Marketing Associate Internship at Kelly Strayhorn Theater

ABOUT THE MARKETING ASSOCIATE INTERN

Kelly Strayhorn Theater seeks a creative and energetic Digital Marketing Intern to support KST’s social media presence. This role will research, develop, and support creative social media campaigns and events. As a core member of our growing marketing team, you are someone who’s just as enthusiastic about creating content that engages, entertains, and inspires as you are about measuring and reporting the outcome of a social media campaign. Oh, and a healthy appreciation of memes and pop culture certainly doesn’t hurt.

Our ideal candidate is creative and self-motivated, has excellent communication skills, and collaborates well with others. Does this sound like you? Read on!

CLASSIFICATION: Internship

REPORTS TO: Marketing Specialist

DIRECT REPORT: None

COMPENSATION: This is an unpaid internship. While KST does not provide direct compensation, we regularly partner with universities that offer stipends, work-study, or academic credit. We’re open to adapting the internship opportunity to meet academic requirements.

SCHEDULE: This is an in-person internship based at Kelly Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh, PA. We seek a minimum commitment of 10–15 hours per week, with the option to work up to 35 hours depending on academic requirements or credit eligibility. Typical office hours are 10am–6pm on weekdays, and we’ll work with you to establish a mutually agreeable, regular schedule.

RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY PROJECTS

• Help shape the buzz for our Fall 2025 KST Presents season! Dive into researching artist interviews and stories to craft engaging social media content. Collaborate with the Marketing team to brainstorm, create, and schedule posts that excite our community and expand our audience. Your ideas will help drive an unforgettable season!**
• Take the lead in amplifying our events by creating engaging and eye-catching online calendar listings. You'll play a key role in connecting our organization with a wider audience and ensuring our events are seen and attended by people throughout the community!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support marketing campaign planning and execution.
• Write copy for social media posts, promotional emails, and other marketing collateral.
• Assist in the creation of written, video, and image content for marketing channels.
• Participate in marketing brainstorming sessions.
• Assist in the management of website SEO.
• Support coordination of other projects across marketing as needed

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Mac OS and willingness to learn new job-specific applications such as Salesforce
• Experience in strategic communications, including non-profit arts marketing 
   

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES

• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging and the willingness to prioritize and foster a commitment to valuing differences of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and socio-economic circumstances
• Strong writing capabilities with particular skill for effective and concise storytelling
• Highly motivated, self-starter with strong organizational skills and ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail 
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion