Digital Media & Marketing Internships in Costa Rica
Gain hands-on experience creating, managing, and analyzing digital content and marketing campaigns that serve to enhance an organization’s online presence and target audience outreach. Interns lend their creative and communicative support to information dissemination and promotion, contributing to diverse outreach materials and resources. Get experience in this ever-changing and innovative field, and enjoy the beauty and biodiversity of Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica!
Internship Highlights:
- Deepen your practical experience while developing enhanced communication and relationship-building skills.
- Gain insight into commercial or NGO operations and development priorities.
- Enhance your knowledge of diverse software and marketing tools.
Type of host organizations:
- Marine Conservation non-profit organization
- Commercial tourism providers
Internship details
Get valuable experience in Digital Media & Marketing, helping develop strategies to strengthen social media presence, outreach, and environmental education resources. This internship will enhance your practical skills in the field and give you insight into proactive creative outreach strategies that organizations can utilize.
This is an in-country internship, with accommodation and select meals included. You can explore remote Marketing & Communications internships, if you are looking for an internship program that you can undertake from home.
Take this opportunity in the field of marketing and communications, while also gaining insight into grassroots commercial business or NGO/NGO operations. Learn about sustainability principles and put marketing and digital media skills to use. Your efforts will help effectively create, manage, and analyze content and campaigns, to increase brand awareness and visibility. As an intern, you have creative freedom to develop fresh strategies that enhance the organization’s online presence and engage the community.
While various team members may collaborate, Digital Media & Marketing contributors provide crucial support, leadership and proactivity for information outreach, environmental education, awareness campaigns, strategy, and more.
In all cases, interns should expect that the first week of your experience will focus on settling in and gaining some introductory knowledge. Understand and expect that individual internship experiences vary, as some interns are at a more advanced level than others. If you’re at a more introductory level, you should reasonably expect a more introductory internship. Likewise, if you’re interning for a shorter duration, you will have a different experience from someone who is interning for a longer duration. Interns should be adaptable, proactive and willing to help where it’s needed.
Ensure that you ask questions and provide feedback during the introductory period, so that your supervisor understands how you’re progressing, what your interests and abilities are. This will help them to support your professional development, within reasonable boundaries. Preferences are always subject to availability.
Typical Schedule
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Approx. 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Career Benefits
Digital Media & Marketing interns learn from a qualified and experienced supervisor, and can be involved in:
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Developing and scheduling social media posts across diverse platforms.
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Creating and editing inspirational content (images, videos, infographics).
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Collaborating to align social media campaigns with broader marketing strategies.
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Monitoring and responding to comments and messages on social media platforms.
Professional development opportunities:
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Gain a deeper understanding of social media metrics to track engagement and growth.
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Learn about social media trends and how to apply them to enhance an organization’s online presence.
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Use creative skills to present key environmental issues.
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Gain practical skills and boost your employability, with guidance from Intern Abroad HQ’s Experiential Learning Curriculum to support your learning and cultural intelligence.
Are you eligible for this internship?
Submit a free application so we can confirm your eligibility and check availability for your preferred dates.
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Academic credit available for all internships
Gain course credit from your college or university and meet your academic requirements when completing an internship abroad or remote internship program with Intern Abroad HQ.
Learn about course creditProgram fees
It’s free to apply for this internship. Once we have reviewed your suitability and accepted you onto this program, you’ll need to pay a deposit of US$499 to confirm your place. The remaining balance of your Program Fee (less your initial US$499 deposit payment) will be due no less than 60 days before your internship start date.
Duration |
Program Fee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 4 weeks | $2,875 Equivalent to $102 /day |
| 5 weeks | $3,252 Equivalent to $92 /day |
| 6 weeks | $3,629 Equivalent to $86 /day |
| 8 weeks | $4,383 Equivalent to $78 /day |
| 10 weeks | $5,187 Equivalent to $74 /day |
| 12 weeks | $5,941 Equivalent to $70 /day |
| 16 weeks | $7,474 Equivalent to $66 /day |
| 20 weeks | $9,007 Equivalent to $64 /day |
| 24 weeks | $10,565 Equivalent to $62 /day |
- Airport pick-up
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Accommodation
- 24/7 in-country support
- Program orientation
- Dedicated support before, during, and after your internship
- In-country guidance for social and tourist activities
- Sourcing and securing your internship placement
- Personalization of your internship plan
- Coaching from your supervisor
- Documented portfolio of your experiential learnings
- Academic credit facilitation
- International reference letter
- Certificate of Internship Completion
- Lunches
- All in-country transportation
- Visa (if required), flights, travel insurance (mandatory), vaccinations, criminal background check
- Transfer back to the airport at the end of your internship program
- Personal spending money for snacks, drinks, public transport, laundry, and leisure activities during your free time.
- A deposit of $499 (approximately 499) is required to secure your internship
- Coral Restoration and Marine Biology internships include diving activities. If you are not currently PADI certified, then you are still welcome to participate. However, you will be required to complete an “intro week”, at an additional cost, prior to beginning the Coral Restoration internship. During the intro week, you will complete Open Water and Adventure Diver with PPB certification. This introductory week will include the necessary online materials and certifications that you need.
- Balance of your Program Fee is due 70 days before your internship start date. The Program Fee payment can also be completed in installments through our Zero-Fee Payment Plan. Learn more.
- All payments attract a 5% transaction fee to cover international banking fees and currency charges.
- Terms and Conditions apply.
Free-time experiences & tours in Manuel Antonio
Take your internship to the next level with Intern Abroad HQ's affordable activity and tour add-ons in Manuel Antonio! Explore your options below and learn how to book them once you've been accepted onto an internship program.
All participants on our Marine Conservation and Coral Restoration programs must be scuba certified to minimum PADI Adventurer with buoyancy experience. If not, it’s ok - you are still welcome to proceed - but you’ll need to achieve the required level of PADI proficiency before the start date. Just sign up for our “intro week” package.
Hike through the Costa Rican rainforest and discover a large variety of flora and fauna in Manuel Antonio Park’s 683 hectares.
If you are already Open Water certified you just need to complete this PADI Advanced Diver Course, which can be integrated into the regular internship schedule (so there is no need to arrive an extra week in advance). This course is facilitated through the Dive Center and must be confirmed and paid for in advance.
Language lessons
Fluency in Spanish is not a requirement for interns in Manuel Antonio; however, lessons with a local language school can be arranged for those who wish to learn. Lessons are coordinated directly through our team in Costa Rica and can be confirmed in advance or at the orientation.
Arrival and Orientation
Internships in Manuel Antonio begin on the first and third Monday of each month. Exceptions may be made to this when start dates are shifted to avoid public holiday disruptions or closed when the program has already reached capacity. Interns may choose to spend a minimum of 4 weeks, up to a maximum of 24 weeks.
Note that Coral Reef Restoration and Marine Biology internships are unavailable from mid September, through till the end of October. This is due to heavy rainfall in October. The Environmental Education and Sustainable Business & Tourism internships are available year-round.
Airport pick up and accommodation are included in the Program Fee:
- The accommodation is covered from the Sunday night before the Monday start date - interns are required to arrive no later than the Sunday before their Monday start date, as all orientations are held on Mondays.
- The typical port of entry is the Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). Upon arrival, interns will be met, greeted, and transferred to the accommodation.
- Interns are asked to arrive at SJO no later than 3pm on Sunday (before the Monday start date), as Quepos / Manuel Antonio is approximately 3 hours drive from San Jose. It’s advisable to have an early night, to avoid being overtired on the start date.
- The last night of the accommodation is the Saturday night of the final week, leaving interns free to depart on Sunday.
- Extra nights of accommodation can be arranged in advance, if requested, and are subject to availability.
If you are planning to spend time independently in Costa Rica prior to your internship and will not require an international airport pick up, we can discuss alternative arrival logistics with you.
Orientation covers important details for your internship, including introductions, information about culture, customs, rules, expectations, safety, language lessons, cultural excursions, and more. Your specific internship placement orientation will follow the general orientation, as you’ll be shown how to travel to and from your internship and be introduced to the team you’ll be joining.
Please note that all internship participants are advised not to book flights until they have first registered to confirm their internship placement.
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Accommodation and WiFi
Interns are accommodated in various local homestays, which are typically situated in the “Zona Americana” neighborhood of Quepos. This is an extremely convenient location, being within walking distance of the world class yacht yard of Marina Pez Vela (just 5 minute’s walk of the dive center), the local farmers market, central market, bus station, abundant shops, restaurants, cafes, and the “malecon” boardwalk. Both the Quepos airport and the Manuel Antonio National Park are approximately just 5-10 minutes’ drive.
Each homestay will, on average, accommodate between 4-9 program participants. Bedrooms are basic and each can sleep between 2-3 guests, with space for guest storage (rooming arrangements are not shared between genders). Bathrooms and common areas are shared. Breakfast and dinner is provided, as well as laundry service and basic WiFi.
Homestays do not have air conditioning. The typical constructions allow for open air flow and accommodations are equipped with fans. Most families have pets at the home stays (including small dogs or cats). If you have severe allergies please let us know so that we can make alternative arrangements in advance if needed (this may incur additional accommodation expenses).
Please note that the accommodation pictured in the photo gallery of this webpage is provided as an example. Since we work with more than one option for accommodation, the exact accommodation that you’re assigned may differ from the photos. However, you can expect a similar standard and similar amenities, to what is shown.
Meals
Internships include two meals per day provided by the host family (daily breakfast and dinner). Breakfast in the homestays is served at 6.30am. Interns will usually spend lunch time around the marina, where you can purchase sandwiches and snacks from the commercial plaza. There is also sufficient time to walk into downtown Quepos, where there are many affordable eateries. Dinner at the homestays is served around 6.30pm. If you choose to opt out of breakfast or dinner, any day of the week, you should communicate this back to your host family.
A typical Costa Rican breakfast may consist of cereal, fruits, pinto and eggs, accompanied with coffee. Dinner commonly consists of starches (rice and beans), as well as meat (often chicken) and salad. Meals are basic, hearty and nutritious, but may not be what you’re used to eating at home. Tap water may be consumed in Costa Rica. If there are special snacks you like to have, please budget for them. Alcohol consumption and smoking is not permitted in any of the homestay accommodation.
Let us know in advance if you have any specific dietary requirements. Bear in mind that strict vegan diets can be more difficult to accommodate. Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables are available but specific substitution products, such as non-dairy milks, are very expensive in Costa Rica.
A weekly budget of approximately US$100 should be sufficient for covering weekly lunches, while also having extra for snacks/treats/drinks and public transportation. (If you want to eat at fancy restaurants every day, it will be easy to spend more. However, there are great local eateries and markets which are affordable).
Essential country information
| Capital | San Jose |
| Population | 5.094 million |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Costa Rican Colón (CRC) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Weather and climate:
Costa Rica experiences a tropical climate year-round. Although you get much cooler temperatures in the mountains, the average annual temperature for most of the country lies between 21.7°C (71°F) and 27°C (81°F). In the Quepos / Manuel Antonio area, the temperature typically varies from 78°F to 92°F (25°C to 33°C) and is rarely below 75°F or above 94°F (24°C or above 35°C).
There are just two seasons - the dry season, from December to April, and the rainy season, from May to November. Due to the large amount of rain in October, the diving internships (Coral Restoration and Marine Biology) are unavailable from Mid September until November 1st. The non-diving internships are available year-round.
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