Culture Push is an arts organization that creates programs to nurture artists and other creative people who are approaching common problems through hands-on civic participation and imaginative problem-solving.

Culture Push is seeking an Intern based in or near New York City for the duration of the Spring 2023 term - someone who has interest and experience in creating digital content for social media. We're looking for someone to assist in the planning and execution of creating digital collateral for posting on social platforms. Digital collateral includes but is not limited to: audio grams, short form video, graphics, templated quote/text only visuals and story formats. 

Desired Skills: 

  • Solid understanding of Instagram & Facebook web and mobile apps, content planners such as creator studio and the platforms' content moderation and community guidelines

  • Community Engagement - responding to comments, DMs, follow up, story interactions and so on

  • Assist the Digital Media Manager in formulating publicity campaigns for the spring cycle of the Culture Push Fellowship and other annual events

  • Able to maintain and update the social media content calendar

  • Good research and copywriting abilities, Basic Video Editing (Final Cut Pro or similar) and Image Editing (Canva Pro, Adobe Photoshop)

  • Good understanding of Photography and Image Composition

  • Familiarity and ease with Image Processing knowledge such as file formats, resolutions, encoding and platform-specific formats

  • Able to collaborate within a small team, be a self-starter, and communicate ideas effectively.

  • Able to work up to 10-15 hrs per week

Other useful skills:

  • Able to cover any live events and documentation in New York City

  • Monitor and stay on top of emerging trends in social media, culture and applications to appropriately apply that knowledge for content creation

Other information

  • Interest in visual and performance art, socially engaged art and civic engagement is a plus. 

  • Providing work samples or a Portfolio of past work is a plus. This may include academic or personal projects. 

  • No official prior experience is necessary but some familiarity with the above social media platforms / content creation process is expected.

  • This internship is eligible for academic credit. However, we encourage applicants from non-traditional backgrounds as well. 

  • The intern will be paid a stipend of $2000 USD.

Please send your CV and a short letter of interest to cp@culturepush.org
with the subject line: Spring 2023 Internship Application

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the end of February 2023.