Social Media Content Intern

Kum & Go is hiring a Social Media Content Intern to join our Social Media team for a 12-week assignment. This intern will create content for our brand channels (Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram) and support the team with ad hoc campaign production. The ideal candidate knows the Kum & Go social media channels well and is excited to create innovative ways to bring our voice to life on social media.

To be considered please include a portfolio of social media content developed for clients, classwork, or your personal brand account including a minimum of: 1 TikTok, 1 Instagram post, and 3 tweets or threads.

What you’ll do

• Create weekly trend reports with recommendations per channel to execute from our Kum & Go social media accounts
• Assist in the creation of fun and innovative content for social media channels including sourcing opportunities, writing and editing posts, and taking photographs and video
• Perform social media listening, monitoring, and tracking for brand mentions
• Ensure brand consistency in Kum & Go’s voice across content
• Support the team’s Marketing and Communications strategy and complete special projects as assigned

What we’re looking for

• Passion for social media content creation
• Creative eye for recognizing potential content and turning it into well-performing posts
• Excellent written communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• Self-starter

Other key requirements

• Ability to work 3 days per week for 5-7 hours each day
• Ability to work onsite at our office in Des Moines, IA
• Submit a portfolio of social media content developed for clients, classwork, or a personal brand account including a minimum of: 1 TikTok, 1 Instagram post, and 3 tweets or threads.

Leadership Competencies

• Communication: Delivers clear, effective communication and listens to others
• Conceptual/Systems Thinking: Recognizes patterns, trends, themes, and connections in information to develop innovative ideas and solutions
• Constructive Engagement: Expresses ideas and disagreements, constructively resolves conflict, and encourages others to do the same
• Customer Orientation: Meets the expectations and needs of internal and external customers
• Decision Making: Makes good decisions in a timely manner
• Empowerment: Takes initiative and solves problems
• Talent Development: Maximizes potential and improves overall performance
• Influence: Proactively builds relationships and influences others
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Accurately assesses problems and effectively and efficiently arrives at solutions
• Strategic Thinking: Understands the current state and is able to visualize the ideal state and how to achieve it

About Kum & Go

At Kum & Go, our purpose is to make days better. We do that by connecting with people. Every day, whether in stores or at our Store Support Center office, we take a people-first approach to developing associates, serving customers, and solving problems. We provide a unique working experience where our associates are given the opportunity to make connections and to have fun along the way. Our culture is supported by our five core values:

• Passion - We love what we do, and it shows in our work
• Integrity - We do the right thing, even when it is difficult
• Teamwork - We believe that greatness is only achieved in unity
• Caring - We have genuine compassion for our customers, associates, families, and communities
• Excellence - We expect and deliver superior performance

Kum & Go believes in People First. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer building a culture of equity and inclusion.