FamilySearch Marketing​/Communications Intern

Job Description

Family Search is expanding messaging to diverse audiences and needs a strong communicator to help shape the new strategy. You will develop and execute communication and marketing plans for patrons worldwide to discover, gather, connect, and unite their families. This intern will be responsible for assisting in marketing and project management tasks, including writing presentations and project proposals, tracking results, and working independently as well as a team on other projects and tasks.

The ideal candidate should be creative, solution-oriented, data-driven and have excellent communication skills. The length of the internship will be one year.

• Maintain a big-picture understanding of Family Search communication strategies and channels, for both external and internal audiences
• Work closely with various teams to develop and execute communication plans
• Assist in writing project plans for marketing initiatives and activities
• Assist with project management tasks, including tracking timelines and deadlines
• Work with team members to draft presentations and marketing concepts
• Attend team meetings and contribute to discussions and ideation
• Assist with other duties as assigned

• Currently or recently enrolled in a college or university program
• Any major is welcome to apply, but candidates with a focus on marketing, project management, social entrepreneurship, or business are particularly encouraged to apply
• Strong desire to help with expanding engagement in Family History work
• Adept at project management and process-oriented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong data analytics skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate in a team environment
• Self-motivated and strong work ethic

Paid Interns are qualified while enrolled in an educational institution and for one year following graduation. They must sign a Paid Internship Engagement Letter.

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment.

Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church.

The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.