You may love social media and you may hate it, but either way a communication internship may be the right mix for both kinds of people!
At the end of my junior year I was looking for an internship and I had several on my radar. When some of my top picks fell through, I was able to take advantage of an opportunity right here at K-State and within my program. With that being said, I became the communication intern for the agricultural communications and journalism program. My advisor pointed me in this direction and it was a great opportunity that I took advantage of. As
My advisor pointed me in this direction and it was a great opportunity that I took advantage of. As a student in the program, I have experience doing many things but social media was one area I lacked expertise. So I dove into this internship June 1 and worked all summer up until school started in August. Though my internship ended, I have continued to run the social media sites throughout the semester.
When I began in June, my biggest and most important task was to shine light on what past and present students are doing. I would reach out the students as well as the alumni and do a quick interview on what they were doing or involved in currently. I then would write a short post and a picture to share on the social media sites.
The goal of my internship was to grow the programs social media presence and gain a larger following. I was able to measure my successes by running analytics on what I had posted and done throughout the summer. I learned what things got the most attention and then I changed my future posts accordingly.
The best way to get involved with an internship like this one would be to talk to one of the ACJ faculty and they will point you in the right direction.