External Communications Intern

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Intern supporting the External Communications team to enhance awareness of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. Assists with messaging, social media, branding, campaigns, and public relations.

Posted 7/1/2026part-timeSalt Lake City • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support messaging and communication plans for S&I products, initiatives, and events.
Draft copy, announcements, presentations, and other communication materials.
Assist with communication across Church-owned, Church-friendly, and partner channels.
Support S&I social media content, publishing calendars, and engagement for S&I’s contribution on Flagship youth and young adult channels.
Capture and organize photo/video content for social media and campaigns.
Monitor trends, performance, and best practices.
Help maintain branding, messaging, and style resources.
Create templates, graphics, guidebooks, and awareness materials.
Support communication resources used by leaders, areas, and programs.
Assist with communication efforts for major initiatives, and events.
Help coordinate communication needs across participating teams.
Assist with media outreach, creator and advocate relationships, and story development.
Track media coverage, campaign visibility, and communication results.
Support institute centennial and 1M student milestone media initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Strong understanding of social media platforms, digital communications, and current trends.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate across teams.
Experience creating presentations, graphics, or digital content is preferred.
Interest in communications, public relations, marketing, branding, or journalism.
Currently enrolled in a college or university, or graduated within the past year.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.

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Hard Skills & Tools

CopywritingPresentation CreationGraphic DesignContent DevelopmentSocial Media EngagementBrandingTemplate CreationPhoto/Video Content CaptureTrend MonitoringCampaign Tracking

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAttention to DetailCollaborationCommunication