Full-Time Internship
Position start date: September 2026
Location: Salt Lake City, UT - HYBRID
Job Type: Full-Time Internship
Hours per Week: 40 hours
Job Category: Comms
Counts for 399R credit? Yes
Counts for 496R credit? Yes
Wage/Salary: Paid, see application
Application Deadline: June 26th, 2026
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT
Applicants for these internships must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university, or they must have recently finished a degree from an accredited college or university (within one year of beginning their internship). Applicants must also be available for video interviews if they are selected as finalists.
While we are open to all majors, we are particularly looking for those studying communications, public relations, journalism, advertising, design, English, or other related fields. Here are additional things we look for:
- At least one semester of college-level editing or writing experience, such as for a literary journal, in a writing lab, on a newspaper staff, or as a professor's assistant
- Strong writing, revising, copyediting, and proofreading skills
- Sound understanding of Church doctrine, history, organization, and policy
- The ability to manage many projects simultaneously
- The ability to give careful attention to detail, sustain concentration for long periods of time, and maintain the highest level of accuracy
- The ability to work well with people and present an image of professionalism
- Social media skills
DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES
This internship involves creating content for the Church’s digital channels for children and parents, including Instagram, Facebook, and email newsletters. We are looking for someone with an interest and some experience in creating content for social media, someone who can whip up plenty of social media content quickly. Experience in communications, social media marketing, writing, design, or videography and video editing for social media is a must.
The Friend digital intern should be interested in content creation, have some experience with creative writing and video production, and an interest in helping meet the needs of parents and children worldwide. The intern helps find and edit user generated content; plans and creates posts for social media pages; films and edits videos for social reels; and helps write copy for captions and email newsletter content. Other tasks include assisting with scheduling in a social media management platform, editing and writing magazine articles for children, and helping plan an awareness campaign. The intern participates in all aspects of the publication process, and opportunities for writing for the other Church magazines are also available.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To apply, please submit:
1. A cover letter
2. A resume that includes a link to your digital portfolio
3. Digital portfolios should include:
Online Application Link - CLICK HERE
- Projects showcasing your design, video production, or writing skills.
- A 100-word teaser that invites readers to follow a link to explore an article further (any article [for example, a longer article found in this month’s Friend])
COMPANY NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.