Job Description
Political Campaign Intern
Friends of Billy Freeland
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New York, NY 10028
Temporarily remote
Job details
Salary
$20 an hour
Job Type
Part-time
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Pay:
$20.00 per hour
Full Job Description
Title: Political Campaign Intern
Term: Sept - December 2020
Job location: Remote
Compensation: $20/hour
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About Billy Freeland for City Council
Billy Freeland is a community leader, progressive activist, and attorney and has spent his career fighting for social justice, advocating for innovative urban policies, and building economic opportunities to make New York a more affordable, more just, and more vibrant city for all. He is one of the leading candidates in the race to replace Ben Kallos in New York City Council District 5 (Upper East Side, Yorkville, Midtown East, Roosevelt Island, and East Harlem).
Billy is running because, with our city is challenged like never before, we need a New Deal for New York -- a New Deal that is green, racially just, and decarceral. Covid-19 has exposed gross inadequacies in our institutions and shameful racial disparities in our economy, schools, and health care system. It has underscored our government’s failure to plan comprehensively for what New York City can and should be in the 21st century. We need leaders who will take charge against the affordability crisis, climate change, persistent inequality, and systemic racism. Learn more about Billy and his campaign at: billyfreeland.com
Internship Role and Responsibilities
As a paid intern in this start-up effort, you’ll work alongside the candidate, campaign consultants, advisors, and volunteers to help promote Billy’s message and reach new supporters in all corners of District 5 and beyond. Interns will report directly to the candidate and/or other designated campaign staff and assist with an assortment of campaign responsibilities and immediate needs of the day. Specific responsibilities include:
Policy research/writing - research new policies platforms and draft policy content for the campaign website and social media properties.
Volunteer and event management - help manage and support volunteers engaged in policy writing and campaign organizing; support and promote online webinar events to engage voters
Social media content and organizing - draft engaging content for the candidate’s Facebook page; help organize new supporters on Twitter and Facebook
Organizing - Engaging in influencer, non-profit, and small business outreach in the district to help build the campaign’s team of supporters
Requirements
Rising college junior or higher, graduate level, or recently graduated all encouraged to apply
Strong research and writing abilities a must; candidates will be asked to submit a writing sample
Strong interpersonal and time management skills; candidates will be expected manage their own work and interface collaboratively with campaign team and volunteers to complete projects
Demonstrable knowledge or strong interest in NYC politics/government
Ability to commit to a minimum of 7 hours per week to this work
Candidates should send their resume and cover letter to the following email address: billy@billyfreeland.com; Please label the subject line: “INTERNSHIP APPLICATION: [YOUR NAME]”
Friends of Billy Freeland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Friends of Billy Freeland does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.