Koch Internship Program (KIP) – Policy Team Intern at Ballotpedia

Role Description

As an intern, you will go through a similar onboarding experience to full-time Ballotpedia employees. You will learn how to code the Ballotpedia website, be oriented to Ballotpedia’s style guide, learn about what we do to prevent and detect bias in our resources, and much more.

Key Responsibilities

As a Ballotpedia Policy Team intern, you may:

• be embedded in our Content Department on the Policy Team and work directly with Policy Team staff members;
• research and write about a variety of policy topics, covering key arguments, reform proposals, legislation, regulations, case law, state surveys, and more, depending upon your assignment;
• assist our teams in news tracking, legislation tracking, and primary source monitoring;
• conduct other detailed research projects;
• participate in brainstorming sessions and planning meetings with experienced staff members; and
• assist with metrics and reporting on data collection.

Environment

Ballotpedia interns will work remotely, as all Ballotpedia staff work remotely. To join Ballotpedia, you must have a well-functioning computer with Internet access. Ballotpedia uses Google Applications (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and more) to accomplish our goals. Some familiarity with Google Applications is helpful.