Social media intern - spring 2027

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We’re an employee-owned, vertically-integrated builder of some of America’s most popular health & wellness brands. With over 1,000 team members across multiple companies, we create best-in-class products that help make the world healthier and happier. Our creative content educates the world on making smarter health choices, while the brands we own generate over $600 million of revenue annually. Learn more about our brands.

We’re Looking For A: Social Media Intern

Location: Hybrid (Woodland Hills, CA)

Program Dates:

Start Date: January 11th

End Date: March 14th

What You’ll Be Doing: The Golden Hippo Social Media team is looking for a summer intern who is looking to learn the ropes of running social media at a large company. They will learn hands-on skills like content creation on multiple platforms, data and metrics reporting and other industry standard social first processes.

• Content Creation: Support the social media team with content creation for our biggest health & wellness brand. This may include shooting UGC-style video or photos at home or in-office, supporting photoshoots by building moodboards, creating graphics for promos, sales, or educational content and/or other creative content drivers.
• Instagram Story Creation: Ideate and create Instagram stories for brands that will encourage clicks to drive traffic to our website and revenue-driving engagement.
• Identifying Trends & Industry Updates: Report weekly on industry trends, relevant brands and competitors and compile a weekly report to share with the social team.
• Content scheduling: Assist in scheduling content in Vista Social.
• Data/Metrics reporting: Assist with pulling and reporting monthly data in performance sheets.

Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):

• Basic graphic design skills (e.g., Canva, Adobe Spark).
• Knowledge of photography and video editing (e.g., iMovie, Adobe Premiere, CapCut).
• Familiarity with platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter (X), Threads.
• Competency in Google Suite: Sheets, Docs etc.
• Ability to track and interpret basic social media analytics (e.g., engagement, reach, impressions).
• Ability to adapt writing tone to match brand voice and audience.
• Willingness to adapt to the evolving needs of the brand’s social media strategy.
• Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with the broader marketing team.
• Creative problem-solving to create innovative and eye-catching content.
• Familiarity with meme culture, viral content, and social media challenges.
• Ability to identify and adapt to emerging social media trends.
• Are local to the North LA area and willing to come into the office 2-4x a month.
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree.

Golden Perks & Benefits:

• Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $6.1 million to date.
• Professional development opportunities with mentorship, continuous learning programs, empowering you to progress and excel in your career.
• For those coming into our Woodland Hills, CA office, you’ll find a fully stocked kitchen and a free on-site gym.
• Virtual and in-person company events, like our annual holiday party, happy hours, and virtual cooking nights, designed to cultivate connections and enhance work-life balance.

The base hourly range is $18-$20.

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