This is a 15 hour/week internship, running from August 25, 2025-December 12, 2025. This internship is located in Durham, NC (201 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701). You will be expected to work in the office 2 days a week for 5 hours at a time, and can work from home for the remaining hours. This internship is a part of the Emerging Leaders Program, a partnership between Capitol Broadcasting Company and Leadership Triangle.

Job Description:

As an Events & Marketing Intern at AU, you'll support community growth by creating and promoting engaging short-format videos and photos across our social media channels.

You’ll help tell the stories of our members, highlight the energy of our space, and contribute to content development and copyrighting efforts.

You'll also assist in event promotion to drive attendance and support overall sales and membership growth.

This is a hands-on role perfect for a creative storyteller passionate about building community and making an impact through digital marketing and events.

Preferred Majors:

Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Broadcast media, Video production

Keys for Success:

The keys to success for this internship are creativity, being community-focused and friendly, having the ability to work in a team setting, situational adaptability, and great communication skills.

The Emerging Leaders Program:

The Emerging Leaders Program is open to rising Juniors and Seniors at North Carolina Central University and Shaw University. There are multiple internships at Capitol Broadcasting Company offered through the Emerging Leaders Program; please only apply to one internship.

As a part of this internship, you will complete 40 hours of leadership training with Leadership Triangle. Your hours with Leadership Triangle are a paid component of the program and all sessions are mandatory. You will be introduced to leaders throughout the Triangle community and have opportunities to network and grow your professional community. All students who successfully complete the Emerging Leaders Program will be admitted into the lifelong Goodmon Fellowship.

Additionally, you will take part in a mandatory cohort-only retreat in Rocky Mount, NC. The retreat is scheduled for Saturday, November 1st - Sunday, November 2nd. Leadership Triangle has arranged lodging. Meals will be provided. Emerging Leaders are expected to arrange their own transportation.

Emerging Leaders will be paid $16/hr. Additionally, each intern will receive $80/month as a transportation stipend. If you do not have your own car, you will likely spend more on transportation than is covered by the stipend. Leadership Triangle will administer all payments. This is a cohort based program, designed to promote networking across local HBCUs.

The application deadline is June 6th. Interns will be notified of an application decision by June 27th.