About Okwera:

Okwera is a Black-owned recruitment company working on behalf of tech companies to find, attract, and connect with the best talent in the market through extensive and inclusive talent sourcing. We thoroughly filter the businesses we work with to ensure they reflect our values, and that they provide long-term and growth opportunities for our candidates

We are looking for 2 Social Media Interns (Remote in Canada and Remote in Zambia).

Please Note: This is an UNPAID 6 months part-time internship with the possibility for extension into a full-time paid role.

A Social Media Intern at Okwera will contribute to our voice and brand on social media in a cohesive way in order to increase brand awareness.

We can rely on you to:

• Help create, curate, and organise social content on each channel to fuel growth and engagement.
• Use our marketing & automation tools to help create posts and scale social media content, making sure we never miss a day
• Work with influencers to generate click-worthy, shareable content that fuels channel growth
• Keep an eye out for emerging platform trends, capabilities, and viral opportunities
• Interact with commenters and respond to direct messages as well write awesome captions

What you bring to the table:

• You’re passionate & creative
• You are eager to learn and not afraid to take initiative
• You have next level attention to detail, noticing even the small stuff
• You’re open minded and have a positive attitude while working on multiple projects

Basically, you’re excited to help build out Okwera’s social media presence.

Your must haves:

• Experience with Canva
• Experience with various social media channels

You’ll get bonus points for:

• Experience in EdTech and Recruitment
• Experience with photography and/or video content creation
• Experience with Loomly
• Experience with social media management/marketing

At Okwera, we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If you meet the minimum requirements and your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.

Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all abilities and backgrounds to apply to our positions. If you require accessibility or other accommodations during the interview process please let us know.