Intern, Copywriting

American Bar Association•US DC Main Office, DC

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Bankers Association (ABA) is seeking an Intern for Copywriting. This is a paid opportunity to work with one of the largest trade associations in Washington, DC. The internship provides students with the chance to do substantial work in various divisions, connect with leadership, build a network, and make a difference. ABA is recognized as an Employer of Choice with a 2025 Great Company Culture Award and 2025 Great Place to Work designation. The role involves contributing to marketing and business goals through creative messaging and content execution, drafting copy for campaigns, contributing to the ABA Banking Journal, ensuring brand compliance through editing and proofreading, and providing support to the Member Communications Department. The intern will also curate a scrapbook for the outgoing ABA Chair and participate in various departmental and staff meetings.

Requirements

Meticulous editing and proofreading skills as well as command of AP style.
Ability to prioritize assignments, juggle various types of work and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
A collaborative spirit and problem solver who puts team above self and works quickly without sacrificing precision.
Adept with office technology, including: Zoom, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, SharePoint and other process management tools.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a published writer preferred but not required (please provide bylined links/clips/portfolio if available).
Desire to pursue a career in marketing/communications is preferred but not required.
Experience using the project management software Adobe Workfront is preferred but not required.
Experience using a content management system (such as WordPress or Sitecore) is preferred but not required.
Experience using a CRM (such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud) or an email marketing platform (such as rasa.io) is preferred but not required.
Experience using Generative AI tools is preferred but not required.
Interest in the financial services sector is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Contribute to conceptualizing and executing creative messaging and compelling content to help achieve the association’s marketing and business goals.
Draft ad & editorial copy for advocacy, membership and marketing campaigns.
Contribute article(s) or editorial services to the association’s flagship magazine, ABA Banking Journal.
Ensure quality control and brand compliance by copy editing and/or proofreading various member-facing, public-facing and internal-facing collateral and communications.
Provide cross-functional support to the entire Member Communications Department through marketing copywriting, email newsletters such as ABA Daily Newsbytes, website content creation and publishing, speechwriting research, ABA publications/operations.
Curate commemorative scrapbook that is presented to outgoing ABA Chair at end of their term as a thank you gift.
Participate in departmental meetings, team meetings, divisional meetings, all-staff meetings, project-based meetings and other ad-hoc meetings that arise.
Other projects as assigned.