Social Media Intern, Summer 2026

Areya

Social Media Intern focusing on TikTok content for Okayplayer brand. Responsible for content creation, trend monitoring, and engaging with the community.

Posted 4/29/2026internshipBrooklyn • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $17 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the planning, creation, and posting of original TikTok content.
Consistently monitor platform trends, proactively propose weekly content ideas, and execute strategies to drive significant channel growth.
Expertly edit videos and motion graphics using tools like Premiere Pro, After Effects, Canva, and Photoshop.
Create timely, high-quality, platform-native visuals that enhance brand voice and maximize engagement.
Actively watch and review Okayplayer's long-form content to identify compelling, high-impact moments.
Pull, edit, and repurpose these clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Stories, ensuring contextual relevance.
Identify and attend relevant cultural events, shoots, and brand activations in New York City.
Capture engaging, social-first content, and handle real-time or near real-time posting and publishing as required.
Maintain a deep awareness of current social and cultural trends.
Use this insight to pitch timely, brand-aligned concepts that resonate with the voice and values of Okayplayer's audience.
Manage all digital assets, including raw and edited content.
Maintain clean, organized internal folders, ensuring all brand assets are properly labeled, filed, and easily accessible to the wider team.
Serve as a key collaborator with the editorial, partnerships, and design teams to ensure social content is seamlessly integrated and aligned with broader campaigns, coverage plans, and brand initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep passion for and strong knowledge of Black culture, music, lifestyle, and the New York City events scene.
Proven ability to create content for brands or personal use on major social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter/X.
Comfortable with the end-to-end content creation process: filming, editing, writing engaging captions, and posting across various platforms.
Excellent aesthetic judgment and a high level of detail-orientation in both visual and written content.
Highly organized, capable of effective file management, meeting strict deadlines, and prioritizing multiple tasks simultaneously.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to succeed both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
Technical Proficiencies: Software Proficiency: Skilled in Video Editing, Instagram, and Twitter/X.
Tools: Experience using Canva, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
Content Capture: Experience creating high-quality content using a smartphone or DSLR camera.
Data Management: Strong file organization skills using cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote / Hybrid work schedule
Able to come to the office when needed

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Hard Skills & Tools

video editingcontent creationfilmingwriting engaging captionshigh-quality content creationfile managementdata managementaesthetic judgmentdetail orientation

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillscollaborationindependencetime managementcreativity