Content & Social Media Intern

Part-time | Orlando, FL | Fall 2026

Merry Sparkles is a growing holiday brand built around one simple idea: Christmas should feel joyful, meaningful and fun..

We create customizable outdoor holiday décor, children’s products, and the story world of Sparkle Hollow. This fall, we’re looking for a creative, highly organized college student to help bring our holiday content plan to life across social media, our website and email.

This is a hands-on role for someone who loves Christmas, understands what makes digital content engaging, and wants real experience helping grow a consumer brand.

What You’ll Do

  • Turn existing content ideas into Instagram/Facebook carousels, posts, Stories and short-form content

  • Schedule and publish social content using an established seasonal content calendar

  • Create polished graphics and carousels in Canva using brand assets and professional product photography

  • Help photograph or capture simple, authentic product-in-use content when needed — no elaborate productions

  • Repurpose longer-form content into shorter social and website content

  • Format and publish blog/Joy Note content provided by the founder

  • Optimize blog and website content for basic SEO, including titles, keywords, meta descriptions, internal links and image alt text

  • Help optimize existing Merry Sparkles content around relevant Christmas and holiday search terms

  • Support seasonal product launches and the Black Friday/Cyber Monday campaign

  • Monitor social and content performance and maintain a simple weekly dashboard of reach, engagement, clicks, follower growth, website traffic and top-performing content

  • Help organize content assets, photography and publishing status so nothing gets lost during the Christmas season

You Might Be a Great Fit If You

  • Are currently studying marketing, advertising, communications, public relations, digital media, journalism or a related field

  • Have strong visual judgment and can create clean, modern content in Canva

  • Are comfortable with Instagram and other major social platforms and understand the difference between a good feed post, carousel, Reel and Story

  • Write clearly and have excellent attention to detail

  • Are organized enough to manage a content calendar and deadlines without constant supervision

  • Are curious about SEO, ecommerce and digital marketing and willing to learn

  • Enjoy looking at analytics and figuring out why one piece of content performed better than another

  • Can preserve an established brand voice rather than making everything sound like generic social media copy

  • Love Christmas. This one is pretty important.

Bonus Points

  • Shopify

  • Klaviyo or another email platform

  • Google Analytics and Search Console

  • Pinterest

  • Basic video editing

  • Canva Pro

  • SEO tools

  • Managing a social account for a club, organization or small business

Schedule & Compensation

Approximately 8–12 hours per week from late August/early September through December, with the possibility of continuing into spring if it’s a great fit.

Mostly flexible/remote, with a preference for someone local to Orlando who can occasionally meet in person and help capture simple product content.

Paid position: approximately $18–$22/hour, depending on experience.

How to Apply

Please send a short introduction and 2–3 examples of content you’ve created to hello@merrysparkles.com. These can be from a job, internship, school club, class project or your own account.

For finalists, we may offer a small paid exercise using an existing Merry Sparkles Joy Note and product photography to create a short Instagram carousel and suggested caption.

About Merry Sparkles

Merry Sparkles is a holiday décor and storytelling brand built to reimagine Christmas around joy, creativity, connection, and wonder. We start with story, not product: from Sparkle Hollow to our customizable outdoor décor and creative family products, everything is designed to make the season feel more personal, imaginative, and meaningful.

We believe the best holiday magic is less about perfection and more about connection. Our products combine thoughtful storytelling with heirloom-quality design, inviting families to express themselves, create together, and build traditions that feel like their own.

At the heart of the brand is a simple belief: creativity is one of the greatest forms of Christmas magic. We want Merry Sparkles to feel like a place for people who love Christmas deeply, but want more joy, more meaning, and more room to actually enjoy it.