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Location
These positions are based in Washington, D.C.
About Working at PPI
Our permanent, full-time positions offer excellent benefits, including comprehensive health care options. You’ll be joining a group of focused, hard-working, creative people who are passionate about doing work that’s challenging and fun — and who strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
PPI is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. PPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.
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Please send a cover letter and resume to the emails provided for each position. No phone calls, please. Due to the number of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Full Time Jobs and Fellowships
There are currently no open roles at PPI.
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No openings at this time.
Fellowships
PPI routinely hires fellows for Summer, Spring, and Fall/Winter in our Washington, D.C. office. PPI has no set term for start and end dates for each semester, and acceptance is a rolling process until all positions are filled. Fellowships are typically no more than 30 hours a week.
Communications & Public Affairs Fellow
PPI is seeking a part-time, paid fellow to collaborate with the Government Relations and Communications teams for the fall/winter. An ideal candidate will be a news and political junkie with prior experience working in public affairs and digital communications. Must have a genuine interest in domestic politics, foreign policy, current national issues, and a working knowledge of social media networks. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational and multitasking skills, exceptional interpersonal skills, and the facility to drive results and consistently meet deadlines are a must. This program places a heavy emphasis on Public Affairs/Government Relations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Communications team to draft, edit, and create content for various social media platforms
- Draft press releases, blogs, and op-eds
- Assist with planning, recording, editing, and publishing weekly podcast episodes
- Assist with compiling and drafting PPI’s weekly email newsletters
- Editing video content and publishing to YouTube
- Assisting with planning and executing PPI virtual events, interviews, and recordings
- Assist with digital media programming
- Assist PPI’s related projects with digital media duties, such as the Mosaic Economic Project, which focuses on uplifting the voices of women experts in tech and economics
- Compile press clippings and prepare broadcast clips for distribution
- Update and maintain the website
- Assist in compiling internal and external memos and communications
- Fact-checking press releases, op-eds, studies, and reports
- Conducting research and compiling statistics for editorial and web materials
- Other duties related to press, the media, and office operations as assigned
Qualifications:
- Experience working with press or digital communications
- Proficiency with the Google Workspace
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong working knowledge of Canva
- Knowledge of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
- Strong digital media skills and intuition
- Excellent verbal and writing skills
- Interest in politics and foreign policy
- Intellectual curiosity
- Ability to be a team player and to work in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility, dedication, and a strong sense of humor!
Preferred:
- Experience working with WordPress
- Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience with video and audio editing, or the ability and eagerness to learn
- Knowledge of Mailchimp and email newsletter formatting
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to info@ppionline.org with the subject line “Communications & Political Affairs Fellow.” Please save all files as PDFs and begin the file name with First Name, Last Name, and Document type (e.g., JaneSmithResume.pdf).
Policy Fellow
The Progressive Policy Institute is seeking a part-time, paid Policy Fellow for the fall/winter to assist PPI’s policy experts with research, writing, compiling data, and other tasks.
An ideal candidate will be someone with a thorough knowledge of and passion for economics and policy. Must have a genuine interest in domestic politics, foreign policy, and current national issues.
Primary Responsibilities:
PPI’s research and policy work span a wide range of topics, including the data-driven economy, the impact of regulation on innovation, and policies to improve production, investment and job growth, health care policy, education, and much more. The policy fellow will assist PPI’s and contributors in researching, compiling data, and writing policy reports, op-eds, and blog posts for our website.
Qualifications:
- Coursework or other proven knowledge of economic tools and thinking
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Working knowledge of politics and policy
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- The ability to self-start and meet deadlines
We are currently seeking fellows interested in working (approximately 20 to 30 hours) during regular weekday hours, but are flexible to other hours based on students’ needs.
To apply, please send a cover letter, writing sample and resume to info@ppionline.org with the subject title “Policy Fellowship Application (followed by your name).” Please indicate what policy areas you are interested in. Due to the number of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.