Summer Intern: Coalitions

AEI • Washington, DC

27d • Onsite

About The Position

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Coalitions team helps AEI scholars connect their research with audiences inside and outside Washington, DC. We focus on getting scholarly work from the website to the community. Interns must have a startup mentality and an ability to identify new ways to add value across the organization. The most successful interns will be interested in and familiar with AEI scholars’ work, exhibit strong writing and organizational skills, and be curious about nonprofit management and public relations.
Duties will include facilitating conferences and events for AEI’s contacts in DC and nationwide, writing weekly communications for core AEI constituencies, identifying opportunities to develop new partnerships with organizations around the United States, organizing constituent data, and assisting with other short- and long-term projects. Projects can include assisting with planning and executing a regional summit, maintaining contact records, researching new scholar initiatives, and collaborating with team members to brainstorm future partnerships with scholars across the Institute. The Coalitions intern must be available to complete the internship in-person for 25-40 hours per week.
About AEI Internships
AEI internships offer a unique opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain experience in research, writing, business, and communications at one of the nation’s leading think tanks. Competitive candidates will generally have a GPA of 3.5 or higher from a top-ranking college or university. AEI’s internship program runs for 12 weeks, and all related programming will take place in person in Washington, DC. Please see the internship program home page for updates.
The summer program dates are either Tuesday, May 26, to Friday, August 21, or Tuesday, June 2, to Friday, August 28.

Requirements

• startup mentality
• ability to identify new ways to add value across the organization
• interested in and familiar with AEI scholars’ work
• exhibit strong writing and organizational skills
• curious about nonprofit management and public relations
• available to complete the internship in-person for 25-40 hours per week
• Competitive candidates will generally have a GPA of 3.5 or higher from a top-ranking college or university

Responsibilities

• facilitating conferences and events for AEI’s contacts in DC and nationwide
• writing weekly communications for core AEI constituencies
• identifying opportunities to develop new partnerships with organizations around the United States
• organizing constituent data
• assisting with other short- and long-term projects
• assisting with planning and executing a regional summit
• maintaining contact records
• researching new scholar initiatives
• collaborating with team members to brainstorm future partnerships with scholars across the Institute

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees