About The Team

The Integrated Marketing and Digital Strategy team leads marketing, digital strategy, social media channel management, and content development for government priorities and public information campaigns. We create content that helps Nova Scotians find, understand, and engage with information across digital channels.

We are looking for a social media intern to join the team and bring creativity, strong writing, and an interest in digital marketing, content creation, and public service. This is a great opportunity to build practical experience while contributing to meaningful public-facing work.

As a social media intern with the Executive Council Office’s Integrated Marketing and Digital Strategy team, you will gain hands-on experience creating digital content and supporting public-facing channels. You will help develop and adapt content for social media, support day-to-day channel activities, and contribute to marketing work that helps government connect with Nova Scotians in clear and engaging ways. You may also support monthly newsletters and video projects as part of broader content planning and campaign work.

What your day will look like:

This role is with the Executive Council Office’s Integrated Marketing and Digital Strategy team.

As a social media intern, you will work with marketing and digital content professionals to support content creation and channel activities. This includes drafting and adapting content for social media platforms, helping plan content calendars, scheduling posts, monitoring channels, helping track basic performance metrics, and supporting public-facing accounts. You may also help draft or format content for monthly newsletters and support video projects through coordination, content preparation, and related production tasks.

You will also build experience in a fast-paced digital environment by supporting content planning, approvals, and publishing workflows. This may include organizing content needs, coordinating with partners, helping maintain a consistent channel presence, and sharing ideas for campaigns and public engagement.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have the following mandatory qualifications:

• Completion of a post-secondary degree, diploma or graduate certificate in marketing, communications, public relations, digital media, or a related field within the last three years.
• Strong writing, editing, and content creation skills
• Experience supporting social media content planning, channel management, or digital marketing activities
• Experience creating content for social media, websites, newsletters, student organizations, volunteer initiatives, or other digital channels.
  Interest in digital marketing, social media, and public communications.
• Experience proactively working with, and considering the perspectives of, a diverse range of stakeholders, and an understanding of diverse audiences and the importance of creating inclusive, accessible communications for Nova Scotians.
  

The skills you need to do this job:

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple content priorities and deadlines
• The ability to create clear, engaging content for social media and support other digital content such as newsletters and video projects
• An audience-focused mindset and a service-oriented approach
• Flexibility and comfort working in a fast-paced digital environment
• Initiative, curiosity, and a willingness to contribute ideas for content and campaigns
• Good judgment and attention to detail when preparing content for public-facing channel
• Contribute fresh ideas and innovative recommendations for content, campaigns and public initiatives.
  
  

Assets:

Experience with social media platforms, digital tools, analytics, newsletters, or video projects, previous government experience, and French language skills would be considered assets.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees

Additional Information

This is an internship employment opportunity with anticipated end date of August 16, 2027

What We Offer

• Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• You will receive mentorship and coaching from experienced marketing, digital strategy, and content professionals while building practical skills in government communications.
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• A Dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.