Summer 2025 Internship - The Trust, Social Intern/Strategist
Internship Dates: June 9, 2025 - August 15, 2025 (You must be available to work during this period)
About Our Organization:
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
About the Role:
This social writing/strategy internship is part of the Multi-Media Sales, reporting to the Social & Content Strategist at The Trust, The Wall Street Journal’s branded content studio that produces Custom Content from WSJ. You will gain an understanding of the Custom Content Industry and will learn the journalist practice of developing social content and ad copy to promote client programs.
This role is hybrid, based in our New York City office.
You Will:
- Learn the ins and outs of all things social (organic and paid), in addition to gaining a foundational understanding of branded content and digital advertising as they relate to social media
- Aid in developing the social voice and presence for Custom Content from WSJ through writing organic social copy highlighting our internal wins, culture, events, thought-provoking proprietary intelligence, and client success stories
- Coordinate and schedule the organic social calendar for Custom Content from WSJ
- Manage asset creation requests for internal social posts, as needed
- Assist in refreshing internal social resources, including decks, benchmarks, and imagery
- Communicate cross-functionally to answer basic requests related to social media
- Identify areas of opportunity by helping with cleaning and analyzing data for all social channels
You Have:
- Paid-Social Experience (mandatory)
- Completed at least two years of a Bachelor’s degree
- Familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn
- Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets
- Passion for understanding consumer behavior and all sides of social media (paid, organic, and product)
- Ability to multitask and manage your time
- Natural curiosity for learning new processes and ideas
- A Plus: Previous experience with a third-party social scheduler (Sprout, HootSuite, SocialFlow, etc.) and experience with design software such as Canva, Figma, or Adobe Creative Cloud
Salary: $25.00/hour