Policy Intern

Coinbase, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. offers a 12-week summer internship on the Policy team, with exposure to shaping crypto policy in Washington and beyond. Depending on needs, assignments may include outreach, research-driven policy analysis, and advocacy.

The program emphasizes hands-on experience and collaboration. Interns will draft policy materials, briefs, and analyses while working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Collaborative team player capable of balancing outreach and technical research.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and evolving problems.
• Currently pursuing degree in public policy or related field.
• Experience producing written policy analysis.
• Self-starter who can manage multiple deliverables in 12-week engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support policy workstreams across advocacy, community engagement, and research.
• Draft policy materials for external audiences including talking points and briefs.
• Research legislative and regulatory developments and synthesize briefs.
• Provide operational support including drafting, proofreading, data compilation, and project coordination.

Skills

Collaborative team player

Ambiguity tolerance

Self-starter

Policy analysis experience

AI responsibly with oversight

multitask management

Education

Degree in public policy or related field

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called 'surges.' learn more about working at Coinbase.

This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.

As an intern on the Policy team, you'll get hands-on exposure to how Coinbase shapes crypto policy in Washington and beyond. Depending on where the team needs support, you may spend the summer on more outward-facing, community engagement work, or on more technical, research-driven policy analysis — sometimes a mix of both. The strongest candidates genuinely care about digital assets policy, work well with others, and can flex between hands-on advocacy work and detailed technical analysis depending on what the team needs that week.

What you'll do:

• Support a mix of policy workstreams, from advocacy, community engagement, and stakeholder outreach to technical research, regulatory analysis, and briefing materials
• Draft policy materials such as talking points, white papers, social media posts, presentation decks, and short and long-form articles for external audiences
• Conduct research on legislative, regulatory, and policy developments and synthesize findings into actionable briefs for the Policy team
• Provide operational support on key deliverables including drafting, proofreading, data compilation, and project coordination

Required Skills and Experience:

• A collaborative team player who can flex between grassroots/community-facing work and more technical, substantive research depending on team needs
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, able to make progress on undefined or evolving problems without needing every detail spelled out
• Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in public policy, political science, law, international relations, or a related field, with a genuine interest in US policy and government
• Demonstrated research capability, including experience producing written analysis of legislative, regulatory, or policy topics (academic or professional)
• A proactive, self-starter mindset with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deliverables with minimal supervision over a 12-week engagement
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Position ID: P77818

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Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below.

Hourly Rate:

$40—$40 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.