Marketing Communications Intern

Southern Energy Management helps North Carolina homeowners and businesses run on sunshine and smarter buildings. The Marketing Communications Intern will partner with building science and solar energy teams to create engaging content, strengthen social media presence, and capture visual media that promotes sustainable solutions.

What you'll do:

• Transforming technical solar and building science principles into engaging, educational content
• Sharing the energy and passion of our team on social media, in newsletters, and blogs
• Improve our social media presence to build a superfan base
• Capture video and photos that tell our story and support our mission to improve how the world makes and uses energy

What they're looking for:

• • Proficient in Google workspace tools and creating content on Instagram, Facebook, & LinkedIn
• • Solid grasp of marketing fundamentals and how to build a simple marketing strategy
• • Clear communicator with sharp editing skills
• • Practical experience using social platforms to grow an audience or drive engagement
• • You have a passion to learn and “seek solutions” when presented with challenges
• • You're a natural collaborator who takes feedback in stride and turns it into action
• • You thrive in a busy, high-energy team, but you've got the drive to own your work and run with it
• • You're curious about new marketing strategies and have a pulse on the latest digital trends
• • You're energized by using social media to connect communities and champion sustainability
• • You're an animal lover who may have a pair of Blundstones for hiking and onsite visits with our crews (Note: we are a dog friendly office!)
• • Photography, social video editing, or graphic design skills are a plus!
• • Bonus points for Canva, Hootsuite, and Hubspot familiarity

Benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangement in Raleigh, NC
• 3 month internship with potential for extension
• Opportunity to work at a mission-driven certified B Corp that is committed to leading the change by using business as a force for good
• Opportunity to bring your passion for sustainability and clean energy to work
• The scoop on solar power, sustainable building, and working at a Certified B Corp!
• Experience creating a variety of content with tangible work to add to your marketing portfolio
• Practical skills to support your professional journey like managing projects in Asana, owning tasks and their outcomes, and interpreting feedback from a marketing lens
• Build confidence in developing marketing strategies for B2B and B2C audiences and communicating with a variety of teams
• Best practices for ethical and sustainable AI use will be shared, with clear guidelines around transparent AI use in a collaborative setting
• You’ll learn what responsible AI use looks like in practice for a B Corp, from selecting tools to developing company policies, and measuring, monitoring, and offsetting impact.