Citizen Action staff at the On May 12 protest
Citizen Action of New York is a grassroots membership organization taking on big issues that are at the center of transforming American society. We look for opportunities to accomplish big changes – not small, incremental reforms. We work to elect progressive candidates to office who are committed to these issues.
Citizen Action is also the New York State affiliate of USAction, which brings together citizen organizations from around the country to form a strong national progressive voice.
Are you fed up with the current state of affairs in our state/country?
Have you personally experience or witnessed injustice?
Do you want to bring real change to New York?
Need a good internship opportunity to build your resume while looking for full employment?
We’re looking for an individual who’s interested in New York’s political landscape, social justice, and social media. This internship is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door in state politics and to help make a New York – and country – that works for everyone.
This internship is based out of our statewide office which is located in Albany.
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As an intern, you will gain many valuable skills and be presented with many opportunities, including:
- A basic understanding of the New York State Legislature
- An understanding of lobbying and advocacy work
- How to communicate our organizational position with legislators and their staff through a variety of means
- Knowledge of the current policy and politics of issues such as health care, the millionaire’s tax, campaign finance reform, voter owned elections, and public education funding
- Knowledge of social media and it’s application in a political setting
- Networking opportunities with elected officials and prominent activists
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Assisting our Communications team with:
- Producing public content
- Managing the press clips system
- Attending press and public events
- Engaging and collaborating with coalition partners
- Maintaining our various database systems
Assisting our Legislative Director with:
- Scheduling advocacy meetings
- Distributing memos of support
- Researching content and status of interested bills
- Assisting with logistics for lobby/advocacy days – prepare materials, schedules, secure locations, room space, etc.
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Qualified candidates will possess:
- Strong interest in progressive politics
- Demonstrated ability to use various new media platforms
- Demonstrated ability to write persuasively
- Willingness to learn new and challenging skills
- Close proximity to our Albany office (able to commute daily)
- If in college, junior class year or higher, ability to receive college credit
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Interested? Send us your resume and a cover letter explaining why you’re qualified for the position. If we like what we see, we’ll contact you to set up an interview.
Send applications to [email protected] with the subject line “Hire me!”
Citizen Action of New York is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity.
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This is an unpaid internship. Internships can be applied to courses with a community service component. We have working relationships with many New York universities and colleges.
Apply now!