Responsibilities
- Monitor social media and news outlets for breaking news and opportunities.
- Collaborate with the digital director to research, draft, and edit compelling digital copy.
- Assist the digital director with drafting, editing, and coding emails for fundraising, event promotion, issue-based, petition, organizing and more.
- Organize voters with an emphasis on moving people from online activism to offline action, including communicating with voters via channels like Facebook and Twitter direct messages.
- Support relational organizing work such as developing scripts, engaging volunteer leaders, and driving supporters to take actions.
- Collaborate with online groups and organizations to uplift voices and move digital campaigns across audiences.
- Fact-check and review outgoing emails to make sure only the best copy leaves our party.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience in a political, coalition, firm, campaign, or organizing environment, preferred.
- Creative with a strong desire to learn and implement ever-evolving digital tactics.
- Comfortable working under deadline pressure, rapid response.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong writer who is able to quickly produce copy.
- Familiarity in graphic design and the Adobe Creative Suite preferred, but not required.
- Basic HTML and web maintenance skills and some experience with WordPress or a similar CMS, preferred.
How to Apply
The Digital Intern will report directly to the Digital Director. This is a paid ($15/hr), part-time position through at least November 6, 2020. Please email your resume and cover letter with the subject line 'Digital Intern' to midemparty@michigandems.com
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Michigan Democratic Party is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The Michigan Democratic Party is an equal opportunity employer and it is the MDP's policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis.
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