External Communications Intern
Job Description
To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Responsibilities
- Support the External Communications team in increasing the awareness, perception, and public presence of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion.
- Assist with external messaging, social media, branding, campaigns, events, and public relations while helping leaders, areas, and programs communicate with a consistent S&I voice.
- Support messaging and communication plans for S&I products, initiatives, and events.
- Draft copy, announcements, presentations, and other communication materials.
- Aid in communication across Church-owned, Church-friendly, and partner channels.
- Social Media Support
- Support S&I social media content, publishing calendars, and engagement for S&I’s contribution on Flagship youth and young adult channels.
- Capture and organize photo/video content for social media and campaigns.
- Monitor trends, performance, and best practices.
- Support S&I program-managed social media channels.
- Branding & Workforce Support
- Help maintain branding, messaging, and style resources.
- Create templates, graphics, guidebooks, and awareness materials.
- Support communication resources used by leaders, areas, and programs.
- Campaign & Event Support
- Support communication efforts for major initiatives, and events.
- Aid in event storytelling, content capture, and promotional materials.
- Coordinate communication needs across participating teams.
- Public Relations
- Aid in media outreach, creator and advocate relationships, and story development.
- Track media coverage, campaign visibility, and communication results.
- Support institute centennial and 1M student milestone media initiatives.
Qualifications
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong understanding of social media platforms, digital communications, and current trends.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate across teams.
- Experience creating presentations, graphics, or digital content is preferred.
- Interest in communications, public relations, marketing, branding, or journalism.
- Currently enrolled in a college or university, or graduated within the past year.
About Us
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings—giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
The Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church.
The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities. Job Identification 375969 Job Category AO - Administration/Operations Posting Date 07/01/2026, 03:16 PM Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (Híbrido) Apply Before 07/15/2026, 06:00 AM Job Schedule Part time Regular or Temporary Temporary Worker Type Employee Number of Openings 1 Qualificação de dignidade Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy. Anúncio/Mais informações Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org. Similar Jobs