Influencer Marketing 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. This is a 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 & Benefits

• Pay: $19/hour, with overtime eligibility
• Benefits: Medical insurance (eligible due to 30+ hours/week). 40 hours of paid sick time, frontloaded at start of employment

Responsibilities

• Support influencer marketing teams across a range of brands and industries
• Research and identify creators across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and emerging platforms who could be a strong fit for client campaigns
• Help vet creators by reviewing their content, audience, engagement, brand partnerships and overall fit
• Keep a pulse on creators, social trends, internet culture and emerging platforms to help spot new talent and opportunities for brands
• Support creator outreach and day-to-day communication, including tracking responses, follow-ups and campaign details
• Help build and maintain creator lists, campaign trackers, contact databases and other account materials
• Support influencer campaigns from planning through execution, helping teams keep deliverables, timelines and approvals organized
• Assist with product seeding and gifting programs, including creator research, outreach, shipping coordination and tracking
• Review creator content and help track submissions, feedback, approvals and posting schedules
• Research competitor campaigns, creator partnerships and industry trends to help inform recommendations and brainstorms
• Contribute ideas for creator partnerships, social activations, events and other ways brands can show up authentically with creators
• Monitor live creator content and help capture campaign results, social engagement and notable moments
• Support campaign reporting by gathering content, performance metrics and other information for recaps
• Participate in client calls, brainstorms and internal team meetings, helping prepare agendas, take notes and track next steps
• Collaborate with teammates across departments, including Integrated Communications, Influencer, Creative and Strategy to learn how integrated campaigns come together

Qualifications

• No prior professional experience required — previous internships, relevant coursework or experience with creators or social media are a plus, but not required
• Recent graduate or early in your career and looking to build real-world experience in influencer marketing
• Genuinely love social media and understand the creator landscape across platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
• Naturally curious about creators and internet culture, with a strong sense of who and what is gaining traction online
• Understand that the right creator partnership is about more than follower count and are interested in what makes a creator genuinely right for a brand
• Comfortable researching creators, digging into social profiles and organizing lots of information and details
• Strong written communicator and comfortable helping with creator outreach and day-to-day correspondence
• Organized and detail-oriented, able to help keep multiple creators, deliverables, deadlines and moving pieces on track
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets, trackers and data and interested in understanding how influencer campaigns perform
• Collaborative, proactive and comfortable juggling multiple projects and priorities
• Eager to learn, ask questions, contribute ideas and take on new challenges
• Able to commit to the full six-month internship and 40-hour workweek

Interview Process

Target Start Date: September 2026

Our 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 better understand how you think, approach challenges and tackle the work. Candidates who complete the exercise will receive a stipend via electronic gift card
• Offer