[Hiring] Policy Team Intern @Stand Together

Role Description

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers professional development, leadership training, and meaningful work experience at non-profits tackling some of our nation's most pressing policy challenges all over the United States. Early-career professionals including undergraduate/graduate/law students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

As an intern, you will go through a similar onboarding experience to full-time Ballotpedia employees. You will learn how to code the Ballotpedia website, be oriented to Ballotpedia’s style guide, learn about what we do to prevent and detect bias in our resources, and much more. Following orientation, you will join the Policy Team, working alongside full-time staff writers and researchers on Ballotpedia's public policy coverage.

As a Ballotpedia Policy Team intern, you may:

• Be embedded in our Content Department on the Policy Team and work directly with Policy Team staff members.
• Research and write about a variety of policy topics, covering key arguments, reform proposals, legislation, regulations, case law, state surveys, and more, depending upon your assignment.
• Assist our teams in news tracking, legislation tracking, and primary source monitoring.
• Conduct other detailed research projects.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and planning meetings with experienced staff members.
• Assist with metrics and reporting on data collection.

Environment

Ballotpedia interns will work remotely, as all Ballotpedia staff work remotely. To join Ballotpedia, you must have a well-functioning computer with Internet access. Ballotpedia uses Google Applications (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive and more) to accomplish our goals. Some familiarity with Google Applications is helpful.

To Apply

Please provide the following in PDF format:

• Résumé
• Cover letter, including the contact information for two professional references
• Neutral writing sample (under five pages)

Note: please include this in the same file as your résumé and cover letter. 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.

Compensation

Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7,500 for full-time participants working approximately 32 hours per week at the partner organization, or $5,500 for part-time participants working approximately 24 hours per week at the partner organization. Attending the entirety of the online and on-site KIP programming is required for both full and part-time participants.

Diversity and Inclusion

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of:

• Color
• Race
• Religion
• Religious creed
• Sex
• Gender or gender identity
• Gender expression
• Sexual orientation
• National origin
• Citizenship
• Ethnicity
• Ancestry
• Age
• Physical disability
• Mental disability
• Medical condition
• Pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions)
• Military and veteran status
• Genetic information
• Marital or familial status
• Political affiliation
• Any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

AI Tools

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.