Summer Internship
Location: Remote or NYC in-person
Time Frame: Start date around June 1st with flexibility
State legislatures are ground zero in the fight for democracy. Since 2017, Forward Majority has been at the frontline of the fight to accelerate Democratic power in state legislatures. To date, we’ve mobilized over $70M to advance our mission. At the start of the new decade, we launched Blueprint for Power, a 10-year strategy to win and defend Democratic majorities in states that will drive national power through 2030.
As we continue to build and scale our work in the years ahead, interns are an essential addition to our team.
Ideally this candidate will have:
Strong writing skills
Organizational skills
Ability to work remotely with access to internet and laptop
Knowledge of google apps (sheets, docs, presentations)
Desire to learn more about campaigns and state legislative elections
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Researching candidates
Assisting with collecting information about races across country
Data collection
Summarizing legislative and press clips
Helping with presentations
Proofing documents
Maintaining fundraising database
Compensation:
This is an unpaid internship, however, interns will be given a $800 / month stipend and $200 / month to cover any expenses.
Interns may utilize this internship for college credit. The internship will include a series of brown bag lunches with key staff members and progressive consultants. Interns will learn about political fundraising, digital programs, designing paid media, the use of key progressive technology, and legislative research, among other skills needed for a career in campaign politics.
Forward Majority is a political organization and equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, those with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community are strongly urged to apply. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify, color, marital status or medical condition.