Internships at Harborside
Safety Harbor, FL.
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Welcome to Your Internship
Spend your internship growing spiritually, acquiring career experience, and developing leadership skills with a like-minded Christian community.
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12
Internship Opportunities
Social Media Content (Harborside Church)
Sep 1- Nov 19, 30 hours per week
Male (18-22)
- Capture photo and video content during Sunday services, youth and young adult events, and church events.
- Create content across various ministries, including Kids, Students, Young Adults, Moms, Worship, and special events.
- Edit short-form video content for social media platforms.
- Assist in creating Reels, stories, and other engaging content.
- Build relationships with ministry leaders and volunteers to help tell their stories effectively.
- Represent the church with professionalism, kindness, and servant-hearted leadership.
- Qualifications: Basic photography, videography, and editing skills (CapCut, Canva, Lightroom); familiarity with social media platforms and trends; strong communication and organization; and a teachable, dependable heart for serving the local church and growing in your relationship with Jesus.
Children's Ministry (Harborside Church)
Sep 1 - Nov 19, 30 hours per week
- Meet and build relationships with kids, parents, and grandparents.
- Recruit, train, and spiritually shepherd volunteers.
- Write and prepare lesson plans.
- Teach kids in classroom settings.
- Requirements: must have a heart to teach and love kids ages 0-11
Graphic Design (Harborside Church)
Sep 1- Nov 19, 30 hours per week
- Complete weekly tasks such as thumbnails and sermon assets.
- Develop project briefs for monthly communication needs for volunteers to execute.
- Design and deliver multiple event brands throughout the internship.
- Support Art Director and Marketing Director in development of the “What God Did” magazine.
- Qualifications: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Canva. Portfolio of 3-5 pieces. Include a description of the creative thought process and decision-making that went into developing each project.
Outreach (Harborside Church)
Sep 1 - Nov 19, 30 hours per week
- Provide administrative support for outreach initiatives and upcoming events.
- Assist in the planning, organization, and execution of key outreach events, including Global Retreat and Serve Day.
- Coordinate event logistics, communication, and volunteer needs to ensure successful event execution.
- Support the Outreach team with day-to-day administrative tasks and special projects as needed.
Creative Video/Photo (Harborside Church)
Sep 1- Nov 19, 30 hours per week
- Capture high-quality photo and video content (“stock” media) during weekend services.
- Assist with media production before, during, and after services.
- Assist with ongoing video and photography projects.
- Edit video content for church communications and ministry initiatives.
- Qualifications: Experience with video capture, camera operation, production setup, Adobe Lightroom Classic, and intermediate editing/color grading in DaVinci Resolve.
- Strong organizational skills, intermediate knowledge of lighting for interviews and video production, and a collaborative, teachable attitude with a willingness to learn and receive feedback.
Wedding Chapel (Harborside Chapel)
Sep 1- Nov 19, 30 hours per week
- Assist in Chapel administration, tours, and wedding coordinating.
- Organize/prepare wedding aesthetics and decor.
- Recruit, train, and spiritually shepherd volunteers.
- Manage social media for the Harborside Chapel.
- Requirements: Must have a heart for marriage ministry and passion for weddings. This position requires hour flexibility to accommodate weekend weddings.
- Website: https://harborsidechapel.org
- Gain leadership skills.
- Work within the Safety Harbor community.
- Gain basic workforce career experience.
- Be discipled and grow in your relationship with God.
- Work alongside the Harborside Church ministry staff.
- Love and lead people into encounters with the fullness of God.
Choose the department that initially made you excited. If you need help, ask a parent or close friend which one they recommend for you.
We are closed most Fridays and Saturdays for rest, play, and other work. Paid Interns are considered Harborside staff, so this should be treated as a job position.
There is no tuition cost for the internship program! Interns are paid. Meals and transportation are not provided.
Sundays, the attire is business casual. Work days, we ask that you dress according to the department leader's expectations. No pajamas, spaghetti straps, or crop tops allowed.
- Time management
- Basic budgeting
- Event leadership
- Communication
- Creativity
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Kingdom culture
- Hearing God’s voice
Pray first! Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal his plan. Then, seek wise counsel, asking your parents and mentors for advice. Finally, chase peace. When you consider joining the internship program, does peace surround you? If you can say, “yes” to any of these promptings, you should at least apply. Should you be selected, there will be an opportunity for you to accept or decline the offer at a later date.