Become the OUR Social Media Intern

Compensation

Student wage, up to 10 hours/week, flexible, $15/hr. Appointment from May 24, 2026, through May 7, 2027, inclusive.

Job Description

• Maintain the social media presence of VT’s Office of Undergraduate Research.
• Manage social media accounts, including planning and executing social media campaigns, developing content, connecting platforms, and posting regularly.
• Stay up to date on social media best practices and policies for Virginia Tech.
• Maintain a working knowledge of undergraduate research programs, services, and events across the university, but particularly those offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research.
• Design flyers/social media posts for OUR programs
• Professionally engage with faculty and students for lab/research visits and interviews.
• Track data analytics of the Office’s social media accounts.
• Join a community of communication interns working in the Office of Undergraduate Education, including access to unique professional development opportunities.

Required skills for the position include:

• Ability to manage social media accounts on platforms including but not limited to LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Ability to create impactful social media content for a variety of platforms.
• Ability to conduct informal interviews, take photographs, and shoot and edit short, informal videos.
• Ability to develop and manage social media campaigns.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to get things done independently and in a team environment. 
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to provide designed a portfolio or past flyers/social media posts to show creativity.

To apply, send a current resume, cover letter, and a sample of past flyers/social media posts via email to nicoleje@vt.edu. Applications will be reviewed as received; position will remain open until 

Application Deadline: April 27, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. or until filled.