Paid Internship Roles - January 2 - May 21, 2026
U.S. Remote$18.00 Per HourThe National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC) is looking for paid interns for the Spring 2026 semester who want hands-on experience empowering Democrats to run for office and win. We run a comprehensive training program in all 50 states through both virtual and in-person programming. To date, we've trained over 122,000 people and supported 2,700+ candidates in the 2024 election cycle alone. (And we're just getting started.)
The Details Up Front
Pay: $18/hour
Hours: Required commitment of at least 16, but not more than 25, hours per week
When: January 12 - May 21, 2026
Where: Fully remote, but you must live in DC, GA, IL, NC, NJ, TX, or VA for the duration of the internship
Work Hours: Schedules must be within our Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm CST, Friday 9am-2pm CST business hours
This internship offers hands-on experience working collaboratively with team members on projects that actually matter. You'll use your research, writing, communication, and administrative skills throughout your time here - and probably pick up a few new ones along the way.
Available Internship Opportunities
When you apply, you can indicate 1-3 positions you're interested in. We'll match you with a specific role based on your skills, interests, and our organizational needs. Think of it like college applications, but with less stress and more Democratic organizing. Note: the responsibilities lists are not exhaustive but captures common workflows for each role.
Curriculum Team Interns (2)
The Curriculum Team builds the actual training materials that teach Democrats how to win. We're talking course content, slide decks, training resources —everything someone needs to go from "I'm thinking about running" to "I know exactly what I'm doing." Our instructional designers create materials for both our self-paced Online Academy and our live training sessions, which means we're constantly updating, improving, and making sure the information actually works in the real world.
Responsibilities for Curriculum Intern 1:
Assist in creating and maintaining a digital repository of on-demand courses, in-person and online training materials, and downloadable resources
Support the development of new training material through a mix of independent research and engagement with subject matter experts (SMEs)
Conduct quality assurance reviews of training materials, including Google Slides/Docs/Sheets and PDF format resources
Responsibilities for Curriculum Intern 2:
Help develop new course outlines and training materials that teach real campaign skills
Keep our online course library and resource center current and useful
Support video production logistics
Learn the technical tools that make online education work: Rise 360 for course building, basic HTML for uploads, and our learning management system
Quality check everything—because our trainees deserve accurate and error-free content
Marketing & Communications Intern (1)
The Marketing & Communication Team (MarComm) is an integrated powerhouse made up of these core areas: messaging, content creation, engagement through digital (email and text) and social outreach (across several platforms), storytelling from data, and media relations. As a collaborative team, MarComm drives recruitment, brand management, and increased visibility for NDTC, and helps learners understand how to best use the resources NDTC provides to meet their political goals. We're the team that makes sure people know we exist — and that they understand why that matters.
MarComm interns work with the MarComm team on messaging strategy, brand management, original content creation across all media (website, social, and digital outreach), a robust and busy editorial calendar, post-event follow-up, and media relations.
Responsibilities for Marketing & Comms Intern:
TEAM OPERATIONS:
Monitoring and routing incoming email queries and traffic for the digital team
Researching, documenting, and updating team processes and protocols.
DIGITAL AND SOCIAL CONTENT SUPPORT:
Supporting original content creation and copy across teams, platforms, and outreach strategies (email, social, blog posts, graphics, short-form video)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT:
Assisting the Community Engagement team with tracking NDTC’s candidates, which includes identifying learners and their success stories, tracking election results, and gathering user profile information/activity
Supporting post-training prospecting and follow-up with potential NDTC learners, through email, texting, or phone calls as appropriate
Supporting outreach to learners with “scripts” to cultivate or confirm engagement
MEDIA RELATIONS SUPPORT:
Researching and growing NDTC’s media outreach, drafting pitches and media briefs as needed
Brainstorming long-form storytelling opportunities and content in collaboration with the MarComm team
NOTE: This list is not exhaustive but captures common workflows for this role.
People Operations Intern (1)
The People Operations department is the backbone of NDTC's stability and growth. We maintain and improve the systems, processes, and day-to-day operations that keep everything running smoothly. But more than that? We make sure our team feels supported, engaged, and genuinely excited to show up to work. Because when people thrive, movements thrive.
If you want to see how organizations function from the inside out, build genuine connections with smart and passionate people, and help shape a culture that lives our values every single day, this role is for you.
Responsibilities for People Operations Intern:
Communication Central: You'll be the guardian of our organizational inboxes, managing the flow of internal and external emails across multiple accounts.
Culture Champion: This is where you get to shine. You'll lead the charge in creating an internship program that people will actually want to be part of - facilitating weekly meetings, designing professional development activities, and building the kind of cross-team connections that turn colleagues into friends.
Operations Support: From updating process documents to formatting presentations, you'll help keep the People Ops engine running. We promise to make it more interesting than it sounds - you'll learn how organizations actually function behind the scenes.
Content Creator: Every quarter, you'll craft engaging newsletter content that celebrates our wins, spotlights amazing team members, and keeps everyone in the loop about what's coming next.
Project Collaborator: When other teams need an extra set of hands (or a fresh perspective), you'll jump in. Because the best solutions come from working together.
NOTE: This list is not exhaustive but captures common workflows for this role.
Political Team Intern (1)
The Political Team is NDTC's bridge to the broader Democratic ecosystem. We build and maintain relationships with state parties, Democratic organizations, elected officials, and influential allies who can help us reach more candidates and activists. Our job is making sure the right people know about NDTC's training—and that our training content matches what Democrats actually need on the ground. We're relationship builders, strategic thinkers, and connectors who understand that winning happens through partnerships, not isolation.
Responsibilities for Political Intern:
Research candidates, political organizations, and events at every level to help build our political outreach strategy and power maps
Help centralize and maintain our political contact database—because relationships only work when you can actually reach people
Participate in meetings with NDTC partners, elected officials, and learners when requested
Draft the monthly newsletter that keeps national partners and stakeholders updated on what we're accomplishing
Own the internal political newsletter that keeps NDTC staff informed about the political landscape
Support our Community Engagement manager with learner outreach and engagement
NOTE: This list is not exhaustive but captures common workflows for this role.
Product & Technology Intern (1)
The Product and Technology team builds the platforms that deliver training to 122,000+ Democrats. We're constantly researching what our learners actually need, designing solutions that work in the real world, and making sure our systems are secure and reliable. We translate "wouldn't it be cool if we could..." conversations into actual functioning features. It's equal parts problem-solving, user research, and making sure the technology serves the mission—not the other way around.
Responsibilities for Product & Technology Intern:
Map and document current system architecture, including servers, databases, APIs, and third-party integrations – you'll create visual diagrams that help everyone understand what connects to what.
Document existing product features, user workflows, and business logic
Review and catalog current test plans, test cases, and quality assurance procedures along with building out a complete test plan.
Identify what's missing, what's outdated, in our current documentation, then update it.
Organize documentation in our knowledge management system for easy team access
Assist in creating templates and standards for future technical documentation
NOTE: This position is ideal for students pursuing careers in IT, IT business management, or product management. This is a non-coding position but you'll be documenting the systems that make our work possible.
The Ideal Candidates Will Be/Have
The Essentials:
Efficient, well-organized, and have a sense of humor (seriously, political work is hard - we need to laugh sometimes)
Eager to learn and be part of the team (we don't expect you to know everything coming in)
Can multitask, work well with deadlines, and follow the news
Strongly committed to Democratic ideals
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Campaign experience is highly desirable but not required
Location Requirement:
NDTC is a fully remote workplace, but interns must live in one of these states for the duration of the internship: DC, GA, IL, NC, NJ, TX, or VA. We’re not able to offer employment to temporary staff outside these states.
NDTC requires all staff to be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Application Process
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled. The interview process includes 2 steps and takes about one month.
To apply please email Questions@traindems.org with:
Your resume
A cover letter responding to the question “What types of skills are you interested in learning and how will this internship support your career exploration goals?” We don’t expect you to have it perfectly figured out, but we want to know how we can help you grow as a professional.
In your cover letter, include:
The 1-3 positions you are interested in (in rank order)
Number of hours you’re available per week (at least 16)
Your location during the internship dates