Creator Intern

The Opportunity

Dates: Tuesday, September 8 – Friday, February 26 (six-month internship)
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 6pm local time, 40 hours/week
Location: Chicago or New York. Hybrid role, with interns expected to work from the office approximately once per week and attend in-person client events, activations or team needs as they come up
Pay: $19/hour, with overtime eligibility
Benefits: Medical insurance (since you're expected to work more than 30 hours/week). 40 hours of paid sick time, frontloaded at the start of your employment
Commitment: Full-time internship; candidates should be available during standard business hours throughout the six-month program
Post-Internship: While there may be an opportunity to transition into a full-time role, it is not guaranteed and will depend on individual performance and company needs

What You'll Do

• Support social and creative teams across a range of brands and industries
• Help create social-first content for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and emerging channels
• Assist with designing and editing social content, including static graphics, short-form video, Reels, TikToks and other platform-native content
• Take a first pass at social copy, captions, headlines and other short-form creative
• Keep a pulse on social trends, memes, creators, sounds and cultural conversations to help spot opportunities for brands
• Contribute ideas during brainstorms for social content, campaigns, activations and real-time cultural moments
• Support content shoots from prep through production, including shot lists, props, filming and capturing behind-the-scenes content
• Help edit and adapt content for different social platforms, formats and audiences
• Research brands, competitors, creators and emerging trends to help inspire new creative ideas
• Support social content calendars and help keep creative assets, feedback and deliverables organized
• Participate in creative reviews, client calls and internal team meetings
• Incorporate team feedback into copy, designs and content while learning how creative work evolves from idea to final execution
• Collaborate with teammates across departments, including Integrated Communications, Influencer, Creative and Strategy to learn how integrated campaigns come together
• Jump into other creative and strategy-related projects and opportunities based on client and team needs

What You Bring

• No prior professional experience required. Previous internships, freelance work, relevant coursework or personal creative projects are a plus, but not required
• Recent graduate or early in your career and looking to build real-world experience in social media and content creation
• Genuinely love social media and understand what feels native, current and worth paying attention to across platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
• Have an eye for what makes great social content, from visuals and editing to copy, tone and storytelling
• Comfortable creating content yourself, whether that's filming, editing, designing, writing or experimenting with new formats
• Comfortable using creative tools like Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut and other editing and design platforms to bring social content to life
• Comfortable behind the camera and open to appearing in content when it makes sense
• Curious about brands, creators, internet culture and what's happening online and IRL
• Collaborative, organized and comfortable juggling multiple projects and priorities
• Eager to learn, take feedback, contribute ideas and try things you haven't done before
• Able to commit to the full six-month internship and 40-hour workweek

Interview Process

Target Start Date: September 2026

The interview process typically takes 4–6 weeks and includes:

• Application Review: Please review the location requirements before applying. Candidates who do not meet the location requirement will not be considered
• Phone Screen (30 minutes)
• Team Interview (30–60 minutes)
• Leadership Interview (30 minutes)
• Take-Home Exercise: A short, client-agnostic assignment designed to help us understand how you think, approach challenges and tackle the work. Candidates who complete the exercise will receive a stipend via electronic gift card
• Offer

Due to the high volume of applications, we're not able to respond to every applicant individually. If you haven't heard from us within 10 business days of applying, it means we've moved forward with other candidates for this role. We appreciate the time, energy and care that goes into every application and will keep your information on file for future opportunities.