Communications Internship: ISW's External Relations Team offers a unique opportunity to candidates interested in learning more about non-profit communications with an eye towards national security. Interns will hone their skills supporting a variety of communications functions, including media relations and monitoring, writing and copyediting, social media monitoring and management, digital content creation, and media research.
Over the course of a quarter, interns will receive guidance from ISW's professional communications and publishing staff, gradually expanding and honing their ability to develop and execute effective communications strategies. Interns will have the opportunity to create and edit videos, graphics, and written material as well as assist in special projects and company initiatives. Interns will also help develop and execute social media campaigns across platforms like X, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
This internship provides a great opportunity to train alongside a small and flexible external relations team in an engaging and fast-paced work environment. This is a full-time (five days per week) in-person, remote, or hybrid internship; but part-time work will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Qualifications
* Candidates must be motivated and organized college students or recent graduates with demonstrated proficiency in a related field.
* Candidates must possess excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills.
* Candidates should have experience adhering to a codified writing style guide such as the AP Stylebook, the Chicago Manual of Style, or the American Psychological Association Stylebook.
* Candidates should have experience reviewing the written work of others; this can include peer reviews of papers, work in a college writing center, or other copyediting experience in a professional or academic setting.
* Candidates should be self-motivated, creative, and capable of working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
* Competitive candidates should also have experience with visual content creation and digital communications, including social media platforms.
Fall 2026 Internship Program Dates: ISW internships start September 8, 2026. The program will run until December 11. Interns must both be authorized to work in the United States and be physically present in the United States during their internship tenure. Working remotely outside of the United States is not authorized. If you attend a US university on a student visa, you must be eligible for and obtain a CPT authorization before beginning at ISW. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until July 24, 2026.
For complete job description and to apply, visit:
https://understandingwar.bamboohr.com/careers/235
HOW TO APPLY:
Please upload your resume, cover letter, and writing/editing sample. If submitting an editing sample, make sure the sample demonstrates the effect of your edits in some manner. Embedded tracked changes work for this purpose as do screenshots of your communications with the writer. You may include full-page screen captures or scans of edited content, but make sure the resolution is high enough for the image to be readable. You may also include a short synopsis explaining how your edits improved the document. Your cover letter and work sample should be no longer than five pages combined; the work sample can be excerpted from a longer paper.
To be considered for the scholarship, candidates must upload a scholarship application as part of their internship application. Within the scholarship application, candidates should upload a 2- to 3-page cover letter which answers each of the following questions. (This should be a different cover letter than the one used for the internship application itself.)
Applications available at: https://understandingwar.bamboohr.com/careers