Summer 2025 Undergraduate Interns

Job Description

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is seeking two undergraduate interns for summer 2025: one to provide general support to the Center’s small staff through research and writing projects, and one to assist with the Center’s social media and communications work.

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.

• 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. Applicants should be familiar with Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Familiarity with Canva is a plus.

• The Summer 2025 General Undergraduate Intern should be a strong writer and researcher with a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel. They will work with various staff members on content for DPI’s website and reports, and provide occasional administrative support.

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. 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. These positions are 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.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume in a single PDF to internships@deathpenaltyinfo.org. Indicate in the subject line whether you are applying for the General Undergraduate Internship or the Social Media and Communications Internship. Applicants for the Social Media and Communications Internship are welcome, but not required, to submit 2-3 samples of social media posts you have produced, if available.