[Hiring] Digital Communications Intern @Stand Together

Role Description

The R Street Institute is seeking a Digital Communications Intern to support its digital communications, multimedia, and online engagement efforts. This role will assist with:

• Social media
• Graphic design
• Video production
• Website publishing
• Digital marketing
• Analytics

The ideal candidate is a versatile digital generalist who can take a piece of content, such as an article, video, podcast, or event, and help turn it into a strong package of digital products across multiple platforms. This internship can be remote, or in person in our Washington, D.C. office.

Responsibilities

• Draft social media copy for R Street research, events, videos, podcasts, and media appearances.
• Assist with editing short-form and long-form video content, including captions, clips, and other platform-specific content.
• Create and edit branded graphics, thumbnails, and other social media assets.
• Publish and update content in WordPress, including articles, videos, podcasts, event pages, and staff bios.
• Assist with social media, website, and video analytics and reporting.
• Help organize digital assets, content calendars, and shared files.
• Proofread public-facing content for accuracy, formatting, links, and branding consistency.

Qualifications

• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Familiarity with major social media platforms.
• Experience creating visual and multimedia content, particularly video and graphics.
• A portfolio or examples of previous video, graphic design, or other digital content work are highly encouraged.
• Comfort appearing on camera and participating in video content when appropriate; previous on-camera work or examples are also encouraged.
• Basic graphic design skills, ideally using Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments.
• An interest in digital communications, public policy, journalism, marketing, or related fields.

Requirements

• Eligible candidates will be geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program.

Benefits

• 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.