Internships for Spring 2025 - Washington, DC

Internships Department

Interns will advance AFPI’s mission through the following departments. This is an in-person internship. Interns will receive a monthly stipend. Spring interns may work part-time or full-time. Please specify your top 2 departments when applying as well as your availability for the spring semester.

  • Communications: The Communications Intern will assist with all aspects of communication and press. This intern will cultivate media relationships, assist in interview and media preparation, research special projects, and advance AFPI’s research and policy work. Qualified candidates will have superior writing skills.

  • Development: The Development Intern will assist AFPI’s Development team through donor correspondence, CRM maintenance, thank you calls, donor research, event management, stewardship, and donor communications. The Development Intern is expected to have strong writing and interpersonal skills.

  • Digital Marketing: The Digital Marketing Intern will help development and implement content and strategies for social media platforms. Responsibilities include analyzing engagement data, identifying trends in customer interactions, assisting in planning digital campaigns, and managing content creation.

  • Engagement: The Engagement Intern will help connect AFPI’s policies to the American people. Interns will assist in planning and executing policy events and stakeholder calls, drafting emails, working with coalitions, and conducting research. The Engagement team interfaces externally and with every department within AFPI. Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills.

  • Events: The Events Intern will help plan, coordinate, and execute AFPI events including speakers series, policy summits, trainings, and galas. Responsibilities include communicating with stakeholders, planning event details and logistics, and event day set up and management. Candidates must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

  • Government Affairs: The Government Affairs Intern will support the Government Affairs team by coordinating external engagements with Governors as well as leaders in select state legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining various email lists, drafting correspondence, and preparing and compiling materials for meetings with elected officials and staff. Candidates will be expected to have strong writing and interpersonal skills.

  • Policy: Policy Interns will help advance AFPI’s mission by conducting research, assisting in drafting content, and coordinating tasks amongst AFPI's policy centers. Policy initiatives include Election Integrity, Weaponization of Government, Economy & Energy Abundance, Empower Families, and Security at Home and Abroad. Policy Interns are expected to be organized and have strong writing and research skills.

  • Operations: The Operations Intern will help advance AFPI’s mission by assisting with facility, office, and inventory management, personnel coordination, and finance. The Operations Intern is expected to be organized and works well in a fast-paced environment.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and references.

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