Social Media Internship Program (Summer 2027)
đ About selfpublishing.comWe help purpose-driven individuals achieve their goals through writing and publishing books. Our mission: help 100,000 people publish a book by 2035, impacting 120M+ lives through what we call Leveraged Impact. (You can hear more about it in our TEDx talk).
Weâre not just helping people write books...weâre helping them change their lives.
Weâve built one of the highest success rates in online education because we genuinely care...about our authors, their stories, and the ripple effect they create.
Our philosophy:
đĄ Itâs not about the book. Itâs about what the book does for you.đ Self-publishing isnât just an option...itâs the best option.Weâre proud to have been named to the INC 5000 list of Americaâs fastest-growing private companies in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.
And weâre just getting started.
Do you love organizing, anticipating needs, and keeping things running seamlessly? Weâre looking for a rockstar Executive Assistant to support our CEO so he can stay focused on high-impact, strategic work.
This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving problems, and gets energy from helping others succeed.
About The RoleDo you have a camera roll full of edits, a notes app full of hooks, and a real curiosity about how brands grow online?
Then please read onâŚ
selfpublishing.com is a back-to-back-to-back INC 5000 company & we're launching our Summer 2027 Social Media Internship Program. Our mission is to TRANSFORM THE LIVES of authors by helping them write and publish books, grow their businesses, and launch their author careers!
This is an in-person summer internship based in our Westlake (Austin) office. You'll create real content for two brands: selfpublishing.com and our CEO Chandler Bolt's personal brand. Your work won't sit in a folder. It gets posted.
What You'll Be DoingYou'll be part of the team that plans, films, edits, and ships content every week. Your north stars? Making scroll-stopping short-form content and learning exactly why it works. đą
More specifically, you'll:
đŹCreate original short-form content (Reels, TikToks, YouTube Shorts) for two brands: selfpublishing.com and our CEO Chandler Bolt's personal brandâď¸Edit and repurpose existing long-form content, including podcast episodes and YouTube videos, into short clips for both brandsâď¸Write captions, hooks, and on-screen text that match each brand's voiceđĽHelp plan and film content in our Austin office, including behind-the-scenes, founder content with Chandler, and team momentsđResearch trending formats, sounds, and creators in the author, book, and entrepreneurship spaces, and pitch new ideasđ Schedule and post content across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, and FacebookđTrack performance on your posts and share what's working in weekly check-insđŹEngage with our communities by replying to comments and DMs
What You'll Learnđ§ How a real content team plans, produces, and ships content every weekđżHow to grow a company brand and a founder's personal brand side by side, and how they work differentlyđď¸Short-form editing and storytelling that holds attentionđHow to read analytics and turn data into better contentđ¸How social media drives real business results
Who We're Looking ForStudents studying marketing, communications, film, journalism, or a related fieldYou know how to edit, whether thatâs on your phone (CapCut, InShot) or your computer (Premiere, Final Cut, or similar)Youâre a creator yourself, or at least deeply creative, and you love telling storiesYouâre the person whoâs always saving videos to recreate later or sending yourself hooks you likeYouâre into entrepreneurship and business building, or you love reading, writing, and books (bonus if itâs both)Self-starter who can take feedback and turn work around fastBonus: a portfolio, personal page, or any content youâve made