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Social Media Intern
Marketing & Communications · Intern
United States · Remote
Posted on Aug 28, 2026
Organization: Tetiaroa SocietyReports to: Communications Manager (primary supervisor), with support from the CEOLocation: Remote (US-based, EST preferred or Tahiti based)Commitment: Part-time, 10 to 15 hours per week, up to 6 monthsStart: As soon as possible This is an unpaid volunteer internship opportunity with a mission-driven nonprofit, with school credit available if compatible with your program. Hours are scheduled around your academic calendar. About Tetiaroa SocietyTetiaroa Society is a conservation nonprofit stewarding a 12-motu atoll in French Polynesia, operating in close partnership with The Brando resort. Our work spans active field science, indigenous cultural leadership, and environmental education, sharing the story of the atoll with donors, researchers, and travelers around the world. Role overviewThe Social Media Intern supports the Communications Manager in bringing Tetiaroa Society's story to life across our social channels, through content creation, community engagement, and creative formats that connect our audience to our conservation and cultural work. This is a working role on a small team. Your content will publish to real audiences, with supervision, feedback, and mentorship throughout. What you will learn- How a conservation nonprofit builds a digital content strategy around programmatic moments and the environmental calendar.- How to translate scientific and cultural source material into accurate, engaging content without oversimplifying or overstating.- Platform-specific craft while holding a consistent organizational voice.- Community management: representing an organization in public conversation, and recognizing when to escalate.- Reading engagement data and using it to make a defensible argument about what is working.- The ethical dimensions of conservation communications, including representation of indigenous culture and place-based storytelling. Responsibilities- Build and maintain a day-to-day social media content calendar, including key dates and events throughout the year, proposing and creating content around these moments- Handle day-to-day posting on our ongoing strategic themes, while the Communications Manager leads on higher-stakes or larger content pieces- Rework raw materials from group visits and events into polished, ready-to-publish posts, adapting message and tone for our audience- Create mood and story content for Instagram and other channels- Use our current social media strategy as a foundation to propose new, on-brand content ideas- Support community management: respond to comments and messages in a timely and on-brand way, escalating donor, media, or sensitive inquiries to staff- Design interactive content such as quizzes and challenges to grow community participation; support graphic design needs for social content- Monitor trends and emerging movements in conservation, ocean advocacy, and culture, and bring ideas back to the team- Contribute your own ideas for content and engagement. This is a collaborative role, not just execution- Assist in tracking engagement metrics to inform what is working Supervision and support- Weekly one-to-one check-in with the Communications Manager, 30 minutes- Onboarding period in the first three weeks with review before publishing, moving to independent posting within an approved calendar once the voice is established- Two conversations across the placement with staff in conservation science, education and culture, or field station operations- Midterm and final written evaluation, suitable for submission to your institution Who this is forStudents and early-career individuals who are creative, comfortable engaging with online communities, and enjoy storytelling through social media, with an interest in nonprofit communications and social strategy. Genuine interest in ocean conservation and Polynesian culture will help you connect authentically with our audience. Skills & qualities- Comfortable using Canva and Adobe InDesign for content creation- Familiarity with Meta Business Suite for Instagram and Facebook publishing- Strong written communication, with the ability to take raw information and shape it into a clear, on-brand post- Organized, able to manage a content calendar and respond to community activity in a timely way- Curious and proactive, comfortable following trends in conservation and culture and bringing ideas to the team- Interest in conservation, science communication, or Polynesian culture is a plus- Familiarity with our US-based audience is a plus If you are seeking academic creditMany institutions grant credit for placements like this. If yours does, we will provide a position description, a named site supervisor, midterm and final written evaluations, hour verification, and any affiliation agreement or insurance documentation your school requires. You are responsible for enrolling in the applicable internship course and identifying a faculty sponsor before the placement begins. This placement carries no expectation of paid employment with Tetiaroa Society at its conclusion. How to applyApply with a cover letter, CV, and a short writing or portfolio sample if available. Complete the application form on our website and select “Social Media Intern.”