Indo Naturals was founded in early 2019 with the vision of preserving the oceans. We work towards this goal by creating exciting zero-waste products for busy everyday lives, and thus help reduce plastic waste. The products are made in rural India, providing income and development to a population experiencing increasing poverty.

Read more on www.indonaturals.com

Want experience working in a social startup? Do you have a talent for social media, graphic design, photography and content creation, and want to show your skills to the world? Do you also think it’s time for sustainability to be at the core of how we do business, and what we consume? Together with Indo Naturals you can work towards cleaner oceans through zero-waste products that provide income and empowerment to rural communities in India.

We are looking for a social media intern to help us manage our social platforms. This includes creating content in the form of photos, graphic designs, web-design and texts. Key to success is to be able to quickly understand our brand, how we communicate in form of wording, graphics, photo style and more.

You will be an active part of the team, and be included in continously developing and improving our marketing trategy.

We are currently a small international team of young professionals working at different locations. The ability to work independently as well as good, direct communication is key.

The 6 months we have laucnhed our first product line; soap bars for body, hair and face, made with oils and herbs in rural India. Next to being plastic free, they are boosted with pleasant essential oils, and inspired by yoga and the natural wellness of ancient India.

We currently have several other products in development for our registered trademark brand.

Promoting these products is an important part of the position. Another important part is to share information about our model and our work. Read more about that here,

Start date: start of March

Duration: flexible

Work load: about 15 hours/week

Compensation: Unpaid

Skills

• Ability to work independently with limited supervision

• Ability to multitask and attentive to detail

• Fast learner and a wish to adopt to the brand

• Creative mindset

• Ability to work in teams effectively, also through digital team-working platforms (i.e. Google Drive)

• Advanced English skills and good writing skills

• Knowledge of Social Media (Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn)

• Basic knowledge of photo editing and media tools (i.e. Lightroom, Photoshop, Canva, Planoly, ...) and willingness to learn more

• Excellent level of written English

• An interest in sustainability, development, empowerment of weaker groups and social businesses is an asset

• Experience from marketing and preferably branding in specific, is a pluss

• It’s a pluss to have knowledge about backgroudn social media tools (Google analytics, Google Facebook business, etc)

• It is highly encouraged to be creative and come up with ideas, yet the intern must expect many ideas not to come to life

• Directness and openness is important since most communication happen digitally

Tasks

• Manage our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn): create engaging content in line with our brand and company values, analyze analytics from our social media channels to effectively grow our audience, develop an optimal social media posting calendar for maximum reach

• Interact with our audience through Social Media: Increase engagement with our brand through creative projects such as collaborations or social media contests

• Support the development of the digital marketing strategy: collaborate closely with the founder to increase the visibility and attractivity of the brand

• Create short and informative blog posts: create interesting content for the blog section of our website to raise awareness on topics such as ocean pollution and rural development and promote our products

What you get

• A fast-paced environment that welcomes creativity and promotes initiative

• A steep learning curve in digital marketing - working in a start-up will give you both the freedom and responsibility to be innovative while having the support of team members

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely

• A small and dynamic international team that allows for exchange of ideas

• An internship with meaning - you’ll be contributing to reducing plastic and fostering rural development and women empowerment in India

• A CV reference in the increasingly important field of sustainable development in business

Application:

Short cover letter including (include as a message in application):

• Why you want to work with us?

• Why you are the perfect intern for us? (branding and marketing experience and thoughts)

CV (an updated LinkedIn CV, or your own version)

Link to an Instagram profile you are or have managed