Digital Media Specialist Internships
Digital media specialist internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience, mentorship from working digital media practitioners, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings are concentrated across {{top_industries_phrase}}, with WETA, State of Utah, and Amsive among the employers posting roles now.
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At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Description
Digital Channel Execution
- Support the execution of digital marketing campaigns across email, web, social media, paid media, and marketing automation platforms.
- Assist with campaign setup, deployment, quality assurance, and post-launch validation.
- Coordinate marketing assets, content, and campaign deliverables with internal teams and external partners.
- Help maintain digital marketing calendars and campaign schedules.
- Support audience segmentation and campaign targeting activities.
- Assist in the management and organization of marketing campaign assets, documentation, and workflows.
- Help maintain campaign tracking and operational processes.
- Support process improvements that increase team efficiency and campaign effectiveness.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and collaborate with stakeholders from marketing, sales, and creative teams.
- Contribute to special projects that support marketing technology, channel optimization, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Track campaign delivery and channel performance metrics.
- Assist with recurring reporting.
- Help identify trends and opportunities to improve campaign performance and audience engagement.
- Support the preparation of presentations and summaries for team reviews and planning discussions.
Strategic Planning Support
- Conduct research on industry trends, competitor activity, and digital marketing best practices.
- Assist in the development of channel plans, campaign recommendations, and audience engagement strategies.
- Support quarterly and annual planning activities through research, data gathering, and content preparation.
- Help document channel learnings and recommendations to inform future marketing initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
- Must have at least one semester of your degree program left after completion of the internship
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Interest in digital marketing, marketing technology, and customer engagement.
- Familiarity with email marketing, social media platforms, or marketing automation tools.
- Experience through coursework or internships in marketing, communications, or digital media.
- Basic understanding of digital marketing performance metrics and reporting.
- Able to work a Hybrid model, joining onsite at our Wilmington, MA location
- Hands-on experience executing digital marketing campaigns in a professional marketing environment.
- Exposure to enterprise marketing technologies and digital channels.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional business and marketing teams.
- Understanding of how digital marketing strategies are developed, activated, and measured.
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects with visible business impact.
Education
Physical Requirements
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Description
Digital Channel Execution
- Support the execution of digital marketing campaigns across email, web, social media, paid media, and marketing automation platforms.
- Assist with campaign setup, deployment, quality assurance, and post-launch validation.
- Coordinate marketing assets, content, and campaign deliverables with internal teams and external partners.
- Help maintain digital marketing calendars and campaign schedules.
- Support audience segmentation and campaign targeting activities.
- Assist in the management and organization of marketing campaign assets, documentation, and workflows.
- Help maintain campaign tracking and operational processes.
- Support process improvements that increase team efficiency and campaign effectiveness.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and collaborate with stakeholders from marketing, sales, and creative teams.
- Contribute to special projects that support marketing technology, channel optimization, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Track campaign delivery and channel performance metrics.
- Assist with recurring reporting.
- Help identify trends and opportunities to improve campaign performance and audience engagement.
- Support the preparation of presentations and summaries for team reviews and planning discussions.
Strategic Planning Support
- Conduct research on industry trends, competitor activity, and digital marketing best practices.
- Assist in the development of channel plans, campaign recommendations, and audience engagement strategies.
- Support quarterly and annual planning activities through research, data gathering, and content preparation.
- Help document channel learnings and recommendations to inform future marketing initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
- Must have at least one semester of your degree program left after completion of the internship
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Interest in digital marketing, marketing technology, and customer engagement.
- Familiarity with email marketing, social media platforms, or marketing automation tools.
- Experience through coursework or internships in marketing, communications, or digital media.
- Basic understanding of digital marketing performance metrics and reporting.
- Able to work a Hybrid model, joining onsite at our Wilmington, MA location
- Hands-on experience executing digital marketing campaigns in a professional marketing environment.
- Exposure to enterprise marketing technologies and digital channels.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional business and marketing teams.
- Understanding of how digital marketing strategies are developed, activated, and measured.
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects with visible business impact.
Education
Physical Requirements
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
Digital Media Specialist Internship Market
Who's Hiring
Tips for Your Digital Media Specialist Internship Search
Apply earlier than you think necessary
Large employers recruit summer interns the preceding fall, so waiting until spring means many structured cohorts are already closed. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to start dates, so check listings throughout the year and submit applications as soon as a role matches your timeline.
Build a portfolio before you apply
Hiring teams for digital media specialist interns want something to assess, not just a list of classes. Publish two or three complete projects that show your process: social media campaigns, content plans, analytics reports, or branded creative work with the tools named and results documented. A linked portfolio replaces the work history you don't have yet.
Work your campus network alongside direct applications
Campus career fairs surface structured internship programs tied to your university, and professors or career center staff often know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Apply directly to companies running smaller cohorts at the same time, combining both channels widens the pool you reach and speeds up responses.
Practice your interview format out loud
Digital media specialist intern screens often include a portfolio review, a creative brief response, or a scenario-based question about content strategy or campaign planning. Practice walking through your reasoning out loud before the interview, because interviewers weigh how you think through a problem as much as the final answer you land on.
Target structured internship pipelines early
Larger companies in media, advertising, and technology run cohort or rotational programs specifically built to train people new to digital media work. These programs recruit in the fall for summer starts and fill fast. Identify the ones that match your background and apply in the first wave rather than after the cohort fills.
Set your work-type filter before you start
On-site roles are 70% of the digital media specialist internships listed here, so the split between on-site and remote is real and worth deciding before you search. Commit to what you can actually take, then filter by location and work type so you're not sorting through roles you can't accept.
Digital Media Specialist Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a digital media specialist internship?
Lead with coursework, personal projects, and a portfolio rather than work history, hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. For digital media specialist candidates, that means a portfolio of published content, campaign samples, or social media work gives recruiters something concrete to assess. Pair direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a digital media specialist internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. For digital media specialist interns, what actually drives it is consistent performance on real deliverables, available headcount on the team at the time, and how early you signal interest in returning. Position for a return offer by treating every project as a work sample, without counting on the outcome.
When should I apply for digital media specialist internships?
Earlier than most candidates expect. Large employers recruit summer interns the preceding fall, so September through November is when those cohorts fill. Smaller companies and co-op programs post much closer to start dates, which means openings appear year-round. Checking listings regularly rather than waiting for a single season gives you the widest window.
Are digital media specialist internships paid?
Most professional digital media specialist internships in the U.S. are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, so there's no single standard. Listings show pay where the employer discloses it, which lets you compare opportunities before you apply.
What should a digital media specialist internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects that name the tools used and link directly to the work, published content, social campaigns, analytics dashboards, or design samples are the role-specific proof that matters for digital media specialist candidates. Add relevant coursework and keep the whole document to one page.
Are there remote digital media specialist internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 30% of the digital media specialist internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
Can international students get digital media specialist internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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