[Hiring] GIS Analyst Intern @Ballotpedia

Role Description

As a Ballotpedia Tech Team GIS Analyst intern, your primary job includes a combination of:

• Research and outreach to determine election boundary rules
• Formatting and processing shapefiles

All of this is in service of Ballotpedia's sample ballot lookup app, which allows voters to see upcoming elections for their address. Specifically, your work will involve:

• Research to understand the legal requirements for who can vote in which types of elections
• Sourcing maps through online research, outreach to government offices, or georeferencing to create new shapefiles
• Testing and formatting the files to conform to Ballotpedia's database requirements
• Working with the Ballotpedia database to add the boundaries and perform tests

As an intern, you will go through a similar onboarding experience to full-time Ballotpedia employees. You will meet one-on-one weekly with a member of the team to coordinate your tasks.

Qualifications

• GIS (working with shapefiles, formatting, georeferencing) using tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS
• Research/data entry
• Attention to detail in following instructions

Requirements

• Ballotpedia’s spring 2027 internship runs from Monday, January 11, 2027 through Friday, May 7, 2027
• Part-time internship program; interns will work approximately 10-20 hours per week depending on their availability
• Must have a well-functioning computer with Internet access
• Familiarity with Google Applications (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive and more) is helpful

Compensation

• Interns will be compensated at $20.00 per hour
• If the minimum wage in your area is more than $20.00 per hour, you will be compensated per your area’s minimum wage

To Apply

Please attach the following in PDF format:

• résumé
• cover letter which states your interest in the GIS Analyst internship including:
• a statement of what you hope to learn from this internship

Please ensure that either your resume or your cover letter includes your current address. Applications that do not include a current address will not be accepted.