Internship Opportunities

Check out our featured internships! We will keep you updated as new internships become available. If you have any internships or job opportunities to post on the National ACT website, please contact Rylee Coy, Communications Coordinator, at nact.comms@gmail.com.

College Aggies Online

The Animal Agriculture Alliance is gearing up for its annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program, kicking off September 9. The nine-week program provides a multitude of opportunities to gain real-world experience and build resume skills while competing for scholarships ($20,000 was awarded last year!). CAO is open to undergraduate, graduate, pre-professional students, collegiate clubs, and classes interested in sharing positive, factual information online and in their campus communities about animal agriculture. Highlights from the 2023 program include:

Students sharing more than 1,380 posts about agriculture online

Clubs and classes reaching over 10,000 people in person through campus events

Confidence communicating about agriculture increasing from 6.55 to 9.0 on a 10-point scale

Ag News Daily – Producer/Reporter Intern

Ag News Daily is seeking a part-time intern to assist in day-to-day activities to support the Ag News Daily podcast. This role can be filled either part-time, as an internship, or for class credit. This role will typically require ~20 hours/week with somewhat flexible hours, and is fully remote. The intended start date would be mid-May, but is open for discussion. This intern will collaborate with the co-hosts and staff of Ag News Daily, using a creative and digital approach in providing information to farmers and agriculturalists.

JOB DUTIES:

Use Adobe Creative Cloud to edit the weekly Ag News Daily video and audio podcast (need be available between 8 – 1 p.m. on Fridays to edit podcast)

Including editing/producing the daily social media reels

Posting the full show to YouTube, and podcast platforms

Use Adobe Creative Cloud to generate daily content for social media accounts

Manage social media accounts: Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

Posting daily reels

Posting daily YouTube shorts

Writing weekly podcast show script

Scheduling interviews/researching potential guests/topics

Scheduling week interviews

Writing and editing the monthly and special edition PigX Podcast, as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

Proficient in using Adobe InDesign, Premiere, Audition and Canva

Interest in agricultural journalism, broadcasting, communications or marketing

Willingness to learn new skills

Self-starter

Exposure to Adobe Creative Cloud

Comfortable posting to social media

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Writing background

Production agriculture/farming background or interests

Exposure to using a social media scheduling platform, such as Hootsuite

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE FROM THIS INTERNSHIP:

A welcoming space to try new ideas, and grow your skills

Mentoring from Ag News Daily team

Remote-work

Ability to potentially co-host/learn how to be “on-air”

Access to the Adobe Cloud Suite

ABOUT AG NEWS DAILY:

Ag News Daily originally launched as a daily podcast in 2017 to provide a newer platform for agriculturalists all over the world to source their news and information. Currently hosted by Delaney Howell and Tanner Winterhof, Ag News Daily is now a weekly video and audio podcast. Heading into the 8th year, the co-hosts decided to transition the program from a daily podcast to a weekly video and audio episode, with daily social media content to provide consumers with another way to engage with ag news.

All interested applicants can send a resume to delaney@agnewsdaily.com by January 15, 2025.

ACM Marketing Internship

AgCulture Marketing is a rapidly growing digital marketing firm focused on serving small to

medium-sized businesses’ marketing and communication efforts in the agricultural industry. We are a next-generation ag-specific provider of all Brand Development, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Social Media, Media Relations, and overarching Marketing Strategies. We understand the value of tying public relations, digital, and social programs closely to the business objectives of our client partners.

We run our business based on these three core values:

We are Driven to Solve and Grow

Always Do What You Say

We Believe in Winning Together with Clients

We are looking for an energetic and self-motivated marketing intern who shares these core

values to join our growing team. If you’re an ambitious individual who wants to build a career in digital marketing, then we want to work with you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

This internship is designed to give college students a high-level overview of all facets of the

business. Marketing interns assist with all stages of marketing projects for the clients we serve. You will work on a wide variety of projects including, but not limited to:

Writing scripts (videos, podcasts, emails, press releases, etc.)

Managing social media accounts

Graphic design/creative work

Project management

Assisting in the creation of client pitches

Other projects and duties as assigned

In addition to being an excellent communicator, you should have excellent multitasking and organizational abilities. The successful candidate will also have foundational knowledge of marketing techniques and social media platforms and thrive in a fast-paced environment. A background in or strong knowledge of Agriculture is also a huge plus.

ACM’s summer internship will be remote but will provide daily opportunities to collaborate with other team members via Google Meet, Slack, and team meetings. The intern will be required to have a location that allows for remote work with strong WiFi and a quiet environment.

Marketing Intern Responsibilities:

Performing market analysis and research on the latest trends

Assisting with daily administrative duties

Supporting the Account Management/Project Management team to keep projects moving internally and externally

Supporting the management of client social media channels

Monitoring all social media platforms for trending news, ideas, and feedback

Contributing to the creation of graphics, email campaigns, and social media content

Contributing to the creation of written content such as social media copy, press releases, podcast and video scripts, email marketing, and more

Spending time collaborating with the account management team and creative team to understand their specific roles better

Contributing to the editing process of podcasts, including editing audio, writing scripts, and drafting narration/voice-overs

Requirements:

Ability to work remotely

Experience working with social media platforms (including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok)

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a vigilant attention to detail

Strong copywriting, editing, and proofreading skills

Hands-on and results-oriented personality; someone who enjoys seeing projects through from ideation to completion

A desire to learn or expand your skills in social media, marketing, or advertising

Customer-focused and resolution-oriented mindset

Willingness to work in a remote environment

Ability to work independently or collaboratively with a team, remotely

Must have your laptop/desktop and smartphone

Familiarity with using a social media management tool (similar to Hootsuite or Sprout) is strongly encouraged

Please submit your resume and portfolio work, including a sample of your writing and examples of social media content you’ve created or pages you’ve managed in the past, to: Dana@agculturemarketing.com.

Bader Rutter – Public Relations Intern, Animal and Row Crop Agriculture

Bader Rutter has grown ourselves and our clients for over 50 years by investing in creative, innovative thinkers who understand the complexities, audiences and channels of today’s ever-changing world. As our next PR Animal and Row Crop Agriculture Intern, you will explore multiple facets of public relations work. You’ll work as a cross-discipline content developer, perfecting your skills for a variety of channels, audiences and brands. You’re not too big to do the small stuff, but you’re prepared when the big assignment comes your way.

You’re a great communicator and you’re eager to build your skills. You’re ready to explore your passions and experience multiple facets of public relations work. You are passionate about and/or have a background in Agriculture. You can write and ask great questions, and people like having you as a co-worker. You deliver excellent work on time and love learning new industries and processes. That’s why we want you as our newest public relations intern.



Key Skills and Qualifications:

·      Full-time student or recent grad with a major or minor in strategic communications (public relations, advertising, journalism) or business marketing

·      Junior, senior or recent grad status with previous internship experience

·      Deep agriculture background and/or passion

·      Involvement in an ag-related organization like NAMA, ACT, AFA or FFA, etc

·      Strong written and verbal communication skills

·      Excellent organizational and time management skills

The Fine Print:

·      Internship runs 5/27/25 through mid-August

·      Hourly rate is $18 for current students and $20 for post-grads

·      Intern should be in greater Milwaukee for the summer and plan to be in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

To learn more and apply for this internship, visit their website here.

Animal Agriculture Alliance – deadline varies

The Animal Agriculture Alliance offer paid internship positions throughout the year (1 position in spring, 2 in summer, 1 in fall). All positions are full-time (40 hours/week) and can be conducted virtually or based in the Alliance’s office located in Arlington, VA near the Courthouse Metro Station.

Alliance interns assist with social media content production, research of key issues in animal agriculture, media monitoring, legislative tracking, developing reports and member resources and a variety of other projects along with supporting the Alliance team in executing projects like the annual Stakeholders Summit, College Aggies Online, trade show booths, marketing campaigns and more. Interns function as full-fledged members of the Alliance team and will be asked to contribute at a high level to help the organization achieve their mission of safeguarding the future of animal agriculture. Learn more at their website.