Social Media Intern

Job overview

The Social Media Intern role is onsite in Washington, DC, and requires the intern to be local to the office. The internship is unpaid and provides academic course credit; it is scheduled for 21 hours per week and ends December 18, 2026. The intern supports UNCF’s Branding, Marketing, and Communications team. The intern develops, schedules, and monitors content to strengthen UNCF’s digital presence and highlight its member institutions, students, programs, events, and organizational priorities. The internship provides practical nonprofit communications and branding experience and culminates in a final project.

What you'll do

• Support development, scheduling, and monitoring of social media and digital content for UNCF
• contribute to communications deliverables such as social media content, blog posts, or press releases
• complete mid-term and final reflection presentations and a capstone project.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

social media intern

washington dc

uncf

branding

marketing communications

nonprofit communications

digital content

social media

academic course credit

unpaid internship

21 hours per week

capstone project

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Unpaid internship with academic course credit; 21 hours per week; local to the Washington, DC office; end date December 18, 2026.

About the employer

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services. Sector: 81.