Digital Media Intern

Video production includes documentaries, commercials and corporate training video. Most of our revenue now comes from digital subscriptions and digital advertising. We started in 1985 and have grown to about 50 people.

Overview:

Olathe Radio is looking for a social media intern to help plan, write and schedule posts across Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube Shorts. You will work with the Marketing Team and report to the marketing lead. The company is based in Olathe, the US. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. Remote internship with a team based in Olathe. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

What you'll do:

• Reply to comments and DMs within the same working day, escalating complaints to the marketing lead.
• Plan a weekly content calendar for Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook in Google Sheets or Notion.
• Research trending audio, formats and memes that fit the brand, and pitch 3 ideas in every Monday call.
• Join a 30 minute stand-up on Google Meet three times a week.
• Draft LinkedIn posts for the founder's profile from rough notes or voice memos.
• Coordinate with creators over DM for barter collaborations, using message templates approved by the team.
• Maintain a shared folder of approved images, logos and video clips so nothing gets lost.
• Design static posts and carousels in Canva using the existing brand kit.

Requirements:

• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field.
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Based in Sri Lanka.
• Good written English. Captions will be checked, but they should not need rewriting.
• Able to stick to deadlines without daily reminders.
• Active personal use of Instagram and LinkedIn. You should know the difference between a Reel, a carousel and a Story without looking it up.
• Available for at least 20 hours a week for 3 months.

What you get out of it:

• How to plan and run a content calendar for real brand accounts, not mock projects.
• Reading Instagram and LinkedIn analytics and deciding what to post next based on numbers.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $150-$160 per month

Perks:

• Informal dress code.
• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Internet allowance.

We look at every application, usually within a week.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Olathe Radio.