What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Intern position at Ada Bible Church?
Step into the world of ministry marketing with hands-on experience, guided mentorship, and meaningful impact. As a Marketing Intern at Ada Bible Church, you won’t just assist—you’ll learn, explore, and grow.
Under the guidance of our Digital Marketing Director and Ministry Marketing Director, you’ll gain practical experience by supporting and helping execute real-world marketing strategies across multiple ministries and platforms. From storytelling through social media to contributing to campaign planning, you’ll discover how thoughtful marketing helps connect people to the life of the church.
This Internship is designed to:
- Equip you with skills in digital marketing, campaign development, and content creation
- Offer you collaborative experiences with a creative, faith-driven team
- Provide mentorship and feedback to help you grow both professionally and personally
- Give you a front-row seat to how marketing supports ministry in a large church context
If you're curious about how creativity meets mission—and you’re eager to learn—this opportunity was made for you
What you will do:
- Assist the Digital Marketing Director with marketing initiatives for Ada Bible Church’s central communication channels. Projects would include:
- Website updates, analytics & reporting
- Google Ad management, business listings & local search listings
- Organic SEO monitoring
- Digital signage scheduling
- Content updates for Ada Bible’s mobile app
- Execute the email strategy for central and ministry communication channels.
- Provide marketing support for ministry-specific marketing initiatives.
- Assist in developing social media strategies to engage Ada Bible Church’s online audience.
- Partner with communications team to ensure social media content is consistent with Ada Bible Church brand.
- Measure social media engagement by tracking analytics and reporting on key performance indicators.
- Collaborate with Digital Marketing Director and Ministry Marketing Director to plan and schedule a calendar of Facebook, Instagram and YouTube posts.
- Attend weekend services and other Ada Bible Church events to take photos and capture stories to share via social media.
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about marketing activities and social media communications. Additionally, we are looking for someone who is equally excited about using these tools to partner with us in our mission to lead people into a relationship with God and his church that transforms them to Christ-likeness.
To be considered for this internship, applicants must be a junior or senior enrolled in a college degree-granting program in marketing, communications, or a related field of study. Ideal applicants should have experience developing and participating in marketing activities with a portfolio of quality design work in various media (print, digital, video, graphics). Experience in social media coordination is preferred.
Other key qualifications include:
- You work well with deadlines
- You have a positive attitude and service mindset
- You have an interest in communicating with a wide audience
- You love to learn and look forward to new projects and assignments
- You have initiative and love to explore possibilities
- You like to work with a variety of people and teams and are adaptable to working in different styles
Skills
- Excellent writing and communications skills
- Experience with Marketing Copywriting
- Project management skills
- Knowledge of Social Media platforms and technology trends
- Awareness of content and style trends
- Marketing knowledge and experience (200 level coursework preferred)
- Basic SEO knowledge (Preferred)
- Branding Strategy knowledge/experience (Preferred)
- Campaign development knowledge/experience (Preferred)
Ready to apply?
If this all sounds good to you and you would like to join us, we want to learn more about you! To apply, click the "Apply” button at the bottom of this page. Fill out the employment application in full, including your cover letter and resume.
About Ada Bible Church
Ada Bible Church is a thriving and growing multi-site church serving greater Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each weekend, more than 8,000 people worship with us at our five campus locations throughout the community, plus one satellite. To learn more about us or to view a weekend service, visit our website at: www.adabible.org.