2025 WSU University Marketing & Communications Social Media Intern Opportunity
This internship position is for WSU students located in Pullman only.
Want to be paid to be a voice for WSU? We have the perfect student job for you!
Join the WSU University Marketing & Communications team as a social media intern. Experience first-hand what it takes to be a social media professional and an important member of a dynamic team. Responsibilities begin in July 2025. A successful candidate MUST be available to work all or part of Summer 2025 (July – Aug 2025) in Pullman, as well as Fall Semester 2025 and Spring Semester 2026 in Pullman. This is a paid position with 10-19 hours per week. The position may also be used as internship credit. Apply today at the bottom of the page!
All materials MUST be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
Duties include:
- Monitoring and managing various social media accounts for University Marketing & Communications
- Creating online posts including visual content using Adobe Creative Cloud products
- Capturing video and photo content for online posting
- Covering Pullman campus events
- Responding to online social media posts
- Tracking and analyzing data from campaigns
- Assisting in strategic planning
Skills required:
- Experience using various types of social media including:
- Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Be comfortable reaching out and communicating with students and social media professionals
- Experience producing photo and video content:
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, and minimal design skills
- Must be able to sit and work at a computer and use an iPhone or other digital device for multiple hours at a time
- Ability to attend events around the Pullman campus and remotely, and provide coverage for the social media team after normal business hours
What you’ll get:
- Experience working with social media professionals on a dynamic team
- Experience in marketing and strategic communications for WSU
- Ability to make important professional connections on the Pullman campus and across the WSU system
- Ability to build a robust social media portfolio that includes results
To apply:
To apply for this position, please complete the application task (information below), and submit it, along with the social media application, a cover letter, a current resume, and a writing sample completed in a recent WSU course (within the last year.) All materials MUST be submitted by 11:59 p.m., July 9, 2025. Please address any questions to Matthew Haugen, WSU Social Media Manager, social.media@wsu.edu.
Application task:
Using the fictional information below, create a short advertising and video campaign, to come from @wsupullman social media accounts. Create a series of mock social posts that would be posted before, during and after the event. You are allowed to use Instagram, Instagram Stories, Facebook and X during the in-person event.
Additionally, please create a video editorial for a TikTok video highlighting the event as a post event video. You don’t have to make a real video, just outline your audio choice, editing tools, types of shots, length and captions/text. Use as much or as little of the provided information below as you see fit, and creativity is expected.
Please note if a post is a video or photo. Finally, let us know how you would measure the success of your campaign and event posts.
Please upload your combined plan as a .PDF file at the end of the social media application below. Please keep the file under 190 MB.
2025 prompt:
The Office of Student Engagement Services at WSU Pullman will be hosting a cornhole tournament on Glenn Terrell Mall where friends and family members can join. This event will be held Sunday, October 25, 2025 at 3 p.m. This is a main featured event of Fall 2025 Family Weekend.
Cornhole sets will be provided. Arrive by 2:30 p.m. to enter your team into the tournament. Each round will be first to 11 points, judges will be circulating to enforce cornhole rules.
There will be free food and drinks provided (with accommodations for dietary restrictions and allergies), and a plethora of exciting prizes to win.
The hashtag for the event is #CougsWhoCornhole. Local media have been invited to cover the event.
The contact for this event is Student Engagement Services associate director Sheldon Cooper at pullman.social@wsu.edu or 509-555-5555.
During event info:
Down to the final four:
- First year student Benson Boone & his aunt Jennifer Coolidge
- Sophomore Millie Bobby Brown & her mom Winona Ryder
- Junior Michael Cera & his dad Michael Scott
- Senior Adam Driver & his guardian Keanu Reeves.
Michael Cera & Michael Scott face Benson Boone & Jennifer Coolidge for third place.
Millie Bobby Brown & Winona Ryder face Adam Driver & Keanu Reeves for first place.
Senior Adam Driver & his guardian Keanu Reeves take first place and win an iPad.
Sophomore Millie Bobby Brown & her mom Wynona Ryder take second place and win a custom WSU cornhole set.
Junior Michael Cera & his dad Michael Scott take third place and win a $50 gift card to the Bookie.
First year student Benson Boone & his aunt Jennifer Coolidge won matching red tumblers from the Bookie.
WSU Mascot Butch T. Cougar took a family photo with Keanu Reeves & his brother Alan Rickman, Adam Driver and his brother Hayden Christensen.
78 people attended to watch & 16 people competed in the competition.
KXLY TV and The Daily Evergreen showed up to cover the event and interviewed first place winners Keanu Reeves and Adam Driver.
2025 Social Media Internship Application
