Spring ACS Intern

American Constitution Society; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend possible

Job summary

American Constitution Society (ACS) seeks a Spring Intern to support communications and strategic engagement. The role offers collaboration with all levels of the ACS team and opportunities to contribute to progressive legal reform. Credit towards major study or university stipend is possible.

The intern will engage in research, event support, graphics creation, and press-writing tasks, with emphasis on writing and cross‑team coordination.

Qualifications

• Experience building relationships with diverse constituencies.
• Commitment to ACS’s mission; pro-democracy experience is a plus.
• Excellent writing, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Canva, PowerPoint, WordPress, and social media platforms.
• Adobe applications and/or HTML experience a plus.
• Value diversity, equity, and inclusion in a team setting.
• Strong ethics, transparency, and accountability.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Research location and registration requirements for legal and judicial conferences.
• Update contact information for key individuals and partner organizations.
• Provide administrative support for events, such as judicial convenings and trainings.
• Create original graphics for social media posts and printed materials.
• Support ACS 2027 National Convention work with promotional materials and directory.
• Assist with research and writing of press releases.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Relationship building

Writing & editing

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Self-motivation

Education

Undergraduate student

Tools

Canva

PowerPoint

WordPress

HTML

Job description

The American Constitution Society (ACS) seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and driven student to serve as the Spring ACS Intern. Reporting to the VP of Communications and VP of Strategic Engagement and collaborating with all levels of the ACS team, the ACS Intern has a unique opportunity to support ambitious goals and contribute to progressive legal reform. Candidates must be able to receive credit towards their major and/or be earning a stipend from a university program.

ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Researching location and registration requirements for legal and judicial conferences.
• Updating contact information for key individuals and partner organizations.
• Providing administrative support for events, such as judicial convenings and trainings.
• Create original graphics for use in social media posts and printed materials.
• Support ACS 2027 National Convention work, including assisting with the creation of promotional materials, printed materials, and the networking directory.
• Assist with the research and writing of press releases.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Desired qualities and background include:

• Experience building and expanding relationships with diverse constituencies, both internal and external.
• Commitment to ACS’s mission and vision, experience in the pro-democracy field a plus
• Excellent writing and communication and collaboration skills. Strategic thinker with organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Canva, PowerPoint, WordPress, and social media platforms.
• Experience working with Adobe application and/or HTML a plus.
• Possess a command of cultural sensitivity and value and embrace cultural, political, and social differences. The ACS Intern will contribute to an environment that encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Strong professional ethics, transparency, integrity, and accountability in all actions.
• Self-motivation/ability to work independently.

ACS values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. ACS encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status. Former government employees are encouraged to apply.