Description:
This internship is part of the Fall 2026 Professional Internship Program. To be eligible for the program you must:
Join the SUU News team! We’re looking for a fun and outgoing person to use a variety of methods to market SUU News — the student online news outlet and the University Journal — to the SUU student body and the wider SUU community. In this role, the Student Marketing Manager will collaborate with graphic designers, editors, and Operations Manager Michele Fogg to create, promote, and sustain SUU News’ social media presence and impact across campus. The right person for this job will bring marketing and promotional ideas that get students excited about student news, and will follow through to implement them.
This position’s focus will be on social media efforts. This involves researching social media trends, promoting articles and broadcast episodes, and helping grow the print journal’s reach through creative means. The right person will find ways to create content that encourages engagement with SUU News and the University Journal. It also includes tracking our social media presence and reporting on it at staff meetings. Other efforts like running promotional tables throughout the semester, holding raffles or contests, or events to spotlight each new print edition.
The SUU News and University Journal will be rebranding and the marketing manager will be an important part of that process. The marketing manager will be responsible for all marketing efforts related to this rebranding including getting meaningful student input and involvement.
Responsibilities
Marketing
- Help implement social media strategy and new branding aligned with the newsroom’s goals.
- Identify target audiences and create content that enhances the student experience.
- Track engagement, reach, and conversion to grow SUU News’ presence on campus and online.
- Set up and run promotional tables for each new print edition.
Social Media
- Manage SUU News accounts across all platforms including Instagram, X, Threads, and Facebook.
- Assist with photography and filming for social content.
- Work with the graphic designer to create fliers and advertising for events, raffles, and surveys, etc.
- Post at least 4-5 times a week, plus posts highlighting the best articles news articles on SUU News from each section.
Qualifications:
- Experience with marketing and design tools (Photoshop, Canva, CapCut) etc.
- Experience creating short-form videos and social media content.
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working both collaboratively and independently.
- Marketing, Business, or Communication majors preferred but not required.
- Be enrolled as an SUU student during the course of the internship.
- Have and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Be willing to work 10 to 20 hours per week.
- Provide thoughtful responses in your application.
To Apply
Please attach your resume, a cover letter, and a portfolio or samples of your work if you have them, that show us what you can do!
Contact: Michele Fogg, michelefogg@suu.edu
We review applications and interview candidates as they are received until the role is filled.