bantamcommunications - Public Affairs Intern
Requirements
• Emerging or early-career experience in public affairs, campaigns, policy, communications, renewable energy, or a related area (through work, study, volunteering, organizing, or an equivalent path). • Strong written and verbal communication • Well-organized and able to manage time across multiple tasks • Curiosity and a demonstrated interest in the work Bantam does • Coachable and responsive to feedback • Comfort using AI tools and openness to adapting as the technology evolves • Self-directed and able to work effectively in a fully remote environment • Genuine alignment with Bantam's mission to accelerate advanced energy deployment • Exposure to political, electoral, issue-driven, or advocacy campaigns • Familiarity with renewable energy, infrastructure, or permitting/land-use topics • Coursework, prior internship, volunteer, organizing, or campaign experience in a relevant area • Comfort with common productivity or project management tools • Applicants must have completed at least three years of undergraduate study by the start of the internship or bring equivalent professional experience. Rising seniors, recent graduates, graduate students, and early-career or returning professionals all welcome. • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We do not sponsor work visas at this time.
Responsibilities
• Supports assigned tasks and workstreams under the direction of the teams they work with, helping move day-to-day work forward and learning how Bantam's campaigns and engagements come together. • Works across Bantam's departments in a flexible, supporting capacity, assisting different teams as needs arise and gaining exposure to the firm's campaign, advocacy, research, and communications work. • Conducts research and gathers information, including stakeholder, policy-landscape, opposition, public-opinion, and media inputs, and helps organize and summarize findings for the team. • Drafts and edits communications materials, such as memos, talking points, and social/digital content, with review and feedback from the team. • Supports client and partner communications under supervision, for example, preparing materials, taking meeting notes, and tracking follow-up items. • Helps coordinate tasks and timelines across teams, keeping workstreams organized and on track. • Helps document and improve team processes and workflows, and contributes ideas for how the work could be done better. • Uses AI tools such as Claude to help draft, revise, and polish materials and support day-to-day tasks, learning to apply them effectively and reviewing outputs with guidance from the team. • Participates in team meetings and learning opportunities to build skills across Bantam's public affairs work.
Benefits
• $20 – $30 per hour • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Up to 10 hours per week • 10 to 19 hours per week • 20 to 29 hours per week • 30 or more hours per week • Bantam works to accelerate advanced energy deployment, often by building public support for renewable energy projects in the communities where they're proposed. What draws you to this work, and where does your interest in public affairs, advocacy, or energy come from? (250 words max) • Tell us about a time you had to stay organized while juggling several tasks or responsibilities at once, in school, a job, a volunteer role, or another setting. How did you keep track of everything and decide what to do first? (250 words max) • No experience yet, but strong interest in learning • Exposure through coursework, campus activities, or volunteering • Hands-on experience in one internship, job, or campaign role • Hands-on experience across multiple internships, jobs, or campaign roles • Political, electoral, or ballot-measure campaign • Advocacy, nonprofit, or community organizing group • PR, communications, public affairs, or consulting firm/agency • Government agency or elected official's office • Campus organizations, coursework, or academic projects • Volunteer or personal projects
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