Parenting & Youth Content Production INTERN

The Focus on the Family Internship Program provides valuable experience, professional and spiritual development, and lasting friendships for over 30 college upperclassmen each summer. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal.

Parenting & Youth Content Production Intern - Job Description

What you would be a part of:

Focus on the Family is a Christian non-profit media ministry that offers practical, everyday help to families at every age and stage of their journey. We encourage kids and adults to grow in their faith; we prepare men and women for marriage and show them how to cherish one another for a lifetime; we provide training and support for moms and dads so they can navigate real-time parenting challenges; and we stand up for all human life, from conception to natural death. We are unashamedly pro-family, pro-life, and pro-Jesus.

The Parenting and Youth team works to create content and events that help parents disciple their children, and children and teens grow in their faith. As an intern you would be creating and marketing content for Bring Your Bible to School Day and Parenting events, curriculum, and resources encouraging parents and their children to live out and pass on their faith.

Responsibilities – What does a day in the life look like?

• Work on writing scripts for parenting experts to use on podcasts and social media clips
• Brainstorm new parenting and youth content based on past content performance
• Rework and edit previous discipleship materials
• Design and create social media content for the Live It Challenge, Bring Your Bible and Parenting including posts, stories and reels
• Research social media trends
• Measure results from social media campaigns
• Coordinate and create a content planning calendar
• Participate on film/video shoots
• Possibly edit video content for social media

Goals – What do we want you to learn and grow in?

• Learn about Biblical discipleship
• Learn best practices for content research and strategy
• Gain experience with social media campaigns
• Gain experience in professional writing and copywriting
• Build your design and/or writing portfolio
• Learn marketing strategies for social media platforms
• Gain experience in working with Vice Presidents and executive leadership

Experience – What are we looking for in a candidate?

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Writing, Integrated Communications, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Video Production or similar
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Experience with social media content creation and management specifically on Instagram and YouTube
• Willingness to be creative and provide new ideas for new or current projects
• Willingness to be in front of the camera on occasion
• Teachable and excited to learn new things
• A writing, design or video portfolio may be requested in the interview process

Ministry Requirements

As a non-profit ministry, Focus on the Family is committed to hiring staff who are dedicated

to sharing the gospel and live by biblical truths. Therefore, all candidates must:

• Exemplify Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”
• Pursue the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adhering to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholding Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer
• Demonstrate behaviors aligned with Focus on the Family core values

Additional Notes:

• This position is an intern position only. There will be no compensation or pay with this position, but a $3500 honorarium, workday lunch, and housing for out-of-town students will be provided.
• Only upperclassmen college students need apply for the summer internship.
• Transportation is the responsibility of the intern and may be a condition of acceptance.

Helping Families Thrive in Christ! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.