Spring 2027 Political Internship

UNAVAILABLE; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Wage of $18.40 per hour

Zusammenfassung

SKDK, a leading public affairs and political advertising agency, seeks interns for its political team in Washington, DC. The paid internship runs Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm, with three days in office, and offers hands-on experience supporting Democratic candidate and issue advocacy clients.

Ideal candidates are driven self-starters who can grasp complex subjects quickly and collaborate within teams. Responsibilities include news clipping, research, deck building, and copyediting across campaigns and

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of campaigns and politics, including communications, media, advertising, or related fields.
• Strong research, writing, and editing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Daily news clips monitoring and ad tracking.
• Researching candidate and opposition background in key districts.
• Maintaining overviews of key competitive race landscapes.
• Tracking campaign finance spending and reporting.
• Building decks and working on pitches.
• Copyediting and proofreading written materials to align with message imperatives, tone, clarity and AP Style.

Kenntnisse

Campaigns & politics knowledge

Research & writing

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

SKDK, an award-winning public affairs and political advertising agency, is seeking interns to join its political team for a paid internship. With offices in Washington, D.C., New York City, Albany, and Los Angeles, SKDK brings unparalleled strategic communications experience to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, philanthropic organizations, labor unions, political committees, and candidates.

Whether it is creating a campaign launch video for a candidate, assisting a corporate client on establishing messaging around their corporate social responsibility strategy, or guiding a nonprofit through a crisis, SKDK is always at the forefront, leading the charge. There is no company better that understands the intersection of press, politics, and policy. At SKDK, we are made whole by the diversity of our team. We are a firm that invites and celebrates the uniqueness of each member of our team and encourages individuals to bring their best selves into the workplace.

Whether it is through participation in one of our Employee Resource Groups, serving on our DEI Council, opportunities to volunteer, or bringing a new perspective to client work, your individuality and experience matters. Political team interns work on a wide range of fast-paced Democratic candidate and issue advocacy clients.

Ideal candidates are driven, self-starters with the ability to grasp complex subject matter quickly and work well within teams.

Responsibilities

• Daily news clips monitoring and ad tracking.
• Researching candidate and opposition background in key districts.
• Maintaining overviews of key competitive race landscapes.
• Tracking campaign finance spending and reporting.
• Building decks and working on pitches.
• Writing and proofreading persuasive ad copy, memos and emails.
• Organizing and maintaining records on scripts, ads, research and polling, and invoices.
• Digesting qualitative and quantitative message research and making recommendations on tone and content.
• Learning new material quickly and communicating complex subject matter in understandable language.
• Copyediting and proofreading written materials to align with message imperatives, tone, clarity and AP Style.
• Staffing video shoots when available.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have full-time availability, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with three days in office.
• Self-starter who can work independently and manage tasks remotely.
• Interest in and knowledge of campaigns and politics, including communications, Democratic politics, media, advertising, digital work, social media, research, or other related fields.
• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong research, writing, and editing skills.Experience managing multiple projects and the ability to handle competing deadlines.
• Ability to adapt and respond quickly to changing landscapes and to work well under pressure and deadlines.
• Previous relevant experience in writing and political or communications-intensive positions or internships

Benefits

SKDK is committed to pay equity. SKDK offers a wage of $18.40 per hour.

Equal Opportunities

SKDK is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any protected category.