Politics Growth Intern: Shape Prediction Markets

Kalshi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market, is seeking a Politics Growth Intern in NYC. You will help shape Kalshi's presence at the intersection of politics and markets, developing social media strategies and partnerships with political creators and influencers.

This is a high-ownership internship with real impact on growth during a dynamic political cycle. Ideal candidates are passionate about politics, understand prediction markets, and can translate trends into actionable growth ideas

Qualifications

• Deep passion for politics: you know the key races, the major players, and the influencers shaping the conversation on both sides of the aisle.
• Familiarity with prediction markets and how they work; prior trading experience on Kalshi or other platforms is a plus but not required
• Strong understanding of political social media
• A bias toward action and a resourceful, figure-it-out mentality
• Strong collaborator who works well across teams and communicates clearly
• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute Kalshi's politics social media strategy across X and other platforms, with a focus on growing our presence in political communities
• Assist in identifying and building partnerships with political creators, commentators, journalists, and influencers on both sides of the aisle
• Serve as a thought partner on growth activation strategies heading into the 2026 Midterms, bringing ideas on how to capture attention during key political moments
• Track which races, candidates, and political storylines are driving the most engagement on Kalshi and translate that into targeted growth strategy
• Monitor political social media trends in real time and help the team move quickly when opportunities arise
• Support cross-functional collaboration with Growth, Markets, and Product team

Skills

Politics fanatic

Prediction markets

Political social media

Bias toward action

Collaborative

Student status / recent grad

Job description

Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market, is seeking a Politics Growth Intern in NYC. You will help shape Kalshi's presence at the intersection of politics and markets, developing social media strategies and partnerships with political creators and influencers.

This is a high-ownership internship with real impact on growth during a dynamic political cycle. Ideal candidates are passionate about politics, understand prediction markets, and can translate trends into actionable growth ideas