Intern

Aspen Institute•Washington, DC

38d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most critical challenges facing communities in the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners. The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG), a program of the Aspen Institute, is composed of a diverse, bipartisan group of distinguished leaders and thinkers with the goal of promoting evidence-based solutions to significant U.S. economic challenges. Co-chaired by former U.S. treasury secretaries Henry M. Paulson, Jr. and Timothy F. Geithner, the AESG fosters the exchange of economic policy ideas and seeks to clarify the lines of debate on emerging economic issues while promoting bipartisan relationship-building among current and future generations of policy leaders in Washington. The AESG is seeking an intern with a demonstrated interest in economic policy who is motivated, responsible, and detail oriented. The ideal candidate has a passion for supporting a wide range of communications, operational, administrative, and logistical tasks; is creative, enterprising, and eager to learn on the job; is excited about balancing multiple, often simultaneous, activities; and has extremely high standards for the quality of their work. Qualified candidates must demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills, impeccable attention to detail, and the ability to flourish on a small, dynamic, and fast-paced team. Critical thinking skills are also essential, as is the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations. This position works under the guidance of the Policy Director and Senior Program Associate. This internship is expected to work up to 24 hours per week at $18/hr. This role is anticipated to begin Mid-January 2026 and end May 2026. The expectation is for this role to be in our Washington D.C. office a minimum of 2x a week to collaborate with colleagues.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in college or recently graduated college (within one semester from graduation).
Previous experience in a professional setting.
A desire to learn, sense of humor, flexibility, and resourcefulness.
Outstanding organizational skills, with emphasis on time-management, attention to detail and the ability to plan, organize and carry out multiple activities, event planning.
Strong, demonstrable writing and communications skills.
Familiarity with domestic US economic policy and interest in keeping up with recent economic research. Previous economic policy research experience and/or a demonstrated interest in economic research is a plus.
Interest in learning more about research processes, initial literature reviews, and summarizing complex economic topics and papers.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency using Twitter, Wufoo, MailChimp, contact databases, Canva/graphic design software, and/or website maintenance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with the preparation of materials for AESG public and private events, including guest lists, readings, participant bios, and agendas.
Support program staff with document formatting, printing, copying, and other administrative tasks.
Prepare agendas for weekly team meetings and take notes during meetings and calls.
Research various economic policy topics and issues as requested by policy director
Gather information from credible academic sources and create succinct summaries of complex economic policy issues
Draft and/or proof-read correspondence, event materials, and other written materials
Draft original digital media content including video, graphics, photo editing, e-newsletters, and social media posts
Maintain, update, and use computer programs for mailing lists and databases
Draft tweets featuring AESG content or member writings

Benefits

The Aspen Institute offers a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, retirement benefits, and paid leave.

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