Democratic Digital Intern

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 4 months ago

Job Summary

Drive hands-on digital campaign support as a part-time intern in DC, learning campaign work while drafting content and supporting admin tasks.

  • Assist with loading emails/texts and drafting content for Democratic campaigns.
  • Requires 15–25 hours/week in the Washington, DC area.
  • Gain direct training from Ascend partners and senior management on digital campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Use HTML to load and format campaign emails and text messages;
  • Draft and proofread content on behalf of Democratic candidates and campaigns;
  • Assist with client account management, including tracking and reporting performance, updating calendars and spreadsheets, and other administrative tasks.
  • Receive training and mentoring directly from Ascend partners and senior management;
  • Learn both the skills and software involved in digital campaign work as well as how digital fits within each campaign’s broader goals;
  • Contribute ideas, ask questions freely, and explore specific areas of our firm’s work that are of interest to you.

Requirements

  • Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills;
  • Demonstrated commitment to helping Democrats win elections and a desire to learn the ins and outs of campaign digital work;
  • Positive attitude, flexibility, and ability to work productively both independently and as part of a team;
  • Tech-savviness and ability to learn new systems is a big plus, though no coding skills are required.
  • Based in the Washington, D.C. metro area; able to work in hybrid D.C. office arrangement;
  • Able to work 15-25 hours per week during regular business hours; timing flexible within that range.
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Ascend Digital Strategies

With decades of combined experience powering campaigns of all kinds to success, our team crafts innovative, data-driven, and on-message digital campaigns tailored to our clients’ goals. We’ll help you reach exactly who you need to reach for your campaign, cause, or business to succeed — with high-impact creative that motivates people to not just passively scroll, but take action.

Founded in 2020
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 employees (2 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (8% of company)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
338
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.9%
Direct
45.5%
Referral
5.6%
Social
23.7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12
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Democratic Digital Intern

Ascend Digital Strategies · District of Columbia, USA · Hybrid