Communications Intern (Internal LIFT Applicants Only)

LIFT • Washington, DC

8d • Remote

About The Position

LIFT’s National Communications Team seeks a Communications Intern to support the organization’s communications efforts across social media, collateral, its editorial calendar, and website content. Reporting to the National Communications Manager, the internship offers an emerging communications professional an opportunity to learn about communications work at a mission-driven nonprofit. The role is open only to current LIFT employees and may be performed 100% remotely or at a LIFT location in Washington, DC; New York; Illinois; or California. The internship term is Fall 2026, with approximately 20 hours of work per month.

Requirements

• Applicants must be current LIFT employees.
• Customer-service orientation and pride in delivering excellent work to colleagues.
• Ability to balance multiple projects at once.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Education and/or experience in a relevant field, such as communications, marketing, or public relations.
• Commitment to LIFT’s mission and demonstration of its values of equity, diversity, relationships, hope, and excellence.
• Ability to communicate clearly and promptly, engage and present effectively, and convey understanding in written and verbal communication.
• Accountability for the quality and timeliness of work, ability to achieve results with appropriate oversight, and receptiveness to feedback.
• Ability to help create an equitable and respectful work environment, listen to and appreciate diverse perspectives, and use culturally sensitive language.
• Ability to work effectively with others and promote cooperation and commitment to team goals and deliverables.
• Focus on results and organizational goals, with sound planning and follow-through.
• Initiative, resourcefulness, innovation, and adaptability in solving problems.

Responsibilities

• Support LIFT leadership’s social media presence by maintaining content schedules, researching trends and conversations, drafting copy, coordinating aligned visuals, and helping maintain profiles and posts.
• Create and revise LIFT’s editorial calendar using CoSchedule, Asana, or a similar platform, in partnership with the communications team and schedulers.
• Help maintain LIFT’s content calendar, including tracking upcoming events, campaigns, publications, and other promotional opportunities.
• Create content highlighting LIFT’s work, such as profiles of LIFT parents, short blog posts, and monthly newsletter content.
• Revise website content to keep it current and accurate.
• Research media outlets and reporters for future media relations and earned media work.
• Support communications performance tracking and reporting, including social media, email, and website metrics.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed