Summer 2025 Social Media and Communications Intern

Job Description

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is seeking a Social Media and Communications Undergraduate Intern for summer 2025 to assist with the Center’s social media and communications work. Applications are due ASAP but are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

Responsibilities

The Summer 2025 Social Media Design and Communications Intern will be responsible for assisting DPI’s staff in day-to-day operations and management of social media content across multiple platforms. This individual will be responsible for assisting in the planning, creating, and posting of content for various social platforms. The social media intern will also aid in tracking engagement analytics for social media and general media reach.

Qualifications

Applicants should be detail-oriented and have a strong interest in the Center’s work of serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.

Should be familiar with Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Familiarity with Canva is a plus.

Hours and schedule are flexible, but we prefer interns to work during normal work hours (M-F, 9-5pm ET). We are willing to work with your college or university for internship credit. Social Sciences, Communications, Criminal Justice/Criminology, Pre-Law, Data Analytics/Science, Computer Science, or Graphic Design (for Social Media Intern) other related field of study preferred.

The start date and end date are flexible, but we hope interns would start in late May 2025 and finish in early August 2025. If you have questions, please contact Anne Holsinger at aholsinger@deathpenaltyinfo.org. This position is unpaid, but DPI will work with you to obtain course credit for the internship, if desired.

DPI strongly encourages applications from historically disadvantaged groups, including formerly incarcerated people, Black people, Indigenous people, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and women.