Campaigns Intern - Democracy Reform (Remote)

Issue One; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Issue One seeks a spring citizen engagement - campaigns intern to support the team’s work building a broad, diverse movement for democracy reform through national campaigns and grasstops organizing.

You will gain hands-on experience in campaign strategy, coalition building, and research while supporting constitutional defense and election protection initiatives in a flexible part-time setting.

Qualifications

• A “yes mentality:” proactive, flexible, and solution-oriented.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work across the political spectrum with respect and openness.
• Creative thinker with the ability to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Collaborative and eager to work in a team environment.
• Quick learner who is comfortable in a fast-paced setting.
• Demonstrated interest in democracy reform, civic engagement, grassroots or grasstops organizing, or political advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, research, and logistical support. Assist with maintaining internal systems, trackers, and databases.
• Support coordination across team activities, including meeting preparation, action-oriented follow‑up, and documentation.
• Research and support the intersection of Issue One’s policy issues with campaign strategies and organizing opportunities.
• Support Check the Exec, Issue One’s bipartisan campaign to defend democracy by strengthening constitutional checks and balances against executive overreach; tasks may include monitoring political developments, drafting briefs, supporting campaign rollouts, and engaging with validators and partners.
• Track and monitor relevant political, media, and policy news.
• Draft presentations, newsletters, and letters to key stakeholder groups; assist with webinars and events as needed.
• Collaborate with staff to prepare for and sit in on meetings with Issue One’s grasstops councils (e.g., ReFormers Caucus, Faces of Democracy, Council for Responsible Social Media).
• Provide general support across the national campaigns team’s democracy defense portfolio, with opportunities to work on election protection, money in politics, technology reform, and other constitutional defense initiatives.

Skills

Proactive

Communication skills

Bi-partisan collaboration

Creative thinking

Research skills

Team collaboration

Quick learner

Interest in democracy

Job description

Issue One seeks a spring citizen engagement - campaigns intern to support the team’s work building a broad, diverse movement for democracy reform through national campaigns and grasstops organizing.

You will gain hands-on experience in campaign strategy, coalition building, and research while supporting constitutional defense and election protection initiatives in a flexible part-time setting.