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Intern with the National Stonewall Democrats!

About Stonewall Democrats

With close to 90 affiliates, National Stonewall Democrats is the organization for LGBT and allied Democrats. Stonewall Democrats works to elect pro-equality Democrats to public office and hold them accountable to advance the pro-equality policies and legislation important to LGBT Americans.

Internship

National Stonewall Democrats (NSD) is seeking an unpaid communications intern to work roughly 40 hours per week for the Spring or Summer semester in our Washington, DC office.  The communications intern will help facilitate messaging, build media contacts, network, and research in multiple arenas.

Duties include:

• Compiling and organizing daily news clips, fact checking releases, op-eds, studies, and reports

• Copy-editing

• Updating press and media contact lists

• Assisting with the organization’s viral media and social networking operations

• Conducting research and compiling statistics for editorial and web materials

• Occasionally drafting statements, op-eds, letters to the editor, and press releases

• Laying-out website and press materials

• Assisting the media team with daily operations

• General office work

Qualifications include:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Strong internet skills and intuition

• Excellent verbal and writing skills

• Ability to be a team player and to work in a fast-paced environment

• Flexibility and dedication

• Interest in LGBT policy and democratic principles

• Strong knowledge of grassroots organizing

• Experience with campaign work

• Intellectual curiosity

Preferred:

• Experience working with the press

• Experience working with the blogosphere,

• Knowledge of WordPress

• Knowledge of HTML (PHP, CSS, and Javascript is an added bonus)

• Knowledge of social-networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

• Graphic design sensibility

• Video editing

Internship applications are currently being accepted for the following time periods:

Spring Term 2011: Late- January / Early- February through Mid-May

(start and end dates are flexible)

Summer Term 2011:  May through Mid-August

(start and end dates are flexible)

Application Process:

The application should consist of:

Resume, 3 References, a short writing sample, and a Cover letter including the following information:

• Dates and hours of availability

• Special skills you would bring to the internship

• Where you learned about the internship

• An acknowledgment that the internship is unpaid

Send application to:

Michael Mitchell, Executive Director

Email: mmitchell@stonewalldemocrats.org