NEA Public Affairs Intern, Center for Communications, Counter Disinformation Strategy Department (Winter/Spring 2025)

National Education Association

7d•Onsite

About The Position

NEA is accepting applications for individuals interested in participating as a NEA Counter Disinformation Intern in the NEA Internship Program, Center for Communications, Public Affairs team, for the Winter/Spring 2025 session, which will begin on or after January 19, 2026, and will end on or before April 27, 2026. The internships range from six weeks to a full semester. Interns will receive a stipend of $20 per hour and may intern up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours a week. The NEA Internship Program provides interns with training, learning opportunities, educational activities, and exposure to a variety of rich and substantive programmatic experiences that support quality public education. These experiences may include conducting research; data analysis; writing and editing memos and materials; curating disinformation reports; participating in and assisting with partnership events, meetings, and forums; and other appropriate program-related activities. The NEA partners with institutions of higher education, intern programs, and other organizations to identify interns - generally, but not limited to, juniors, seniors, recent college graduates (up to 18 months), or graduate students - who are interested in public education policy and education issues. Students pursuing degrees in Education, Political Science, Government, Human Resources, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Business, Finance, Economics, Management, Communications, Computer Science, Journalism, Mass Media, Graphic Design, Digital Communications, and other disciplines are encouraged to apply. This position supports NEA’s strategic objective to focus the energy and resources of its 3 million members toward the promotion of public education by participating in internship opportunities and assignments in the Center for Communications, Public Affairs team of the National Education Association. This internship is located in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) areas. All interns must be able to commute to headquarters.

Responsibilities

Support the Public Affairs team in building and maintaining weekly message and event calendar
Support the creation of audience mapping and profiles
Support campaigns related to external events that help drive NEA priority messages and content (ex. Teacher Appreciation Week)
Support message brief creation and organization of NEA message documents
Help identify proactive opportunities to advance NEA’s message through events and public engagements
Analyze opposition to understand their messaging, strategies and monitor emerging threats
Draft and edit disinformation report summaries, based on research from social media and other new trends
Support execuation of paid media campaigns and reports