Marketing & Community Engagement Intern / Promotional Content Creator Intern- Carparkly

Company: Carparkly

Location: Sydney, Australia

Internship type: Unpaid, learning-focused internship

Work arrangement: Hybrid supervised online and local activities

Duration: Approximately 3 months

Total commitment: Approximately 180 hours

Weekly commitment: Approximately 15–20 hours, arranged flexibly around study commitments

Start date: Immediate

About Carparkly

Carparkly is an Australian AI-powered parking platform that helps property owners, businesses, institutions and organisations turn eligible unused parking spaces into smart, bookable parking options.

The platform enables parking-space owners to generate additional income while helping drivers find easier and more convenient parking.

As Carparkly expands across Australia, we are offering students the opportunity to gain supervised, practical experience in startup marketing, community engagement, content creation and market development.

About the Internship

This is an unpaid, learning-focused internship designed for students seeking practical experience connected with their academic and professional development.

The internship includes defined learning objectives, orientation, supervision, mentoring and regular feedback. It is intended to help participants develop practical skills and understand how marketing supports the growth of an Australian technology startup.

The internship is not intended to replace a paid employee position. Where required, participation may be subject to approval by the intern’s university, college or education provider.

Available Internship Streams

Applicants may express interest in one of the following internship streams:

1. Marketing & Community Engagement Intern

This stream may suit students interested in communication, community engagement, market research, partnership marketing and local business development.

What You Will Learn

You will have opportunities to learn:

- How startups research and understand local markets
- How potential parking partners and customer groups are identified
- How community and field marketing campaigns are planned
- How businesses communicate their value proposition
- How introductory business-to-business communication works
- How potential partners move through an onboarding journey
- How to collect and present useful local-market observations
- How digital and local marketing activities work together
- How to communicate professionally with different stakeholders
- How to prepare progress updates and respond to feedback

Supervised Learning Activities

Depending on your learning objectives and location, activities may include:

- Researching local parking challenges and market opportunities
- Identifying suitable business categories and areas for further research
- Observing how Carparkly communicates with potential parking partners
- Practising how to explain Carparkly’s platform professionally
- Assisting with supervised community-awareness activities
- Shadowing parts of the partner engagement and onboarding process
- Conducting approved local observations and market research
- Preparing sample outreach materials or local campaign concepts
- Sharing community observations and feedback with the Carparkly team
- Participating in online training, planning and mentoring sessions
- Preparing learning reflections and progress updates

Local activities will be conducted under team guidance.



Interns will not be expected to undertake unsupervised sales activities or meet commercial sales targets.

Skills You May Develop

- Professional communication
- Community engagement
- Market research
- Business-to-business communication
- Partnership marketing awareness
- Verbal presentation
- Relationship building
- Local campaign planning
- Observation and data collection
- Reporting and presentation
- Time management
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Skilled confidence
- Cross-cultural communication

1. Promotional Content Creator Intern

This stream may suit students interested in social media, short-form video, photography, storytelling, design and digital marketing.

What You Will Learn

You will have opportunities to learn:

- How social-media content supports startup growth
- How to develop content for different audiences and platforms
- How to turn a business message into engaging content
- How to write captions, hooks and calls to action
- How short-form videos and promotional campaigns are planned
- How to adapt content for different Australian cities and audiences
- How advertising concepts are developed and tested
- How brands maintain a consistent visual identity and tone
- How marketing teams review content and use feedback
- How to organise creative work for a skilled portfolio

Supervised Learning Activities

Depending on your interests and learning objectives, activities may include:

- Developing sample content ideas for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube
- Creating short videos, reels, graphics, carousels and promotional concepts
- Writing captions, hooks and calls to action
- Assisting with content ideas for brand-awareness and partner-education campaigns
- Researching parking, property, mobility, smart-city and local-business trends
- Exploring different messages that explain how unused parking can become bookable
- Preparing content concepts for different cities, suburbs and audiences
- Participating in creative reviews and feedback sessions
- Organising approved creative work into a portfolio
- Preparing learning reflections and progress updates

With prior approval, interns may also have opportunities to:

- Visit suitable public areas or approved potential partner locations
- Capture general footage illustrating local parking challenges
- Create photos, short videos or interview-style content with consent
- Collect approved footage for educational and promotional concepts
- Submit raw footage and creative ideas for team review

Privacy and Content Standards All photography and filming must be conducted respectfully, professionally and with appropriate permission.

Interns must not film or publish identifiable people, children, private property, vehicle registration plates, business interiors, customers, patients or students without appropriate approval and consent. All content must be reviewed and approved by Carparkly before publication.

Skills You May Develop

- Social-media content creation
- Short-form video production
- Photography and visual storytelling
- Caption and promotional-copy writing
- Content planning
- Digital marketing
- Audience research
- Brand communication




- Creative concept development
- Basic campaign analysis
- Portfolio development
- Canva, CapCut or similar creative tools
- Collaboration and feedback implementation
- Time and project management

Who Should Apply?

These internships may suit currently enrolled students studying:

- Marketing
- Business or commerce
- Communications
- Public relations
- Advertising
- Entrepreneurship
- Management
- Digital marketing
- Media or design
- Content creation
- Social media
- Tourism, property or urban studies
- Another relevant discipline

Ideal Applicants

We are looking for students who demonstrate:

- A genuine willingness to learn
- Interest in startups, technology, parking or mobility
- Strong written or verbal communication skills
- A professional and respectful approach
- Creativity and willingness to contribute ideas
- Reliability and positive organisation
- Ability to follow guidance and receive feedback
- Ability to work independently on agreed learning activities
- Respect for privacy, consent and professional conduct
- Ability to provide clear progress updates

Basic familiarity with Canva, CapCut, Adobe tools or similar platforms may be helpful for the content stream but is not essential. Previous professional experience is not required.

What Carparkly Will Provide

Interns will receive

- An internship orientation
- Defined learning objectives
- Guidance and supervision from the Carparkly team
- Regular mentoring and constructive feedback
- Exposure to an Australian technology startup
- Practical learning activities connected with their selected stream
- Opportunities to develop portfolio-ready work, subject to approval
- An internship completion certificate upon satisfactory completion
- A professional reference or recommendation where appropriate, based on demonstrated participation and performance

Important Information

- This is an unpaid internship.
- The internship is intended primarily for supervised learning and professional development.
- It does not guarantee future paid employment with Carparkly.
- Applicants should confirm that they are eligible to undertake an unpaid internship under the requirements of their education provider and applicable local laws.
- Where applicable, Carparkly can discuss internship documentation with the applicant’s university, college or education provider.
- Interns will not be charged an application, training or participation fee.
- Approved internship-related arrangements will be discussed before commencement.
- Activities may vary depending on the intern’s location, field of study and learning objectives.

How to Express Your Interest

If you are interested in gaining supervised, practical experience with an emerging Australian parking technology platform, please visit our careers page to learn more and submit an expression of interest:

https://carparkly.com/careers

You may also send your CV or a short introduction to:

[email protected]

Please include

- Your full name
- Your city and suburb
- Your course and education provider, if applicable
- The internship stream that interests you
- Your weekly availability
- Why you are interested in the Carparkly internship
- Samples of relevant creative work, if applying for the content stream

Shortlisted applicants may be invited to an online introductory meeting.

Join Carparkly and gain practical insight into how an Australian technology startup approaches marketing, content, community engagement and business growth.

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