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Communications Intern
Issue One
District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)Full time
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Communications Intern
District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)
Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time
Posted 5 hrs ago
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Social Media Content Production
- Monitor social channels to identify trending topics and opportunities related to our issue areas
- Write social media content and schedule posts in Sprout Social to support the flow of content on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky
- Film and edit short-form vertical video
- Help expand our digital presence through engagement with followers and peer channels
- Traditional Media Outreach
- Read articles and conduct searches to identify reporters covering our issue areas
- Support the drafting of press releases and quotes
- Use Muck Rack to distribute releases to key reporters and maintain reporter lists
Requirements
- Demonstrated interest in democracy, social media, and politics
- A love for content production and using social media for good
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Positive attitude and willingness to try new things
- Self-starter who can generate ideas and adapt to new projects
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Commitment to working across party lines to strengthen our democracy
Preferred
- Experience filming and editing short-form video
Issue One
Issue One is the leading crosspartisan political reform group in Washington, D.C. We unite Republicans, Democrats, and independents in the movement to fix our broken political system and build an inclusive democracy that works for everyone. Through expert analysis, research, innovative ideas, and open and transparent communication, we pride ourselves on defending our democratic processes and advocating for commonsense and bipartisan solutions.We offer nonpartisan education to the public to illuminate the power of democracy, increase knowledge about our elections, strengthen ethics and accountability promote good governance, and diminish the corrosive influence of big money in politics. Co-founded by Nick Penniman and Amelia Leonardi, industry leaders in philanthropy, media, politics, and social entrepreneurship, Issue One offers unbiased resources to help the public re-engage and invest in politics. Powered by a mission-driven team, former members of Congress, governors, Cabinet officials, and election officials, we are bringing attention to and combating the current threats and challenges facing our democracy by focusing on key issue areas such as elections and election administration, disinformation, dark money, ethics, fixing Congress, social media harms, and more.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
7 (15% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
15.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
45.1%
Referral
5.9%
Social
5%
Paid
0.8%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~48
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