Social Media Intern
Social Media and Creative Growth Intern (10–15 hrs/week, $20/hr):
- Location: Remote
- Compensation: $20/hour
- Start Date: June 8
- Duration: 10 weeks (with possibility to extend)
Who We Are:
Pangoo is a women’s outdoor apparel startup on a mission to design technical gear that actually fits bodies with curves and expands who gets to feel at home in the outdoors. If you’re passionate about storytelling, climbing/outdoor culture, and creating content that resonates deeply with underrepresented communities, we’d love for you to join our team!
We’re looking for a proactive Social Media & Creative Growth Intern who’s excited to shape the voice of a fast-growing early stage brand. You’ll work directly with the founder and play a key role in producing content, building community, and shaping early marketing systems.
What You’ll Do:
This role is a mix of content creation, research, and strategy.
Content Production (Primary Focus)
- Develop and manage weekly content calendars
- Research trends, storytelling formats, and competitive brands
- Create short-form video content (Reels/TikToks) and static posts
- Produce educational, storytelling, and founder-led video concepts
- Repurpose footage into multiple high-performing formats
- Build out visual templates on Canva
Influencer & Community
- Research and organize a database of ideal influencers/creators
- Assist with influencer outreach and product seeding
- Identify opportunities for community engagement
- Track UGC and coordinate incoming content
- Help monitor engagement, performance trends, and metrics
- Compile insights into weekly reports
Key Deliverables:
- A library of:
- 30x Short-form videos
- 3x Long-form storytelling videos
- 10x Static educational posts
- A 50–100 person influencer list + outreach funnel
- 5+ influencer collaborations secured
- High-performing content templates and a storytelling playbook
- Insight report on content performance + recommendations
What You’ll Learn
This internship is designed to give you real, hands-on experience running content for a growing consumer brand that actually moves the needle.
You will learn through hands-on application:
- How to develop a content strategy for a startup, including how to identify pillars, define brand voice, and map content to business goals.
- How to translate brand identity into social content and collaborations, with an emphasis on storytelling, authenticity, and community-oriented messaging.
- How to ideate and produce both video and static content
- How to interpret social analytics, understanding what metrics matter, and how to evaluate performance
- How to grow an early-stage brand’s presence across platforms, and how strategies differ between platforms.
- How to develop an influencer seeding plan
By the end of the internship, you’ll have:
- A portfolio of published videos and posts (with quantifiable metrics)
- Experience shaping a brand’s social presence from the ground up
- A strong understanding of content/influencer strategy, storytelling, and on-camera communication
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who’s enthusiastic, resourceful, and willing to learn who is:
- Deeply familiar with Instagram/TikTok trends
- A strong storyteller with a sharp eye for aesthetics
- Comfortable filming, editing, experimenting, and being on camera
- Organized and process-oriented
- A climber or outdoor enthusiast interested in women’s gear & apparel
- Excited to work in a small, scrappy startup environment
Bonus points if you:
- Have direct experience with climbing and/or outdoor sports
- Have UGC/content creation experience
- Have experience with Canva, Adobe Suite, CapCut, and similar tools
- Have experience in product design or women’s apparel
Why Join Pangoo?
- You’ll get real ownership and creative freedom and influence the direction of a brand at its earliest stage
- You’ll see your work go live across multiple channels with real time feedback
- You’ll learn how to build a brand from the ground up
- You’ll walk away with a strong portfolio of content and strategy impact
- Perks in product + merch :)
Time Commitment:
- 10–15 hours/week, asynchronous with required weekly check-in + documentation. Remote-friendly, with potential in-person engagement if based in Michigan.
*Applications will be reviewed and interviews/offers extended on a rolling basis.