Marketing, Advertising Intern

Marketing, Advertising & Website Development Intern

Proposed Term: Late August/mid-September through mid-December 2026

Time Commitment: Approximately 8–10 hours per week, with flexible scheduling around academic commitments

Location: Primarily remote/hybrid, with possible optional in-person meetings or community events in Vermont.

Ideal For: A UVM, Middlebury, or Champlain College student interested in nonprofit marketing, social impact, wellness, community-building, equine-assisted services, agriculture, storytelling, design, communications, or web strategy.

Vermont Community Farm is seeking a creative, organized, mission-driven student intern to help strengthen the organization’s public presence during a pivotal launch year. The intern will support the development of Vermont Community Farm’s marketing, advertising, and website strategy as the organization prepares to expand its community wellness programming, PATH-certified therapeutic riding instruction, public library storytelling events, mindfulness/yoga offerings, podcast outreach, and future farm-based wellness programs.

This internship is designed as a meaningful, portfolio-building opportunity. The student will help turn Vermont Community Farm’s mission and early-stage programming into clear, accessible, public-facing communications that can reach participants, families, donors, grantmakers, community partners, volunteers, and future board members.

The intern’s central project will help Vermont Community Farm answer this question: How can Vermont Community Farm clearly, beautifully, and effectively communicate its mission, programs, funding needs, and community impact to the public?

Expected Responsibilities

The intern may assist with:

Reviewing and improving Vermont Community Farm’s website content, layout, navigation, and calls to action.

Drafting website copy for program pages, donor/support pages, volunteer pages, community storytelling events, podcast outreach, and future wellness programming.

Creating a fall 2026 social media content calendar.

Drafting social media captions, post ideas, hashtags, and simple visual content concepts.

Developing marketing, advertising, and outreach materials for donors, community partners, volunteers, and prospective program participants.

Supporting brand storytelling so Vermont Community Farm’s mission, values, and impact are communicated clearly and consistently.

Assisting with email newsletter templates, donor updates, and community announcements.

Researching comparable nonprofit, wellness, farm-based, and equine-assisted organizations to identify useful marketing examples.

Helping track basic engagement metrics, such as website traffic, social media engagement, email signups, event interest, and inquiries.

Organizing final materials into a usable marketing toolkit for Vermont Community Farm.

Skills We Are Looking For

Strong candidates will have some combination of the following:

Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

Interest in nonprofit work, wellness, community engagement, animal-assisted services, agriculture, mindfulness, or social impact.

Comfort creating clear, warm, and engaging public-facing content.

Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Mailchimp, or similar platforms.

Basic design sense and attention to readability, accessibility, and visual consistency.

Ability to work independently while also seeking feedback and direction.

Creativity, reliability, organization, and curiosity.

Interest in building a real-world portfolio of marketing, communications, website, and nonprofit outreach materials.

Minimum Requirements

Current undergraduate or graduate student.

Availability for approximately 8–10 hours per week during the Fall 2026 semester.

Ability to attend a brief weekly check-in by Zoom, phone, or in person.

Strong written communication skills.

Reliable access to email, Google Drive, and basic online collaboration tools.

Willingness to learn about Vermont Community Farm’s mission, programs, audience, and community impact.

Ability to complete agreed-upon projects by deadlines.

Prior nonprofit, website, social media, marketing, or design experience is helpful but not required. A sincere interest in Vermont Community Farm’s mission and a willingness to learn are most important.

Potential Final Deliverables

By the end of the internship, the student may complete:

Website audit and improvement recommendations.

Updated website copy packet.

Brand messaging guide.

Fall 2026 social media calendar.

Donor, volunteer, and partner outreach materials.

Email newsletter template.

Podcast and storytelling event promotion templates.

Basic marketing analytics dashboard.

Final recommendations for spring 2027 marketing and outreach.

This internship offers the opportunity to make a meaningful and visible contribution to a developing Vermont nonprofit while gaining practical experience in nonprofit communications, marketing strategy, website development, community engagement, and mission-driven storytelling.