Social Media Intern

Location: Dallas, Texas or Open to Remote

Job Type: Full-Time

If employed remotely, occasional travel to Dallas, at company expense, is required.

We are seeking a savvy social media intern that’s also interested in occasionally dabbling in public relations, communications, marketing, graphic design, or other relevant fields. Ideal candidates have a thirst for learning, are interested in staying ahead of the curve, and enjoy making our clients shine.

Additionally, you’ll get hands-on experience in social listening, influencer relations, social reporting, review site management and community management to generate and enhance trust for our clients.

This could be the perfect role for you if you are:

• Proactive, unafraid to raise your hand to help a colleague or bring up new ideas
• Curious, with a constant drive to dig deeper and learn more
• Nimble, thriving in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities
• Goal-driven, holding yourself accountable for outcomes and results 
• Creative, enjoying opportunities to try new things
• Detail-oriented, you have a keen eye and are able to dive deep into the ins and outs of your work at a ground-level

Primary responsibilities include:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Writing and publishing social media content for clients 
• Responding to social media communities
• Pulling and analyzing social metric performances
• Periodically assisting with social creative design needs via Canva
• Collaboration with the creative, content and PR teams
• Assist with influencer and social listening research
• Help with review site management

Potential additional responsibilities may include:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Researching and drafting entries to award and speaking opportunities for clients
• Maintaining and updating media lists
• Drafting press releases and media pitches

Relevant (not required) experience includes:

• 0-1 years of experience in social media. Prior work experience, internships or agency experience is a plus, but we’re open to learning about how your skills and talents would translate to a fast-paced agency environment.
• Collaborative working and communication style.
• Excellent writing skills and knowledge of AP style.
• Strong research skills.

Interested in Applying?

Does this sound like you? We would love to connect! Please send us your resume and cover letter, and we’ll follow up with an additional survey to complete. To support a hiring process free of unconscious bias, we kindly request you not include a headshot in your application.

Please be prepared to provide:

• References that include a past or current manager
• Writing samples

More about Idea Grove

We are a unified PR and marketing firm organized around the goal of securing market awareness and brand trust for our clients. We are based in Dallas and serve B2B and technology clients across the nation. We work with established brands like Amazon and Stanford, along with emerging companies in cutting-edge technology sectors like e-commerce, AI, machine learning, educational technology and more. 

We help clients win by orchestrating high-profile, integrated programs that drive business growth. Because of the great work of our team, we were recently recognized with the Small Agency of the Year award, two 40 under 40 awards from PRSA Dallas, and two Top Workplaces awards from Inc. Magazine for 2021 and 2022. It’s our belief that great ideas can come from anywhere and anyone, and that the contributions of individual, diverse voices are what make our collective voice strong and unique. This is why inclusion, diversity, and equity is at the forefront of our company goals and team growth.

We strive to be transparent in how we run the company and practice the Great Game of Business style of Open Book Management, which includes teaching each team member how to read the agency’s financials and providing them a stake in the outcome through a bonus pool tied to financial performance.

Driving this are the core values embodied by each and every team member: Creativity, Respect, Energy, Accountability, Teamwork and Empathy, which together form the acronym CREATE. This helps us to remember that in order to be successful, we must CREATE Every Day.