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✨ Spotlighted Opportunities:
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✨ Political Campaigns
Montanans for Tester is seeking a Deputy Press Secretary to join the communications team for the 2024 campaign cycle. The Deputy Press Secretary will take lead on drafting communications materials including press releases, talking points, and remarks. They will assist with the planning and execution of both virtual and in-person campaign press events, and they will assist with reporter outreach and response. They will assist with other communications duties as needed.
Based in Billings, Montana
The pay range is $4,500-$5,500/month commensurate with experience
To apply please submit a resume to info@jontester.com with the subject line: “<NAME>: Deputy Press Secretary Application”
- If you’re a progressive political campaign wanting to share paid staff or internship opportunities, drop a note at morgan@politicalperusers.com!
✨ The Hill
The Washington, D.C. office of Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI 8th District) seeks paid interns
The Democratic staff at the U.S. House Judiciary Committee seeks undergraduate, graduate, and law students for internships
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Democratic Staff seeks an undergraduate or graduate student to fill a full-time digital media and traditional press intern position this fall
To apply please send a resume and portfolio to oversightpress@mail.house.gov.
The Democratic staff of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic seeks law students for full-time or part-time internships
Responsibilities include but are not limited to, assisting Committee staff in
preparing for congressional hearings, conducting legal and factual research,
drafting memoranda, and attending various briefings and meetings with
Executive Branch officials and stakeholders for the purpose of taking notes.
To apply please send a resume and cover letter as PDFs to SSCPJobs@mail.house.gov, with “Spring 2024 Legal Internship” in the subject line. Please attach the resume and cover letter with the file name using the following format: “LastName.FirstName.Resume” and “LastName.FirstName.Cover Letter.”
The Washington, DC office of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05) seeks a press/digital intern for the fall 2023 session
The Office of Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) seeks a digital-savvy individual to join her D.C.-based communications team
The pay range is $60,000-$75,000.
Responsibilities include managing social media pages, writing compelling social
copy, and developing creative graphics, videos, and other digital collateral.
Additional responsibilities include maintaining the Member’s website, compiling
daily press clips, assisting in the execution of virtual and in-person press events,
and supporting the Communications Director in drafting and sending other press
materials, including press releases, media advisories, op-eds, and other content.
To apply please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to VA04.Jobs@mail.house.gov.
The Office of Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) seeks a Staff Assistant to join his D.C.-based office
Responsibilities include managing the front office and greeting visitors,
overseeing the internship program, coordinating and processing flag and tour
requests, helping manage the constituent-correspondence program, providing
administrative support for the office, and other tasks as assigned.
To apply please submit a cover letter, a resume with two-to-three references, and a writing sample. If you are able, please also attach – or have someone send on your behalf – a letter or email of recommendation from a congressional staffer. Send these materials to md04resumes@gmail.com with the subject line: “Full Name – Staff Assistant.”
The Democratic staff of the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) seeks a Member Services Coordinator
✨ Job, Internship & Fellowship Opportunities
Vote Mama: Various Openings
Civic Nation: Press Assistant
DLCC: Various Openings
AL Media: Executive Assistant
DNC: Various Openings
The Brennan Fellowship, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project
Southern Movement Committee: Political Organizer
LCV: GCVictory Organizer
BerlinRosen: Account Coordinator, Legal Affairs and Crisis Communications
NAPAWF: Georgia Organizer
Poder Latinx: Community Organizer, AZ & GA
Black Voters Matter: Development Associate, Institutional Giving
Progressive Pipeline Fellowship
Progressive Maryland: Baltimore City Organizer
New Politics: Fundraising Manager
Common Cause: Outreach and Engagement Organizer
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