Taste the Local Difference is a women-owned local food marketing agency specializing in effective strategies for agriculture, food, and beverage producers. We believe in uplifting these purpose-driven and passionate entrepreneurs to tell their stories, find loyal customers, and build successful, well-connected businesses.
Location: Remote
Marketing & Media Intern
The Marketing & Media Intern at Taste the Local Difference will have the opportunity to help maintain and contribute to TLD’s Blog, Social Media and Website. TLD’s content is focused on promoting local food by sharing unique stories and uplifting our farm and food business partners. Beyond marketing & media responsibilities, this individual will have the opportunity to gain additional professional and personal development in project management, communication, and local food systems.
Responsibilities
- Support the maintenance of the TLD Website through basic additions & edits to the website
- Support the maintenance of the TLD Food & Farms database by supporting team-wide edits and updates to partner profiles
- Co-write posts for the TLD blog
- Support Social Media Specialist in TLD social media planning, fulfillment, and content creation
- Support the team in organizing the TLD blog by identifying evergreen material, creating templates, and ensuring that posts are correctly categorized
- Collaborate on basic design projects for the Marketing Services team
- Analyze newsletter and social media data on a monthly basis
- Complete special research projects for the Marketing Services & Fulfillment team
Professional Development Benefits
- Opportunity to attend TLD weekly meetings as well as the weekly Marketing Services & Fulfillment meetings, which include professional development topics such as conversations with strategic partners, deep dives on website development and content creation, and other topics
- 30-minute 1:1s with each member of the TLD team to network and learn more about their role
- If travel funding is available through an educational internship, the opportunity to travel to our annual in-person gathering in September in West Michigan OR attend another Local Food Guide release party event in the summer.
Qualifications
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work as a part of a team
- Strong writing and content creation skills
- Quick learner
- Self-directed and comfortable with remote-based work
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- An interest in local food systems
Compensation
- Interested students are encouraged to pursue APEX fellowship funding for this internship