Social Media Intern

Social Media Intern

Summary

Mortenson’s Strategic Marketing Team is seeking a creative, motivated, and digitally engaged individual to fill the role of Social Media Intern. The intern will help in ideation, creation, and implementation of social media content from across the entire company. The individual in this role will collaborate with other team members, such as communications creators, regional office marketers, innovation specialists, and talent acquisition teams. You'll support the Digital Team by gaining an understanding of Mortenson’s services, offerings, teams, audiences, and customers and translating the goals of all stakeholders into relatable, on brand social media content. 

Responsibilities

Highlights of your work with Mortenson will include:

• Brainstorming post ideas for our platforms: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

• Capturing content on local job sites and at headquarters

• Writing captions for posts

• Helping organize our content calendar

• Collaborating with team members from across the company to curate a diverse perspective on our platform

• Implementing fully formed content for campaigns

• Learning about paid and organic media planning as well as content construction

• Answering questions and giving feedback in our message inboxes

• Creating fun and sharable images, gifs, and various motion graphics content

Basic Qualifications

We look forward to hearing from you if you:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate, four-year degree in Communications, Marketing or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Have achieved a minimum overall GPA of 3.0/4.0

• Have experience in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Demonstrate strong teamwork orientation, initiative, communication, and problem-solving skills

• Have proven positive and professional attitude and customer service skills

• Are detail-oriented, organized, and can effectively manage multiple tasks

• Have access to reliable transportation

• Have a demonstrated passion for social media and desire to expand your skills

• Have familiarity with graphic design software and tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, etc.) and Sketch

• Possess skills in copywriting, knowledge of current trends and a passion for visual storytelling.

• Have previous internship experience or relevant work experience

• Have knowledge of video and/or animation software

Additional Information

You will join an exciting and ever-changing industry with a minimum 12-week internship with our team. This opportunity is full-time (40 hours/week) during the summer of 2026. The internship is based at our Minneapolis headquarters office. The position is not relocation-assistance eligible.

The hourly wage for college Interns starts at $18.00. Students in their sophomore year of college, or more, are paid higher wages based on their year in school.

Please make note:  

• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.  

• Our postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days.  

ABOUT MORTENSON 

As a top builder, developer, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.  

Let’s Redefine Possible®  

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Your uniqueness brings new and creative perspectives to the team. Mortenson is committed to providing equal opportunities of employment (EOE) to all individuals, regardless of your race, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status or any other legally protected category. 

Other Items to Note 

• Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement. 

• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.