Social Media & Marketing Assistant – Wine Industry

Paid Internship with Flexible Hours

Are you looking to grow your career in social media and digital marketing—ideally with a brand that appreciates great content (and wine)?Whether you’re studying marketing, PR, media or have real-world experience running campaigns, managing social platforms, or producing engaging content, this could be the role for you.

United Cellars is a premium wine retailer operating in Australia and New Zealand. We’re on the lookout for a creative, organised, and digital-savvy Social Media & Marketing Assistant intern to join our fast-paced, collaborative team.

What You’ll Be Doing

You'll support the marketing, digital, and events teams, with a focus on building brand awareness, customer engagement, and social reach across all platforms.

Key responsibilities:

• Write, edit, develop content for social media, newsletters, and websites
• Manage and schedule content across all social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube)
• Assist with digital campaign planning and execution
• Learn Support Google Ads campaigns, including keyword research, basic optimisation, and reporting
• Learn how to Support the team with market and brand research
• Learn how to Assist with reporting and tracking campaign performance
• Help with marketing and team admin tasks as needed

Who We’re Looking For

You’re a strong communicator who loves social media and understands the importance of brand voice and tone. You're organised, flexible, and excited to create content that adds real value.

You ideally have:

• Currently studying or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Digital Media, Communications, PR, or similar
• Or equivalent hands-on experience managing premium brand or personal social channels
• Great writing, grammar, and content creation skills
• Familiarity with Meta Business Suite, Canva, email platforms, and scheduling tools
• A basic understanding of social analytics and what makes content perform
• Video editing or photography skills are a plus
• An interest in wine or the wine industry (preferred, not required)

What’s in It for You?

• Be part of a small, energetic team in a fast-growing retail business
• Learn hands-on from an experienced marketing and digital team
• Flexible hours to work around study or freelance commitments

Location: Mount Eden

Type: Casual or part-time with potential to grow

Industry: Wine, events, digital media

Sound like you? Apply via Indeed with your resume and a short intro. Bonus points for sharing a sample of your content or social media work!

Pay: $24.00 – $28.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mount Eden, Auckland: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Are you currently studying or have you completed a qualification in Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, PR or a related field?
• Do you have experience creating or editing short-form video content (Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts)?
• Have you written content for social media, websites, blogs, newsletters or email campaigns?
• Do you have an interest in wine, food, hospitality, events, or premium lifestyle brands?

Education:

• Certificates 1 - 6 (Preferred)

Experience:

• creating content for social media: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

Location:

• Mount Eden, Auckland (Preferred)

Work Location: In person