The Social Media & Marketing Intern position at Jail Guitar Doors (JGD) will be a direct experience in the vast duties and tasks required to sustain and maintain the daily functions and operations related to the creation, messaging, and delivery of Social Media & Marketing assets of a non-profit social justice arts organization. The position will occur at the JGD Headquarters in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, and at the CAPO (Community Arts Programming & Outreach) Center, between the hours of 10am-5pm, Monday through Friday. This position will work approximately 15-20 hours a week from June 2026 through February 2027. This internship will have some remote research work, specifically for social media trends and hashtags, should that option be helpful to the ideal candidate.
An interest in non-profit social media messaging, digital campaigns, and strategies for outreach and marketing as it relates to social justice groups and the populations JGD serves would be ideal! If you are curious to learn, dedicated to delivering excellent work in a timely fashion, have a positive attitude and a “can-do” spirit, we encourage you to APPLY. The love of strong coffee, content creation, impactful messaging, and social justice causes might prove helpful in this position. Preferred skill set will include: knowledge of social media and content creation; interest in research and analytics; the ability to focus and deliver assets in a timely fashion; and flexibility in a stimulating environment.
Jail Guitar Doors is non-profit, social justice arts organization based in Los Angeles, CA. JGD provides reentry services, job training and employment pathways, wrap-around services, rehabilitative songwriting workshops, and mentorship to help justice-involved individuals develop essential life skills that will support them while incarcerated and when they return to their community. In 2019, our mission expanded to provide on-going music education to at-risk youths who were graduates of our “Songs & Beats” Program from the Los Angeles Department of Probation juvenile hall. In January of 2021, we deepened our commitment to these underserved youth by breaking ground on the C.A.P.O. (Community Arts Programming & Outreach) Center, a music education center for youth which will provide on-going education and a pathway to employment through paid internships in the entertainment industry.
The Social Media & Marketing Intern position at Jail Guitar Doors (JGD) will be a direct experience in the duties and tasks required to sustain the daily functions and operations related to the creation, messaging, and delivery of Social Media & Marketing assets. The position will occur at the in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles between the hours of 11am-5pm, Monday through Friday. This position will work approximately 15-20 hours a week from June 2026 through February 2027. This internship will have some remote research work, specifically for social media trends and hashtags, should that option be helpful to the ideal candidate. Interested Applicants should submit a cover letter stating their interest along with a recent resume to Whitney Matera, Social Media & Marketing Manager, whitney@jailguitardoors.org. If interested applicants have worked on previous accounts, or have a collection of posts/assets, a brief work sample would be appreciate but is not required.