Social Media & Paid Media Trainee

Social Media & Paid Media Trainee

Duration: 6 months

This trainee position is designed for students who want hands-on experience in digital and social media marketing within a global hospitality brand. The role focuses on learning through practice, supporting both paid social media and organic social media activities under the guidance of experienced team members.

You’ll rotate between the two areas, gaining exposure to how social media content and advertising work together across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, and LinkedIn. This is a supervised role with a strong emphasis on skill development, collaboration, and feedback.

Organic Social Media & Content

You’ll support the organic social media team, focusing on content, trends, and daily channel activity.

What you’ll learn and support:

Support the monitoring of global social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn)
Assist in sourcing and organizing user-generated content
Support the activation of social media campaigns and content rollouts
Learn how to research social media trends and platform updates
Take part in creative brainstorming and content ideation sessions
Support short-form content creation and adaptation for different markets

Assist with basic blog drafting and content optimization for social distribution

Paid Social Media

You’ll support the paid social media team and learn the fundamentals of social media advertising.

What you’ll learn and support:

Learn how paid social media campaigns are set up across different platforms
Support ad creation, audience selection, and campaign launches
Assist with basic performance monitoring and data collection
Learn how to understand key metrics and campaign results
Support the preparation of simple performance reports
Help identify basic trends or observations from campaign data

Learn how paid and organic social media work together across the funnel

What We’re Looking For

Currently enrolled in a university program in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field
Strong interest in social media, digital marketing, and online platforms
Familiarity with social media channels such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn
Interest in learning the basics of paid social media and performance marketing
Comfortable working with numbers and simple reports
Basic video editing skills (e.g. CapCut) are a plus
Organized, detail-oriented, and eager to learn
Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset
Fluent in written and spoken English; another European language is a plus

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