Social Media Growth Intern

Job Title

Social Media & Growth Intern (Content-First)

Employer

• [Tandem Vet] (Cambridge/Somerville, MA) — tech-enabled veterinary care & community

Location

• Hybrid (2–3 days in Cambridge/Somerville) or Remote (EST overlap)

Duration

• 10–12 weeks (summer or semester), with option to extend/convert

About the Role (Handshake “Description”)

• We’re looking for a content-obsessed, data-driven intern who has actually grown social accounts (yours or a brand’s) and can replicate that playbook. You’ll own top-of-funnel growth across Instagram/TikTok/YouTube Shorts, plus newsletter list growth. You will ideate, produce, publish, and analyze content that reaches local pet parents and converts them into engaged followers and email subscribers.
• You’ll work directly with the founder and marketing lead; your ideas will ship fast and reach thousands of people each week.

What You’ll Do

Own channels: Plan and run IG Reels, TikTok, and Shorts (3–5 posts/week per channel).

Create content: Script, shoot, and edit short-form video + carousels; write captions and hooks; select music; add on-screen CTAs.

Grow audience: Test formats, collaborate with local partners/influencers, and run scrappy experiments (giveaways, collabs, UGC prompts).

Measure & learn: Set weekly targets; track reach, saves, shares, profile visits, follows, CTR to site, and email sign-ups.

Repurpose: Turn high-performing clips into carousels, Stories, and email snippets.

Community: Reply to comments/DMs with brand voice; escalate leads.

Light paid support: Help set up/QA boost tests or whitelisted posts (optional).

You Are

A builder who has grown a social account from X to Y (share numbers).

Creator first: you enjoy being on camera or behind it and can edit quickly (CapCut, Premiere, or similar).

Analytical: comfortable reading insights dashboards and adjusting content based on data.

Organized: can run a content calendar and hit publishing cadence.

Curious about pets/local community and motivated by fast feedback loops.

Minimum Qualifications

1+ example where you directly grew an account (brand, club, or personal).
Include: baseline → ending followers, avg views, best post, and what made it work.

Examples of short-form video you created/edited.

Basic design skills (Canva/Figma) and mobile editing (CapCut/Premiere Rush).

Clear writing; strong hooks; clean grammar.

Nice-to-Haves

Email/newsletter basics (Klaviyo/Mailchimp), UTM tagging, Link in Bio tools.

Experience with local collabs, micro-influencer outreach, or event coverage.

SEO or YouTube title/thumbnail chops.

Pet industry interest or local Boston knowledge.

Time & Compensation

10–20 hrs/week (flexible scheduling; some weekend event coverage possible)

Paid: [$16–$20/hr] or [stipend $X for the term]

Course credit available if your program allows.

What Success Looks Like (first 8–10 weeks)

Consistent cadence (≥10 posts/week across channels).

+[target] net followers across IG/TikTok; average views/post up [target]%.

Email list +[target] from social traffic (tracked with UTM).

3 repeatable content formats that reliably perform.

A simple playbook documenting what works.

How to Apply (Handshake “Application Instructions”)

Please submit all of the following (applications missing items won’t be reviewed):

Portfolio/Links: 3–6 links to posts you produced (if ghost-produced, say what you did).

Growth Proof: One page or screenshot showing before/after metrics for an account you helped grow (dates, follower counts, avg views, top post).

Short Answers (3–4 sentences each):

Your best performing post: why it worked and how you’d iterate it.

A weekly content plan for us: 3 formats you’d test and why.

One local collab idea that could add 500+ followers in 2 weeks.

Availability: weekly hours and preferred start date.