Digital Media Intern
Job Overview
The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes is hiring a (Hybrid) Digital Media Intern at our Tysons, Virginia location. This position will play a vital role in maintaining our online presence and ensuring our digital platforms are optimized to drive engagement, growth, and leverage for development. Key Responsibilities: - Schedule content across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn using Meta Business Suite and LinkedIn - Manage the Foundation social media content calendar ensuring content is consistent and posted on a regular basis - Support Marketing teammates in creating visually appealing content for Foundation programs using Canva or Adobe Suite - Write engaging, platform-optimized captions tailored to each audience and campaign goals - Assist with graphic design and writing projects as needed - Perform routine maintenance and make required updates to The PenFed Foundation website using WordPress - Optimize website content by using research, search engine optimization, and monitoring performance analytics - Conduct research on social media trends, donors, event guests, and other topics as assigned Requirements: - Experience with Microsoft Office, Meta Business Suite, Basecamp, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, all major social media platforms - Strong understanding of social media platforms and trends - Knowledge of SEO and website optimization - Excellent written communication skills and the ability to craft engaging and platform-specific captions - Experience with Canva or other graphic design tools - Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects - A collaborative team player - Position may include travel within the Washington, DC area to attend Foundation events - Hybrid position with 2-3 days in-office.
Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and the position will perform other duties as assigned.
- Schedule content across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn using Meta Business Suite and LinkedIn.
- Manage the Foundation social media content calendar ensuring content is consistent and posted on a regular basis.
- Support Marketing teammates in creating visually appealing content for Foundation programs using Canva or Adobe Suite.
- Write engaging, platform-optimized captions tailored to each audience and campaign goals.
- Assist with graphic design and writing projects as needed.
- Perform routine maintenance and make required updates to The PenFed Foundation website using WordPress.
- Optimize website content by using research, search engine optimization, and monitoring performance analytics.
- Conduct research on social media trends, donors, event guests, and other topics as assigned.
Qualifications
Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, Meta Business Suite, Basecamp, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, all major social media platforms.
- Strong understanding of social media platforms and trends.
- Knowledge of SEO and website optimization.
- Excellent written communication skills and the ability to craft engaging and platform-specific captions.
- Experience with Canva or other graphic design tools.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects.
- A collaborative team player.
- Position may include travel within the Washington, DC area to attend Foundation events.
- Hybrid position with 2-3 days in-office.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position will not supervise employees.
Licenses and Certifications
There are no additional licenses and/or certifications required.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.
*Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds.*
Travel
Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call may is required.
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Benefits
At PenFed, we offer a robust benefits package designed to support you both personally and professionally. You’ll have access to comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans; paid time off; and family-friendly benefits like paid parental leave, care support, and fitness center access. Financial wellness is encouraged through features like a 401(k) match, employee loan discounts, and fully paid life and disability coverage. We also support growth via education assistance, community involvement, and volunteer opportunities.
About Us
Established in 1935, PenFed today is one of the country’s strongest and most stable financial institutions with over 2.9 million members and over $31 billion in assets. We serve members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Guam and Puerto Rico. We are federally insured by NCUA and we are an Equal Housing Lender. We are available to members worldwide, via the web, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, LLC is a full-service real estate company ready to assist our clients with buying, selling and renting a home. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PenFed Credit Union and is the largest independently-owned brokerage in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network, placing us in the top 1% of all real estate brokerages in the country.
With almost 60 offices and nearly 2,000 world-class sales professionals, we offer complete service coverage in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas and Texas. In addition, we also offer specialized client services which include management of vacation properties and long-term rentals, corporate relocation services and national referral network.
Equal Employment Opportunity
PenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same.
PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at 402-639-8568.
