Summer Intern - Video Strategy

Job Description

Job Title
Summer Intern, Video Strategy

About the DDM Summer Internship Program:

The Dotdash Meredith Summer Internship Program is a 9 week full time, paid program that runs from June 9th - August 8th, based out of our New York office. The intern program consists of hands-on learning opportunities to create work that has an impact on the business, along with workshops in preparing you for post-college life (resume / interviewing) plus fun events throughout the summer!

Dotdash Meredith is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 14th

Eligibility Requirements:
• Internships are available to students who will be Juniors and Seniors in Fall 2025 at an accredited college or university.
• You must be available to work full time for the entire 9 weeks of the program in the NY office, 3 days a week
• You must have access to your own housing and transportation to/from the NY office

About the Team:

The Video Strategy team at Dotdash Meredith has three core functions, each with the goal of growing video viewership and revenue: Creative Development, Channel Management & Optimization and Strategy & Insights. The team analyzes, develops, produces, directs and distributes a YouTube first programming slate across key DDM brands.

About the Role:

As a Video Strategy Intern at Dotdash Meredith you will be acting as ''Air Traffic Control'' to our creative development, optimization and production teams. You will largely focus on research, organization, creative documentation, and production support. You will be learning on the job, the entire process from ideation to going live on YouTube. You will learn from some of the best content creators and strategists in the industry.

Responsibilities will Include:
• Act as an assistant to the creative development team, with all aspects of video production and new concept development
• Deeply research interview subjects and topic areas of interest being explored in video, documenting findings in clearly organized and effectively summarized ways
• Apply research to wide ranging talent opportunities to help expedite brand/channel programming.
• Anticipate and meet the changing needs of a fast-paced production environment that always has multiple active projects in the pipeline
• Help to coordinate and curate props, track receipts, and budgets
• Assist in thumbnail designs when needed.
• Play a role in upload and output schedules; wrangle, track and publish video assets

About You:

Candidates for this role should have:
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding, and constantly evolving organization
• Creative and driven self-starter that can take direction and run with it, asking questions up front to ensure you're able to complete the task successfully
• Motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create solution
• Experience with Google & Microsoft Suites
• Some experience with digital media is a plus but not required

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

Pay Range
Hourly: New York: $20.00

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk4k4q-18-116-87-225-42 in your application.