Social Media Community Management Intern

About the role

Sony Electronics Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Social Media Community Management Intern to join the Community Marketing team. This role plays a key part in keeping the heartbeat of the Sony community active through meaningful online engagement, social-first storytelling, and creator support.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of community management engagement across the @sonyelectronics social media channels including Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, and Reddit.
• Manage day-to-day community engagement for @sonyelectronics social channels, including scheduling and live publishing of social posts, monitoring and brand engagement on live content, UGC engagement, and supporting boosting, as needed.
• Respond to comments, engage with relevant community posts, and monitor brand DMs to ensure timely, thoughtful interaction with the community.
• Help develop and launch new brand presence across Reddit including brand channel and subreddit community engagement.
• Actively participate in relevant cultural moments and online conversations from the brand’s social channels to keep Sony timely, relatable, and culturally connected.
• Bring fresh, forward-thinking ideas to the team around social best practices in a fast-moving digital landscape.
• Stay up to date on social trends, hashtags, viral moments, and emerging platforms to help keep Sony relevant and resonant.
• Assist with performance analytics, including KPI tracking, monthly reporting, and competitor research.
• Work closely and provide support to the broader social and extended community marketing team as needed.

Requirements

• Recently completed (within the last 6 months) or actively in final pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of all major social media platforms.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Experience in social media or marketing is strongly preferred (including internships, freelance work, or academic projects), with emphasis on Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit.

Qualifications

• The anticipated hourly wage for this position is between $19.80 to $28.60. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base wage offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Skills

• Honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Innovative work-life balance opportunities including a hybrid home/office workplace, monthly “Free Fridays”, and early shutdowns on Fridays throughout the year (including half-days during the summer).

Pay

• The anticipated hourly wage for this position is between $19.80 to $28.60.

Schedule

• This is a part-time internship with Sony Electronics. Hybrid schedule required: in-office at Sony’s San Diego office, 2-3 days a week (subject to change).