Posted: Feb 28, 2026
**Job Description:** Join Our Team and Shape the Future of Politics and Elections! We're seeking highly motivated and talented individuals to join our Editorial or Communications teams as Spring 2025 Interns. As a Ballotpedia intern, you'll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from researching and writing articles to assisting with social media and email campaigns. Our internship program is designed to provide you with hands-on experience, mentorship, and training to help you grow professionally and personally. As a Ballotpedia Editorial intern, you may: Be embedded in one of our Editorial teams (i.e. Ballots, Elections, Marquee or News) and work directly with Editorial staff members; Work on articles on candidates and elections; Write about Federal, State, or Local elections, depending upon your assignment; Assist our teams in news tracking and monitoring; Research candidate stances and biographies; Research election results and input them into our database; Research race expenditures; Research race endorsements; Process candidate surveys; Conduct research projects to improve overall data quality; Participate in brainstorming sessions with experienced staff members; Write and research on other topics as assigned; Process new volunteer applications; Work with volunteer program activities; Support Ballotpedia fellows program activities; Assist with metrics and reporting data collection. As a Ballotpedia Communications intern, you may: Assist with Ballotpedia's social media, including creating posts and graphics; Assist with Ballotpedia's various email products, from daily and weekly newsletters to special campaigns; Respond to communications from a variety of external sources; Assist in coordinating and completing webinars, briefings, or similar group events; Collect a variety of data points, tracking subscribers, and engagement; Help develop compelling presentations, infographics and reports; Monitor and report on media mentions; Participate in special research projects; Participate in promotional planning and activities; Assist in identifying and coordinating influencer relations on social media; Find and analyze potential social media channels for Ballotpedia to join or track. Our internship program runs from Monday, January 13, 2025 through Friday, May 2, 2025, and is a part-time program with approximately 10-20 hours per week. We offer a competitive hourly rate of $15.00 per hour, with the option to compensate at the local minimum wage if applicable. If you're passionate about politics, elections, and public policy, and want to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and mission-driven organization, we encourage you to apply today! Apply Now: Click Here Apply for this job