THE PURPOSE:

Slickdeals is the nation's largest and most trusted deal-sharing community with 11 million unique visitors per month. The community and site are rapidly expanding and Slickdeals is looking for a Social Media Marketing Intern that will play a significant role in growing our social audience and increasing our overall social media engagement. This is a hands-on internship. Our team has been working in digital media for more than 10 years. We come from a variety of companies including Ranker, Newegg, Eastbay/Foot Locker Inc., Demand Media, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Wonderwall, Cracked and a variety of Los Angeles start-ups – both big and small. We come with a ton of experience and we all really love what we do - we’re eager to share our skills and we take mentoring interns very seriously. We want to see you grow! 

To be successful in this role, you should be someone who lives and breathes social media, is well versed and engaged with current social media trends and technologies such as Instagram and Snapcat, as well as emerging platforms like TikTok, Triller, and others. You have working knowledge and an interest in influencer marketing. You should be a creative, out of the box thinker, a risk-taker, have an eye for design with regard to social media photos and videos, and have an appetite for learning new skills. You know what type of content that is best suitable for Instagram and why. You know how to engage with our followers on Twitter and keep them engaged in conversations while also driving traffic back to our site.

The Social Media Marketing Intern will report to the Senior Social Media Manager and will work closely with the Social Media Coordinator and Content Team to socialize brand content, editorial content, and of course, the best deals from Slickdeals.

THE ROLE:

• Assist the Senior Social Media Manager and Social Media Coordinator with development of social media engagement tactics and execution of social media strategy to help grow Slickdeals’ followers, engagement, and referral traffic to our website.
• Work closely with Social Media Coordinator to assist with posting/scheduling of our social media content
• You will collaborate with the Content Team to keep an eye on what’s trending and make recommendations for specific editorial content based on observations.
• You have creative ideas and love contributing to the team.
• Assist with the design of social media images/graphics including infographics and video.
• Help identify deals from our website that would be best suited to be shared on social platforms. 
• Research, identify, and pitch new avenues for social media and influencer marketing.
• Support the Senior Social Media Manager in executing influencer marketing campaigns, as needed.
• Monitor, listen and respond to users across social media platforms to enhance the customer experience and garner positive brand sentiment.
• Get acquainted with social media management platforms and analytics, in order to extrapolate and inform future tactics and strategies.
• Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

THE CANDIDATE:

• Junior or Senior with strong academic standing
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn
• Ability to work 20+ hours per week
• Team player who shows passion in their work
• Critical thinker who can work independently 
• Creative with an eye and passion for photo/video design
• A risk-taker to try new tactics and strategies on social media to drive engagement
• You love a challenge and are always looking at what the current winning trends are on social and jump in on those trends

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Impeccable oral and written communication skills
• Copywriting and editing skills
• Experience with social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok.
• Working knowledge of basic photo editing
• Experience in Word and Powerpoint
• Creativity

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of deal-sharing websites and their social media channels
• Knowledge of social media analytics, such as Facebook Insights, to track audience engagement and campaign performance
• Experience with image/video editing software/platforms like Canva, Wochit, etc.
• Passion for influencer marketing with knowledge of key influential individuals and brands
• A Slickdeals user!

$15/hour 

Work Authorization
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Slickdeals is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status. Slickdeals will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the "Ban the Box" legislation. We may access publicly available information as part of your application.

Slickdeals participates in E-Verify. For more information, please refer to E-Verify Participation and Right to Work.

Slickdeals does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies and is not responsible for related fees.