Marketing & Growth Intern (M&G)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you're creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As the Intern, Marketing & Growth you'll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will provide a range of research, writing, information management and administrative support to the Impact Communications, Marketing and Communications teams within the Marketing & Growth division. In return, the individual will gain experience in developing compelling donor-facing communications materials, supporting the advancement of fundraising strategies and will develop a familiarity with current trends in philanthropy, children's issues and the day-to-day operations of a large international non-governmental organization (INGO). By supporting projects and research with the Marketing & Growth division, the intern will gain a comprehensive understanding of key functions that support and advance fundraising efforts.

Location

Hybrid - Washington DC or Fairfield, CT

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Support Impact Communications, Marketing and Communications teams in their core functions (85%)

• Draft, copyedit and support the production of reports, proposals, concept papers, donor emails and other specialized donor communications materials during fundraising efforts;
• Support the development of compelling written content and multimedia assets, such as newsletters, blogs, etc.
• Support knowledge management efforts, including the cataloguing of assets and resources on the Fundraiser's Toolkit and key impact communications materials;
• Conduct research/landscape analyses and present findings to the team(s) on philanthropic and communications trends and priorities including on cross-cutting issues;
• Research alignment with existing and potential foundation donors, corporate partners and individual donors;
• Support creative input for social media, marketing and communications strategy and/or campaigns; and
• Support other special projects and initiatives related to programming across content areas including food insecurity, humanitarian responses, climate change, gender, education, health, and more.

Other Marketing & Communications support (15%) In addition to core responsibilities, you'll be available to assist with other marketing and growth-related communications and media work as needed. This may include:

• Supporting content for social media and media outlets;
• Supporting Board of Trustees outreach efforts and other forms of stakeholder engagement;
• Participating in cross-functional projects that align with strategic growth goals; and
• Helping with analytics, reporting and performance tracking across platforms.

Required qualifications for the role

• Must be an actively enrolled Associate, Bachelor, Master or other post high school education program, or have graduated within 6 months of program start date; List additional required qualification
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and team
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Experience (work or academic) with international development, humanitarian, domestic social impact, or related fields
• Academic concentration in marketing, communications or a related field

What's In It for You

• Structured learning and development program
• Meaningful work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member
• Highly collaborative and innovative teams
• Networking program with managers across the organization
• Flexible schedule
• A family friendly work environment
• The knowledge that the work you are supporting is changing the lives of children all around the world

Classification: Intern

Compensation: $17.00-17.95 / hour (depending on location)

Hours: maximum 24 hours per week

Dates: Feb 2 - April 10, 2026

About Us

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.