Content Creator Internship

About the Company

Heart It Out is a mental health and wellness initiative committed to making mental health support accessible to 1.5 billion people by the year 2030. The organization fosters authentic environments for individuals to express themselves and engage with mental well-being. Their offerings include therapeutic services, workshops, products, and events, all designed to emphasize the significance of self-care and address mental health concerns in urban communities.

Internship Overview & Responsibilities

The content creator intern will be responsible for producing short-form video content primarily for Instagram and other social media platforms, focusing on Reels and current trends. Key tasks involve conceptualizing, scripting, shooting, and editing engaging videos related to psychology, mental health, relationships, workplace dynamics, and everyday human experiences. Through street interviews, vox pops, social experiments, and public reaction videos, the intern will capture authentic human interactions.

The intern must confidently engage with strangers in public settings, ensuring subjects feel at ease in front of the camera. On-screen presence is important, delivering ideas with enthusiasm, clarity, and distinct personality. Keeping abreast of evolving Instagram trends, popular video formats, sounds, hooks, editing methods, and new content styles is essential.

Using a phone or laptop, the intern will independently shoot and edit content while collaborating with the Academy team to transform educational topics into engaging, accessible, and shareable material. Content must be revised based on audience feedback, trending topics, and performance insights. Importantly, all mental health and psychology-related material should be handled thoughtfully and sensitively.

Eligibility and Requirements

• Applicants should be currently studying or recently graduated in Psychology, Mass Communication, Media, or related disciplines. Individuals from other backgrounds with a strong content creation portfolio are also welcome.
• Candidates must reside in Bangalore and be willing to travel locally for shoots.
• Prior experience in creating and editing trending Reels is strongly preferred, whether for personal projects, portfolios, or brands.
• Submission of a portfolio or Instagram profile is mandatory with the application.
• Applicants need to be outgoing, confident, and street-smart, comfortable engaging strangers for interviews and social experiments.
• On-camera comfort with dynamic communication is required.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is necessary, with knowledge of Hindi and/or Kannada considered a plus.
• Video editing skills using CapCut, InShot, VN, or Adobe Premiere Pro are required.
• Basic psychological understanding and sensitivity regarding mental health topics is important.
• A keen interest in people, internet culture, trends, and what makes content engaging and shareable is expected.
• Ability to function independently, creatively experiment, incorporate feedback, and swiftly transition from concept to execution.

Internship Details & Perks

• Duration of the internship is 6 months.
• Start date is immediate, with availability to begin between October 27, 2026 and December 1, 2026 required.
• The internship is full-time and requires onsite attendance at Bangalore.
• Stipend offered is INR 18,000 per month.
• The workweek consists of five days.