Social Media Internship

LARB interns gain real-world, hands-on magazine work experience. This program is designed to train students for careers in editing and copyediting, publicity, marketing, fundraising, educational and public programming, and/or social media on behalf of a major magazine and literary arts nonprofit.

For Los Angeles County residents or students in the Los Angeles Area, we are seeking paid interns in our Social Media department via the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture Program. Visit their website to learn about eligibility and requirements.

The social media intern will assist in the planning, drafting, and execution of all LARB social media. The intern will learn skills in social media copywriting, social and site analytics, and developing editorial, fundraising, and event campaigns. In-person or remote, 10-15 hours per week for $17.87 / hour.

Duties include:

-extensive copywriting for promotion of daily web articles
-designing social media graphics
-scheduling on social media management platforms
-monitoring in-app socials
-community correspondence
-putting together monthly site and social readership reports
-developing various social media campaigns
-developing presence on alternate social platforms
use of Loomly, Chartbeat, Office Suite, Canva, Airtable, Slack, and other programs.

Must be able to a total of 400 hours from June 1st, 2025 – March 1st, 2026 per LACDAC requirements.

Salary: $17.87, hourly

Benefits: This is a part-time internship with no benefits included.

Education requirements: None, Bachelor’s Degree

Deadline to apply: April 18, 2025

Documents required to apply: Resume, Cover Letter, College Transcripts

How to apply: Apply via the summer internship application form.

More information on eligibility can be found here.