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Published 10/9/25 4:41PM

Social Media Volunteer/Intern

Center for Nature Informed Therapy
Remote, Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per week
    Commitment Details:
    This is a Volunteer or for-credit internship (unpaid) position with flexible hours of 5–8 hours per week. Minimum 12-week commitment preferred (extensions welcome). Weekly async check-ins; portfolio-ready feedback and mentorship from the CNIT team.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    1
    Cause Areas:
    Climate Change, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Mental Health

    Description

    Role Summary

    Help CNIT grow its impact by planning, creating, and publishing short-form content (especially Instagram Reels) and simple graphics (Canva). You’ll turn our programs—trainings, retreats, community hikes, and scholarship stories—into engaging, on-brand content that educates, inspires, and converts.

    What You’ll Do

    • Help refine CNIT’s social media strategy (content pillars, audience personas, posting cadence, and tone of voice).
    • Understand CNIT’s event calendar and promote upcoming trainings, retreats, and public programs with clear pre/during/post content plans.
    • Promote CNIT blogs by translating posts into Reels/carousels, writing compelling excerpts, and driving traffic via link-in-bio and stories.
    • Build a simple content calendar for Instagram & Facebook using Meta Business Suite.
    • Design scroll-stopping carousels, stories, and flyers.
    • Draft strong hooks, captions, and clear calls-to-action; add alt-text and on-screen captions.
    • Produce/trim vertical video; optimize Reels for the first 1–3 seconds, retention, sounds, and cover frames.
    • Schedule and publish; manage comments/DMs and surface FAQs to the team.
    • Track insights weekly (reach, watch time, saves, follows, link clicks) and suggest experiments.
    • Stay current on Instagram Reels and Meta algorithm updates and recommend tweaks.
    • Collaborate with CNIT staff/instructors to gather stories, quotes, and UGC (with permissions).

    What You Bring

    • Proficient with Instagram (especially Reels best practices and analytics).
    • Basic graphic design skills.
    • Clear, concise copywriting; comfort adding captions/alt-text for accessibility.
    • Basic video editing in IG Edits App; organized and reliable with deadlines.

    Nice-to-Have (optional): TikTok or YouTube Shorts, photography, Adobe CC, newsletter basics, SEO/hashtags, experience with nonprofits or mental health.

    Benefits

    • Real impact: help more people access nature-informed mental health.
    • Portfolio pieces (Reels, carousels, campaigns) + a letter of recommendation.
    • Eligibility for academic credit (if approved by your institution).
    • Access to select CNIT professional development sessions (subject to availability).
    • Discount on CNIT public nature programs.

    Equity & Inclusion

    CNIT is an equal opportunity organization and values diverse lived experiences.

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
    Associated Location
    1010 Dulaney Valley Rd, Towson, MD 21204, USA

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    Email info@natureinformedtherapy.org with subject line:

    “Social Media Volunteer/Intern – [Your Name]” and include:

    1. Resume or LinkedIn
    2. 3 links to your recent Reels or short-form videos
    3. 2 Canva samples (posts, flyers, or carousels)
    4. 3–5 sentences on why nature + mental health matters to you
    5. Weekly availability + preferred start date
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