Communications Intern

About Way to Win

Way to Win was founded in 2017 as a space for donors and organizers alike to come together and create strategies that build progressive power by cultivating both electoral wins and progressive governance to follow. Our work starts at the local level and builds up to national reform. We are led by the movement leaders working in communities closest to the injustice of the current political norms. We aim for bold ideas to create a tangibly better future that works for the most marginalized of people. Way to Win works in relationships with multiple organizations to accomplish its mission, including PACs. You can learn more about Way to Win here.

About our Team

Way to Win is a team of over thirty working remotely across the country, from Vermont to Hawaii, and many places in between. We’re a group of activists, organizers, strategists, and artists - all with the common goal to create a better, more just world.

About the Communications Internship

• Reporting to the Senior Director of Communications, this individual will also work closely with the Director of External Communications and the Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications on the Communications Team.
• This is a fall/winter internship, the employer is under no obligation to offer full-time employment to the student after the assignment has been completed. Likewise, the student is under no obligation to the employer after completion of the internship.
• We require all interns to commit at least 20 hours per week, and interns also must have a computer with internet access.
• Interns will receive a monthly stipend at $20/hr.
• Interns will meet weekly with their assigned manager, as well as receive a monthly review. Way to Win will also host monthly calls with all interns as an opportunity to learn more about Way to Win and our broader community.

Responsibilities

• Student Intern: As the student intern enters the company, they are expected to assume the following responsibilities to include:
• Adhering to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior.
• Adhering to company policies governing the observation of confidentiality and the handling of confidential information.
• Assuming personal and professional responsibilities for his or her actions and activities.
• Maintaining professional relationships with company employees, customers and so forth.
• Utilizing a courteous, enthusiastic, open-minded, critical approach to policies and procedures within the profession.
• Relating and applying knowledge acquired in the academic setting to the company setting.
• Developing a self-awareness in regard to attitudes, values, behavior patterns, and so forth that influence work.
• Being consistent and punctual in the submission of all work assignments to the supervisor.
• Providing the supervisor with periodic progress reports.

Projects

• The intern will be tasked with a variety of writing assignments, focused on both internal and external audiences.
• Support drafting social media content for X/Twitter and Instagram for our various vehicles.
• Support adding/removing members from our Mailchimp and Salesforce lists.
• Research on potential reporters/media outlets for Way to Win stories.
• Provide research support to communications team projects serving cross-team activities and providing those results to the Senior Director of Communications.
• The intern will gain a robust understanding of role of a Communications professional, including Internal and External Communications.