Location: Remote within the US

About our organization:

Democracy Works is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that collaborates with election officials, leading tech platforms, and world-class partners to drive voter access and participation. We help Americans vote by providing reliable, useful voting guidance through the sites, apps and groups they trust. This includes TurboVote, Democracy Works Election Data, the Voting Information Project (VIP), and Ballot Scout. We also co-founded the Civic Alliance alongside the CAA Foundation. Democracy Works is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything we do and aspires to have a team that's representative of the voters we serve.

The impact you’ll make:

The Partnerships team at Democracy Works recruits and supports organizations that use our products and services to get their audiences engaged and participating in all of their elections. The Partnerships team serves as the connective tissue between the Democracy Works team and TurboVote partners, Civic Alliance member companies, and Elections API customers.

You’ll support our outreach efforts and partner engagement strategy, ensuring organizations have the resources and support they need to implement our offerings and leverage our resources to increase voter engagement and participation.

As an Intern, you will:

• Learn about the civic technology and voter engagement landscapes
• Conduct research to discover potential new partners, contacts, and opportunities
• Support the team in drafting external communications with partners and creating resources to support voter engagement work in their communities
• Maintain partner records and tracking documents using Google Workspace and Salesforce

You are someone with:

• Curious and ready to ask questions
• Organized and attentive to detail
• A strong written and verbal communicator

How we work

Because elections take place everywhere, our employees work from all across the country. We embrace working remotely as the default. Our positions require regular, daily use of a computer (including the use of G-Suite and Slack) to conduct work and communicate with colleagues. We also have regular operating hours (10 am to 6 pm Eastern, Monday to Friday).

For those who prefer to work from an office, we are headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. We are happy to share more details about the office, including accessibility information, as on-site visits are planned.

To Apply

Please attach your resume and answers to the following questions:

• Why are you interested in interning at Democracy Works?
• What are you seeking to learn from an internship at Democracy Works?
• Please submit a writing sample. You can share a link to something published online or share a document or slides in PDF format.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in Hiring

Democracy Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

As part of our application, you’ll see an optional form used to collect U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) demographic information. Please note the categories used in this survey are set by the EEOC and may not reflect all existing categories.The data collected in this form is anonymized and is used in our EEOC reporting and in ongoing assessment of our recruitment practices.

Democracy Works follows the I-9 requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position, and you must possess your own work authorization in the U.S. now and in the future to continue working in this position.

Please reach out to hr@democracy.works if you have any questions about our process or if you need an accommodation for a medical condition during the hiring process.

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