PR / Social Media Intern

About Sezzle:

Sezzle is a cutting-edge fintech company dedicated to financially empowering the next generation. With only one in three millennials owning a credit card and the majority lacking their desired credit scores, Sezzle addresses these challenges through a payment platform that offers interest-free installment plans at online stores. By increasing consumers’ purchasing power, Sezzle drives sales and basket sizes for thousands of eCommerce merchants that it partners with.

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and motivated PR & Social Media Intern who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ. This role presents an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing team, with abundant prospects for career advancement.

As a PR & Social Media Intern, you will play a critical support role in building and amplifying Sezzle’s brand presence across key channels including LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and TikTok. You’ll work closely with the PR and Marketing teams to develop and execute social media strategies, create engaging content, and support ongoing communications initiatives.

This role is a blend of creativity and analytics—you’ll help ideate and produce content that resonates with our audiences while also tracking performance and identifying opportunities for optimization. You’ll gain hands-on experience in brand storytelling, digital engagement, and public relations in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist in developing and executing social media strategies across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and TikTok
• Create and schedule engaging, on-brand content (copy, visuals, short-form video concepts).
• Monitor social media trends and identify opportunities for Sezzle to participate in relevant conversations
• Support PR initiatives, including media monitoring, coverage tracking, and building press recaps
• Track and report on social and PR performance metrics, helping identify insights and optimizations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align social content with broader campaigns and company initiatives
• Assist with content calendars, campaign planning, and day-to-day channel management

The primary aim of this role is to help elevate Sezzle’s brand voice and engagement across social platforms while supporting broader PR efforts. You’ll contribute to creating relevant, timely, and compelling content that connects with our consumers, merchants, and broader audience.

At Sezzle, work is fast-paced and ever-evolving. We’re looking for someone who is proactive, creative, and excited to learn—someone who thrives in ambiguity, has a strong bias for action, and isn’t afraid to bring fresh ideas to the table. Our Marketing and PR teams are collaborative, ambitious, and driven to make an impact—and we’re excited to bring on someone who’s ready to grow with us.

What We Look For:

• Completed or pursuing bachelor’s degree in Marketing / Journalism or related field
• Fluent English (written and spoken)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail is a must. There are plenty of moving parts within this role.
• Basic project management skills.
• Graphic / creative design skills and knowledge in Figma is preferred.
• Experience in copywriting short and engaging messages.
• Experience leveraging data inputs to create segments, design tests, execute reporting and provide insights.
• Database marketing experience is a plus.
• Prior experience with social media is preferred—would love to see past performance.
• Interest and experience with AI

About You:

• A+ character. We are team-first here at Sezzle.
• A hard-working mentality. It’s early and there is still a lot to build.
• Eager to learn. There are lots of opportunities and we want you to experience them all.
• An excellent communicator.
• Act like an owner. You aren’t afraid to take on new responsibilities and you act like an owner in everything you do.
• A fun attitude. Life’s too short. We can have fun while we work hard on cool things.
• Smarts. We need people that are smart enough to make decisions on their own and also smart enough to know when they need input from others.

What Makes Working at Sezzle Awesome:

At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators. We believe in surrounding ourselves with only the best and the brightest individuals. Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire.

Compensation: The salary for the PR & Social Media Intern is 700 USD monthly gross.

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