Communications Intern

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Reports to: Democracy For All Digital Coordinator

Location: United States

Duration: Up to 12 Weeks
- Expected January 19, 2027 – April 9, 2027

Schedule and Compensation: Up to 40 hours per week; $18.40 per hour

For over half a century, the League of Conservation Voters, Inc. (“LCV”), has led the charge for clean air, clean water, public lands, healthy communities, and a sustainable planet for all. LCV has built political power and infrastructure at the intersection of climate policy and electoral strategy – advancing environmental protections, electing pro-environmental lawmakers and aligning action across an integral multi-state network.

We envision a world in which tackling the climate crisis, confronting environmental injustice and strengthening our democracy leads to cleaner and healthier communities, good, well-paying jobs and a just, equitable and sustainable future for all.

LCV is seeking a Communications Intern who will regularly engage with and support the Communications Department with its external communications on owned, earned, and social media. The Communications Intern will support and learn from the entire communications team, and will assist in drafting and distributing content across all of the communications team’s platforms and audiences. This may include drafting blog posts, press statements and releases, social media copy, graphics, and the weekly tipsheet.

It will also include loading content to the LCV websites and assisting with website projects. The Communications Intern will also play a key role supporting the earned media team by distributing LCV’s daily news clips to LCV staff across the country, maintaining press lists, gathering content at press events, and pitching press as needed.

The Communications Intern will actively participate in centering racial justice and equity in communications, ensuring cultural competence in all materials that also reflect the environmental justice priorities of our programs.

The Communications Intern will join a Spring 2027 internship cohort that will participate in development opportunities, including a Capstone project, informational interviews with staff, and organization-wide training and discussions.

This position is classified as “
Regular Remote Work
”, which means the position is not assigned to an office and can work remotely full-time.

General working conditions:

Operate in a professional office or home office environment, and routinely use standard office equipment including, but not limited to, computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems.

Largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.

Communicates with internal and external stakeholders using electronic platforms.

Applicants must be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. Applicants must reside in the location listed above.

Intern Will Gain Experience in:

Tracking and distributing daily news articles that mention LCV and our state affiliates to LCV staff across the country.

Assisting with writing and distributing LCV’s weekly tip sheet for press.

Drafting press releases, statements, blog posts, social media copy, graphics, and other materials that are culturally competent and reflect environmental justice and democracy priorities, incorporating storytelling where appropriate.

Maintaining press lists.

Assisting with the coordination and content collection at events.

Assisting with uploading content, like blogs and press statements, to LCV’s website.

Assisting with coordination and testing of website projects.

Helping maintain…