[Hiring] Social Media Intern @Deseret News

Role Description

The Marketing Intern is primarily responsible for working in tandem with the Director of Content Promotion to develop strategies to grow our communities across multiple social platforms and executing those strategies, as well as developing and managing relationships with our readers. He or she reports to the Director of Content Promotion and works closely with that individual and the Church News team on a day-to-day basis.

This position will be responsible for social media marketing in the Portuguese language and will be working on the Portuguese Church News and other products. This position will start roughly December 9, 2026, and the commitment is from three to six months. The position can work remotely in Utah, or from our offices in Salt Lake City.

If you are an up-and-coming digital marketing innovator, Deseret News wants you to join our internship program.

• Create and implement marketing campaigns
• Monitor analytics to identify trends and opportunities
• Assist with marketing campaign creation
• Research trends and provide competitive analysis

Qualifications

• Earned, or working on, a Bachelor's degree in communications, business, marketing or graphic design in the last 6 months
• Fluency in Portuguese, both written and spoken (bonus for Spanish as well)
• A passion for news and online journalism
• The ability to adapt to ever-changing practices to stay ahead in a competitive market
• Experience designing with the Adobe suite

Requirements

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Great with time management
• Copy editing
• Strong data analysis and web analytics
• Graphic design or video editing (desired)
• Practical experience on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and more

Benefits

• Deseret News internships pay $14.00 per hour

Company Description

The Deseret News is Utah’s oldest newspaper and the Beehive state’s longest continuously-operating business. Our primary focus is digital and our reach is national and global with over half of our online readers living outside of Utah.