A 5-month paid internship dedicated to shaping the next generation of thought leaders and change makers.

Brownthought Academy’s Marketing Bootcamp is a workforce development program from Kultivate Labs where 5 interns will have the unique opportunity to learn about digital marketing through campaigns for cultural and community-centric projects.

Program Components

  • Hands-on Experience

    Work on creative projects that you get to head and have creative freedom over! Meet with the Marketing Manager for various tasks to complete.

  • Mentorship

    Get the chance to gain mentorship from marketing, PR, and event professionals. Learn about their experiences and gain insight about their industries.

  • Education

    Participate in workshops focusing on different fields within marketing and the creative industry.

  • Collaborative Group Projects

    Work on special projects/initiatives with your fellow Brownthought Academy interns that will benefit the local SOMA Pilipinas community!

Terms & Hours

The internship runs from Monday, February 27 - Friday, July 28 (22 weeks)

All interns are expected to work around 10-15 hours per week. With the exception of recurring mandatory meetings (workshops, project meetings, etc.) that occur within business hours, interns are able to coordinate their schedules and work asynchronously.

Compensation: All interns are given a $500 monthly stipend, with option to include academic credit (must coordinate with your university’s program); 5 months total with possibility of contract extension!

Brownthought Academy is best suited for

  • Recent Graduates

    Looking to sharpen up your resume and continue to get more experience in the field you graduated in.

  • College Students

    You're an experiential learner looking to apply your skills to real-world situations or discover another perspective on marketing.

  • Career Pivoters

    After starting a creative hustle in blogging, social media content creation, event planning, etc., you want to further develop your content marketing or strategy skills.

Internship Roles

From email campaigns, social media strategy, paid advertising, event marketing, website design and maintenance, interns directly impact all Kultivate Labs programs: Kapwa Gardens, SEED Network, Balay Kreative, and Republika.

In turn, they gain key marketing skillsets as well as a knowledge of socially-conscious economic development, from San Francisco’s SoMa Pilipinas Filipino Cultural District and beyond.

  • Responsibilities include:

    • Curating social media content calendars (writing captions, researching trends, designing fun graphics, and gathering photos)

    • Publish and share daily content that builds meaningful connections and encourages audience to build community with us

    • Capturing and analyzing social data/metrics, insights and best practices

    • Collaborating with Marketing Manager & Community Management Intern to better understand our audience and create monthly social media strategies

    * Remote OK, SF Bay Area preferred (need to commute to in-person events)

  • Responsibilities include:

    • Engage with our social community on Instagram + Facebook + TikTok + YouTube

    • Source and curate user-generated content for social channels

    • Contribute to brainstorming efforts to boost engagement on social media channels

  • Responsibilities include:

    • Create a content editorial calendar to manage new blog posts.

    • Learn more about branding by assisting with crafting the brand voice for new Kultivate Labs programs. Collaborate with the Marketing Manager & Executive Director to help create web and print copy.

    • Work with the Marketing Manager to create blog content buckets for Kapwa Gardens, Balay Kreative, and SEED Network.

    • Write newsletters using Mailchimp

  • Responsibilities include:

    • Attending Kultivate Lab events for event coverage through Video

    • Collaborate with intern team and Marketing Manager for video content needed for social media, blog, newsletter, and web.

    • Handling and editing of video footage to use for social content.

    * Must live in the SF Bay Area!

  • Responsibilities include:

    • Brainstorm and A/B test ways to make our websites a better experience for our users

    • Assist the Marketing Manager & Executive Director with building landing pages for upcoming events and programs.

    • Monitor website traffic & report analytics to better improve our offerings.

Application Timeline

  • Applications Due

    Monday, January 23, 11:59PM PST

  • Notification of interview selection

    Fri, Jan 27

  • First Round Interviews

    Mon, January 30 - Friday, February 3

  • Second Round Test Assignment

    Mon, February 6 - Fri, February 10

  • Notifications of Final Decisions

    Friday, February 17

  • Internship

    Monday, February 27 - Friday, July 28

Carefully review program details and internship role descriptions.

  • Prepare the following materials and upload them in your application

    • Resume (PDF preferred)

    • Cover Letter (PDF preferred)

    • Work Samples:

      • as links (ex. online portfolio, posts, publications - written on Doc within folder)

  • Complete the form below and submit before the January 23rd deadline.

    • Interested in multiple positions? Applicants are welcome to apply to multiple roles! Please follow the form instructions below and make sure you mark the boxes for all intern roles you are interested in applying for.

  • Only (1) resume, cover letter, portfolio, and form submission is required for a multi-position application.

Application & Instructions

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR APPLICATION WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED WHEN THE APPLICATION FORM AND ALL DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE, JANUARY 23 @ 11:59PM PST.

Learn more about Brownthought Academy

Any Questions?

Please email our Marketing Manager, Kaithleen Apostol, at kaithleen@kultivatelabs.org.

In loving memory of Marco Jastillana

A talented visionary, Brownthought Academy’s Marketing Bootcamp was founded to honor his memory to uplift the next generation of thought leaders and change makers.