Marketing Assistant Intern (Social)

Thatchpost owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across the UK. Since 1959, the company has grown through acquisitions of local media outlets.

About the internship

Thatchpost is hiring a Marketing Assistant Intern (Social) for Feb 2027. The Social Media Team at Thatchpost runs four brand accounts and needs an extra pair of hands. This is a hands-on role, not a coffee-run internship. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Newcastle upon Tyne, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. You will need to be available during UK office hours, at least until 3:00 PM GMT. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

Your projects

• Reply to comments and DMs within the same working day, escalating complaints to the marketing lead.
• Schedule posts through Meta Business Suite or Buffer and double check timings before they go live.
• Join a 30 minute stand-up on Google Meet three times a week.
• Track reach, saves, shares and follower growth every week and put the numbers in a simple report.
• Plan a weekly content calendar for Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook in Google Sheets or Notion.

What we're looking for

• Available for the full internship period.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Must be able to join short video calls during the team's working hours.
• Good written English. Captions will be checked, but they should not need rewriting.
• Basic Canva skills. Please share 2 or 3 designs you have made, even if they were for a college club.
• Comfortable taking feedback and redoing a design two or three times.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience running a college club page or a personal page with a growing following.
• Basic understanding of Meta Ads Manager.
• A portfolio or Instagram handle we can look at.

What you'll learn

• You will have at least 30 published posts in your portfolio by the end of the internship.
• Certificate and a letter of recommendation for interns who complete the full term.
• Weekly feedback on your captions and designs from the marketing lead.
• Reading Instagram and LinkedIn analytics and deciding what to post next based on numbers.

Program dates: Feb 2027, 6 months.

Pay: $1,100 - $1,150/month

Benefits for interns

• Letter of recommendation.
• Mentorship.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Internet allowance.
• Certificate of completion.
• Company laptop.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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