Communications Intern

League of Conservation Voters

Communications Intern supporting the Communications Department with external communications on various media platforms. Assisting with content drafting and distribution, while participating in racial justice and equity initiatives.

Posted 6/2/2026internshipRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $18 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

WordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the Communications Department with its external communications on owned, earned and social media.
Assist in drafting and distributing content across all of the communications teams platforms and audiences.
Draft blog posts, press statements and releases, social media copy, graphics, and the weekly tipsheet.
Load content to the LCV websites and assist with website projects.
Support the earned media team by distributing LCVs daily news clips to LCV staff across the country, maintaining press lists, gathering content at press events, and pitching press as needed.
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.
Join a Fall 2026 internship cohort that will participate in development opportunities, including a Capstone project, informational interviews with staff, and organization-wide training and discussions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Preferred - Communications coursework, work experience, extracurriculars, or experience with social media.
Required - Highly organized; strong attention to detail; excellent written and oral communications skills; strong research skills; exhibits solid judgment; critical thinking skills; able to work independently and as a team; able to handle multiple tasks; self-starter; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite.
Preferred - Experience with press, graphic design, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, Canva or social media. Experience with WordPress or other website content management systems and Google Analytics.
Racial Justice and Equity Competencies: Demonstrated awareness of how ones life experiences influence ones personal attitudes, biases, and assumptions. Demonstrated commitment to continual learning and ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems. Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Sick leave
Voting leave
Paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

content draftinggraphic designresearch skillscritical thinkingwebsite content managementsocial media managementpress release writingattention to detailMicrosoft Office SuiteGoogle Suite

Soft Skills

highly organizedexcellent written communicationexcellent oral communicationsolid judgmentability to work independentlyteam collaborationself-starterability to handle multiple taskscultural competencecommitment to equity and inclusion