What:
Press office internship-Senator Rockefeller (D-WV)
Dates:
September – December 2011 (Specific dates and times are flexible based on students’ class schedules.)
Location
Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities:
- Complete daily media clips from state and national sources
- Write and edit documents such as news releases, columns, talking points, memos, media advisories and outreach e-mails
- Assist with the upkeep of the Senator’s website and social media sites
- Help with special projects including newsletters, video scheduling, setting up press conferences, and editing video and audio to send back to the state
- Track and monitor state and national press calls and assist with managing the official press office e-mail account
Benefits/Pay:
Unpaid. This is an incredible experience in our nation’s capital. Learn about political communications in a fast-paced environment. Interns will have daily interaction with reporters from the nation’s largest media outlets and have the opportunity to write, edit, and work on special projects daily.
Deadline for application: September 1, 2011
If interested, please send a cover letter, resume and two writing samples to press@rockefeller.senate.gov with the subject heading “Fall Internship Application.”
For more information:
Linsey Godbey
Deputy Press Secretary
Office of Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
email: press@rockefeller.senate.gov