Communications Director, Policy Director, and Digital Strategist to build distribution networks to share and promote content

• Update website regularly with new videos and content

• Other duties as assigned

**Experience/Qualifications:**

• Familiarity with national politics and labor issues

• Regular user of Twitter and other social media

• A passion for economic justice

• Ability to identify and acquire new partners for distribution networks

• An excellent communicator and collaborator, with strong interpersonal skills

• A self-starter who pays close attention to detail and is highly organized, capable of meeting tight deadlines

We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in all elements of our work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

More Perfect Union is offering interns a living wage and benefits package including: monthly home office stipend, paid federal holidays and paid sick leave.