Social Content Creation Intern (6-month Internship)
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Job Description
Social Content Creation Intern
Location: London, United Kingdom | Employment type: Fixed-term internship (6 months)
About our team
The Global Brand & Marketing team at SumUp is in the middle of expanding our presence beyond B2B into B2C, with a bold creative vision and a growing social media footprint. Our Social Media team is building a content engine that feels genuinely native to each platform, and we need a Social Content Creator Intern who lives and breathes social to help us bring it to life. Based in London, you'll have front-row access to some of the UK's biggest live events, jumping on what's organically trending and heading out in the field to capture content that actually stops the scroll.
What you'll do
Create short-form video, photography, and image content that feels native to Instagram and TikTok — not adapted for them, but made for them
Pitch content ideas in editorial meetings every week, bringing trend-spotted opportunities and fresh creative angles to the table
Stay ahead of what's happening in culture — the memes, the moments, the movements — and know how to turn them into content before they peak
Show up on the ground at high-profile UK events, festivals, and live brand activations, capturing authentic moments as they happen
Help plan organic social activity around major marketing and product milestones, making sure our channels amplify the bigger brand story
Keep the content calendar running smoothly and meet production deadlines without dropping the quality bar
Work alongside teams across campaigns, design, PR, localisation, and operations, making sure the content connects to everything happening across the business
Explore AI creative tools and help identify where they can genuinely speed up production, trend spotting, and content planning
You'll be great for this role if you
Have a portfolio of engaging short-form content for Instagram and/or TikTok that makes you proud
Understand what resonates online and how brands can get o
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)