Marketing Intern

JOB SUMMARY:  The Marketing Intern serves the Lord by advancing Forest Home’s mission through creative, engaging, and brand-consistent marketing and communications across Forest Home’s Programs and Guest Retreats. This role supports the Marketing department through content creation, graphic design, organic social media, email marketing, and overall brand support.   The Seasonal Marketing Intern assists with planning and creating organic social media content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn; designing marketing materials and email communications; writing and editing marketing copy; and collaborating with Forest Home’s photo and video team to ensure content needs across Programs and Guest Retreats are effectively captured and utilized.   This role requires a creative, organized, and self-motivated individual with a strong eye for design, excellent written communication skills, and an ability to work independently in a remote environment. The ideal candidate is eager to grow professionally while using their creative gifts to help tell the story of Forest Home and invite more people to experience transformational encounters with Jesus.   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Brand & Creative Design: Create branded social graphics, flyers, presentations, email graphics, and other marketing assets; maintain consistency with Forest Home's visual identity and brand standards. Organic Social Media: Assist with planning the organic content calendar and create platform-specific content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn for leadership approval. Content & Copywriting: Write and edit social captions, email copy, promotional messaging, and other marketing communications while maintaining Forest Home's brand voice. Photo & Video Collaboration: Work with Forest Home's photo/video team to develop shot lists and creative priorities, communicate upcoming content needs, organize delivered assets, and identify opportunities to repurpose existing photo/video content. Email Marketing: Design and build emails in HubSpot, develop supporting graphics, and draft/edit email copy. Brand Stewardship: Review and create materials with attention to consistent use of logos, typography, colors, imagery, voice, and overall brand presentation. Marketing Asset Management: Help organize photography, video, graphics, templates, and other creative assets so the marketing team can easily locate and reuse them. Marketing Performance: Develop a basic understanding of organic social and email performance and use engagement/performance insights to inform future creative work.   EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or equivalent required Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Public Relations, or a related field preferred Previous internship, coursework, volunteer experience, or hands-on experience in marketing, communications, social media, or graphic design preferred Portfolio or examples of creative work preferred     QUALIFICATIONS: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Faith & Character Support Forest Home's mission and values Signed statement of faith Ability to pray for others both in-person and on the phone Participate in staff spiritual activities Christ-like attitude and servant heart Professional Skills Strong visual design sense and creative eye Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills Ability to create clear, engaging, and on-brand marketing communications Understanding of organic social media best practices and platform-specific content Ability to maintain brand consistency across social media, email, presentations, and other marketing materials Strong organization and attention to detail Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines Self-starter who takes initiative and works effectively in a remote environment Strong communication and collaboration skills Ability to receive creative direction and incorporate feedback Basic understanding of email marketing best practices Basic understanding of social media and email marketing performance metrics Ability to learn new marketing platforms and tools quickly Work Style Self-motivated, dependable, and able to work independently in a remote environment Creative, flexible, and willing to contribute across a variety of marketing projects Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work Able to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines Receptive to feedback and willing to revise creative work as needed Collaborative team player with a positive and professional attitude Availability Available to work approximately 20 hours per week during the seasonal term of October through December Regular and timely attendance at scheduled virtual meetings Ability to manage agreed-upon work hours and meet project deadlines consistently Interpersonal Communicates clearly, professionally, and graciously with team members and ministry partners Collaborates effectively with marketing, photo/video, and other Forest Home teams Able to receive creative direction and feedback with humility and professionalism Demonstrates integrity, discretion, and good judgment when representing the Forest Home brand Proactively communicates questions, project updates, and potential challenges Preferred experience with one or more of the following: Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Public Relations, or a related field Experience with Canva Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and/or Premiere Pro Experience with HubSpot Marketing Hub and/or Mailchimp Familiarity with Meta Business Suite Familiarity with creating content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn Experience with graphic design for social media, flyers, presentations, and digital communications Basic photography, videography, and/or video editing experience Portfolio or examples of design, social media, writing, or other creative work preferred   PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.   While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. Requires mild physical work; some lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects over 20 pounds. Requires visual acuity to read words and numbers and speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate in person.   Reasonable efforts are made to accommodate disabilities. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud at times. FOREST HOME EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. All terms and conditions of employment, duties, and responsibilities are subject to the Forest Home Employee Handbook.     FOREST HOME CORE VALUES Surrender to Christ (Romans 12:1-2) Abide with the Lord daily through study of His Word and prayer Surrender to the Lord daily through obedience to His Word Worship the Lord with the Forest Home Community Commit to grow in your faith through regular attendance at a local church Prioritize God, Family, and Work appropriately Be prepared to share your testimony with staff or guests. Walk in Biblical purity (1 Timothy 4:12) by rejecting one’s sinful nature   Love (I Corinthians 13) Display the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians 5:22) Be respectful to others Demonstrate compassion   Serve (Philippians 2:3-11) Give generously to God and others through time, talent and treasure Seek to put others’ needs above your own Demonstrate humility in both spirit and deed Actively look for ways to serve   Walk in Integrity (Titus 2:11-12, Proverbs 4:23-27) Show loyalty to others, even when they are not present Do the right thing, even when others are not present Extend trust and seek to believe the best in others Ask for forgiveness quickly when necessary Be truthful and transparent with others   Strive for Excellence (Colossians 3:23-24) Demonstrate accountability with time and resources Request and receive training Desire to improve, and challenge others to do the same Commit to exceeding guest expectations Refuse mediocrity   Engage in Community (I Thessalonians 5:11-13) Seek first to understand before being understood Communicate clearly, empathetically and respectfully Work through conflict Biblically (Matthew 18-15-17) Participate in intentional and purposeful community activities Partner with teammates for the goal of unity and team effectiveness Play and appreciate “campy” fun Faithfully pray for one another   Innovate (Ephesians 3:20-21) Dream Big Proactively seek solutions Think outside the box Dream, plan and execute new ideas Acknowledge and trust that all things are possible through Jesus Christ our Lord (Matthew 19:26)