Social Media Intern
Aga Khan Education Services
The position
The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya) operates 5 schools in various cities in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.
The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi (AKA, Nairobi) is an IB continuum school in Kenya authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) from Early Years through to Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, AKA, Nairobi is a multi-cultural school with a variety of nationalities represented in our student and teaching faculty.
The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi – Senior School has an opening for the position of: Social Media Intern.
Role Summary
The Social Media Intern, or Social Media Marketing Intern, is responsible for assisting in a range of marketing initiatives including overseeing the management and content posted on AKAN’s social media channels, tracking analytics for social media campaigns, creating social media posting schedules and writing captions for social media posts.
Social Media intern will have the opportunity to grow and develop their expertise in the context of an international school within a significant global organization committed to pluralism, equality, societal development and environmental stewardship.
Key Responsibilities
Social Media Interns support the digital media staff to develop and implement outreach and promotional campaigns to boost brand engagement and increase revenue. The duties and responsibilities of a Social Media Intern include:
- Daily/weekly posting of carefully curated content to positively promote AKAN via social media channels within the AKES branding guidelines,
- Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns and posts,
- Create weekly and monthly editorial calendars to promote AKAN via social media channels,
- Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability,
- Support marketing and AKA, Nairobi teams at key events (live and online),
- Perform social media marketing research,
- Assist on influencer campaign strategy,
- Respond appropriately to comments/DMs on social media platforms,
- Brainstorm and research ideas for original content,
- Help create compelling graphics to share across social channels,
- Write social media captions that speak to AKAN’s target audience,
- Help create and edit short-form videos,
- Develop innovative strategies for increasing engagement,
- Assist with photo/video content shoots,
- Ensure the AKAN brand message is consistent and promotes AK and IB values.
The requirements
Qualifications And Experience
- Degree in Marketing.
- Experience in digital marketing and social media management.
- Knowledge of Canva or other design aps; knowledge of Adobe Illustrator would be appreciated.
- Team player, innovative, driven, acts with integrity and able to work to tight time schedules.
The closing date for applications is January 23, 2025.
