Social Media Content Internship

Meritage Home's is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you.

We're seeking a Social Media Content Intern to support our growing digital presence. This role is ideal for a creative storyteller who's comfortable behind the camera, has a knack for creating engaging social content through video mostly, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Content Calendar Support:
  Assist in monthly social media calendar ideation, campaign planning, and brainstorming sessions.
• Start-to-Finish Content Creation:
  • Build the content by capturing and editing short-form video content (e.g., home tours, behind-the-scenes, feature highlights) for platforms like Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
  • Write compelling, brand-aligned captions and post copy.
  • Source and organize user-generated content and brand assets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Work with marketing and sales to gather content ideas and coordinate shoots as needed.
• Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
• Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
• Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges
• Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy
• Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic

Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.

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Need to be awesome at:

• Strong understanding of major social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn).
• Experience with video editing tools (e.g., Adobe Premiere Rush, Canva, Natively within Social Media Apps, etc.).
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Bias for action is critical.
• Comfortable working independently and in a team setting.
• Operating with integrity
• Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
• Having a desire to "win" and get stuff done
• Fostering an inclusive environment
• Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
• Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
• Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never "settle"
• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college

Preferred:

• Photography or graphic design skills
• Familiarity with real estate or homebuilding industry
• Paid Social knowledge in addition to Organic Social
• Experience in Sprout Social: Scheduling, publishing and creating insights from analytics
• Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects
• Experience dealing with ambiguity
• Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers

Relevant College Coursework/Majors:

• Journalism
• Communications
• Business Administration
• Digital Marketing
• Marketing
• Real Estate
• Operations
• Project Management

Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.. Meritage is committed to building energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes across the US. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as bringing their authentic self every day to be part of an inclusive organization. Meritage was certified a Great Place To Work for a second year in a row, and is currently ranked on Fortune's Best Workplaces listings in the categories of Construction, Women and Parents. Meritage has delivered over 200,000 homes in its 40-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction, and award-winning customer experience. Meritage is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.

When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
• An organization that lives by its core values everyday
• Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
• State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
• A competitive pay structure
• Strong benefits
• Flexibility in work-life integration
• Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
• Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
• Maintain a competitive drive to be the best