Jobs & Internships
ROCK THE VOTE JOBS
ROCK THE VOTE IS LOOKING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:
ROCK THE VOTE INTERNSHIPS
Rock the Vote, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young people to change the world, is looking for talented interns to join our team.
We are seeking highly driven and committed individuals who are detail-oriented, proficient in Internet research and database management, have strong interpersonal communications skills, and able to work in a fast-paced campaign environment. A strong commitment to democracy and youth civic engagement is required. Good organization, a little flexibility and a sense of humor are all recommended!
Late Summer Internship Opportunity: Our mobile texting program is looking for a motivated intern to help with database management and organizing a nationwide text message field program. Database and field experience a plus. Must be proficient in Excel, and quick to learn new technologies. Click for application details.
Fall internship applications will be due July 10, 2008.
INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE:
1. Website and Online Organizing:
- Update Rock the Vote Website including some HTML production and some writing.
- Help to update Rock the Vote social networking sites including Facebook & MySpace.
- Have basic knowledge of HTML and/or Creative Design.
2. Research:
- Activities: analysis of Census data, statistical modeling, designing and evaluating field experiments, literature reviews, survey design, and polling.
- Qualifications: applicants should have experience in statistics, academic research, and political science.
- Skills: applicants should have experience with one or more of: Stata, SPSS, R, or SAS. Experience with Excel, programming, and/or GIS would be beneficial as well.
3. Field and Outreach:
- Help develop Rock the Vote's field program as well as
- Promote the Rock the Vote online registration tool and recruit organizations to use it.
- Represent RTV at conferences and events
- Help coordinate coalition meetings between partner organizations
4. Communications:
- Assist with media outreach through drafting press releases and other communications materials, and pitching media stories
- Prepare and maintain various media lists and gather editorial calendars using a media search engine
- Track media coverage and weekly summary of press clips, develop system to archive RTV current and past press clips
- Update press materials for printing and distribution
- Provide support in execution of various media events
- Assist with maintenance of photo and video databases and resource library.
- Draft articles for internal publications and newsletters.
5. General Support:
- Represent Rock the Vote at various public functions
- Assist in the logo request process
- Perform office administrative duties
- Work on new projects as they arise
6. Fundraising/Development:
- Assist with the coordination of DC and National Fundraising events.
- Donor research
- Perform administrative duties, i.e. developing spreadsheets, updating donor files, prepping correspondence
- Work on new projects as they arise
Application instructions:
To apply please send your resume, cover letter and 2 references to whitney(at)rockthevote.com. In your cover letter include your availability, start date, and in which of the divisions listed above you'd prefer to work. While everybody does a little of everything, the division you choose will be where you focus your time. This internship is based in Washington, DC.
Rock the Vote is an equal opportunity employer.
ABOUT ROCK THE VOTE
Rock the Vote's mission is to engage and build political power for young people in order to achieve progressive change in our country.
Founded nearly twenty years ago at the intersection of popular culture and politics, Rock the Vote is growing its team and its campaigns in 2008, to support the tidal wave of young people who want to get involved in elections and seize the power of the youth vote to create progressive political and social change.
Over the last two decades, Rock the Vote has registered more young people to vote than any other organization or campaign, and we intend to register and turn out millions more for 2008 – and to be the best-informed place online where young people can find out what they need to know before casting a ballot.
After years of declining participation at the polls, a new generation of young voters has arrived. Millions of new voters between the ages of 18 – 29 cast ballots in 2004 and 2006, in numbers far greater than in past elections, and 2008 is clearly the year of the youth vote!
This next election represents an extraordinary opportunity to mobilize the power potential of the youth vote and to capture it, not just for 2008, but also for many elections after that. Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power and clout of the Millennial Generation by registering and turning out young people, by forcing the candidates to campaign to them, and by making politicians pay attention to youth and the issues they care about once in office.
