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Position : Intern, Social Media Location : Dumbo, Brooklyn (Hybrid: up to 4 days in office per week, based on your schedule and the team’s needs) Reporting to : Associate Director, Marketing Program Dates : 12 weeks, immediate start Hours : 20 hours hours per week Compensation : $17 per hour ABOUT THE COMPANY Soko Glam is the leading destination for K-beauty, founded on the belief that skincare is a journey, not a quick fix. Through our curated selection of top Korean beauty products, educational content, and authentic community engagement, we empower people to believe there are only good (skin) days ahead. At Soko Glam, we’re more than a beauty company—we’re a passionate team on a mission to educate, inspire, and connect. ABOUT THE ROLE This is your chance to dive into the world of social media within the beauty industry! As a Social Media Intern at Soko Glam, you’ll play an integral role in supporting our day-to-day content creation, community engagement, and campaign execution across key platforms like Instagram and TikTok. You’ll collaborate closely with the marketing team to bring our brand voice to life online, while gaining valuable hands-on experience in content planning, social storytelling, and trendspotting. This role is ideal for someone creative, organized, and social media-savvy who’s eager to build skills in digital marketing and brand communications. The internship program will run for approximately 12 weeks. This is a paid, part-time internship with an hourly rate of $17 and an anticipated time commitment of approximately 20 hours per week (Monday-Friday). Interns based in the NY metro area will have the opportunity to work out of the NYC Headquarters (hybrid role, up to 4x per week in-office dependent on school schedule). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Pitching, filming, and editing social content across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Paid Ads, and other platforms • Promote current brand initiatives and promotional campaigns through engaging, on-brand social content that drives awareness and site traffic. • Monitor and engage with our social media community in a brand-aligned, timely, and thoughtful way • Pitch social trends and stay on the pulse of influencer content and competitive activity for weekly content ideation • Support content shoots and help organize visual assets • Track performance metrics and contribute to post-campaign reporting and insights • Support influencer marketing initiatives by researching and identifying relevant creators, building outreach lists, coordinating product seeding, and assisting with creator communications QUALIFICATIONS • Able to work on-site at our Dumbo, Brooklyn office a few days per week • Strong written and visual communication skills • Deep familiarity with social platforms, especially TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube • Proficiency in social content creation and editing • Confident on camera with strong storytelling skils • Creative thinker with a pulse on digital culture and emerging trends • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to juggle multiple tasks • Proactive, collaborative, and excited to learn • Interest in K-beauty, skincare, and/or lifestyle brands is a plus • Comfortable using tools like Capcut, Canva, or Adobe Creative Suite We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Soko Glam not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignment, benefits, layoff, and termination.

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Position : Intern, Social Media
Location : Dumbo, Brooklyn (Hybrid: up to 4 days in office per week, based on your schedule and the team’s needs)
Reporting to : Associate Director, Marketing
Program Dates : 12 weeks, immediate start
Hours : 20 hours hours per week
Compensation : $17 per hour
Pitching, filming, and editing social content across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Paid Ads, and other platforms
Promote current brand initiatives and promotional campaigns through engaging, on-brand social content that drives awareness and site traffic.
Monitor and engage with our social media community in a brand-aligned, timely, and thoughtful way
Pitch social trends and stay on the pulse of influencer content and competitive activity for weekly content ideation
Support content shoots and help organize visual assets
Track performance metrics and contribute to post-campaign reporting and insights
Support influencer marketing initiatives by researching and identifying relevant creators, building outreach lists, coordinating product seeding, and assisting with creator communications
Able to work on-site at our Dumbo, Brooklyn office a few days per week
Strong written and visual communication skills
Deep familiarity with social platforms, especially TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
Proficiency in social content creation and editing
Confident on camera with strong storytelling skils
Creative thinker with a pulse on digital culture and emerging trends
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to juggle multiple tasks
Proactive, collaborative, and excited to learn
Comfortable using tools like Capcut, Canva, or Adobe Creative Suite

Nice-to-haves

Interest in K-beauty, skincare, and/or lifestyle brands is a plus

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