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DAGA 2026 Spring Internship Opportunities

Salary

$13k

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

JobType

internship

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About the role

**AS OF 11/10/2025, WE ARE ONLY SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR VIDEO PRODUCTION AND DESIGN TEAM**

The Democratic Attorneys General Association provides political and policy support to Democratic State Attorneys General in their mission to protect citizens, promote progress, and support civil rights.

DAGA is seeking energetic and hard-working students to join our internship program. This internship opportunity with DAGA is a one-of-a-kind Washington, DC experience that helps students learn more about the American political process.  The term will begin in mid-January and end in May (start and end dates are flexible depending on student availability). This is a non-employment internship opportunity. Internships are part-time and unpaid, though DAGA can sign off on credit/service hours. Interns are offered flexible work schedules and hours are capped at 20 hours a week. Interns can only exceed the capped amount of 20 hours a week if it is a school requirement or if they are part of an internship program. Interns will receive a $250/week stipend to offset transportation and living costs.  This will be an in-person internship.  

Placement Areas

DAGA offers internships in seven departments:

    Communications/Digital

    Data 

    Development (Fundraising)

    Policy

    Political

    Research

    Video Production and Design (potential for remote work)

Qualifications

    Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, but graduate students may be considered depending on the department's needs

    This is a fast-paced and fast-changing work environment that requires the ability to organize and handle multiple projects, set priorities and meet deadlines

    Strong communication skills

    Able to interact with individuals at many levels and handle confidential matters

    Excellent attention to detail

    Strong research and computer skills (MS Office, etc.), database (NGP) skills a plus

    Humor, initiative, and openness to evolving responsibilities

DAGA’s office is open 9 AM – 6 PM Eastern.  Interns set a weekly schedule based on their availability, school schedule, and department needs.  DAGA offices are in downtown DC.


DAGA values a truly diverse workforce and is committed to a culture of inclusivity, respect, and integrity.


We strongly encourage people with disabilities, people of color, transgender and non-binary people, and people from diverse backgrounds to apply. 


DAGA is an equal opportunity employer, and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer all personnel actions based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex: age; marital status; personal appearance; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; family responsibilities; disability; genetic information; credit Information; status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking. DAGA will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.


Responsibilities by Department

Comms/Digital

    Monitor media coverage and compiling daily press clips of Democratic Attorneys General, candidates, events, and other key topics

    Draft social media posts for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms

    Track digital trends within political space and other related industries

    Update key press lists and manage databases

    Assist with drafting press materials, including advisories, releases, and statements

    Contribute to discussions on earned media strategies and organic social campaigns

    Analyze data from social and digital content and participate in brainstorming sessions around future content

    Assist video producer and video intern by captioning news clips for social media

    Support Communications team with other day-to-day tasks as needed

    Interest or experience in graphic design and Canva tools is a plus but not necessary

Development

    Work alongside development team to develop and steward relationships with corporations, labor unions, foundations, and individual donors 

    Support planning and execution of events with Attorneys General, candidates, DAGA partners, and prospective donors including but not limited to attendee tracking, pre-event outreach, post-event follow-up, and data management

    Research and build prospects lists at the direction of development managers and associates 

    Conduct and track outreach to donor prospects

    Compile daily development clips

    Assist with call preparation and follow-up for Attorneys General and senior staff 

    Assist the fundraising team in day-to-day administrative and operational activities, including donor prospecting 

    Strengthen communication and organizational skills for cultivating relationships with donors and donor prospects 


Data

    Assist the Data Team in tracking polling, ads and campaign finance updates for current races

    Compile summaries of issue polling for fast-moving current events important to the national political environment

    Assist the Data Team in compiling spreadsheets of county-level and media market-level election results for analysis

    Assist in creating maps to analyze county-level and media market-level election results

    Assist in creating charts and other graphics as necessary of polling data 

    Assist the Data Team in day-to-day operational activities


Policy

    Track actions taken by Democratic Attorneys General, including coalition lawsuits, important court opinions, amicus briefs, and closely monitor legislation at the state and federal level & maintain AG actions database

    Track actions taken by all state attorneys general across a multitude of issue areas

    Create and maintain Policy Team manual

    Track internal requests to AGs

    Edit and review written materials for content accuracy

    Assist with internal and external policy meetings 

    Contribute to discussions on policy programs, briefings, and meetings 

    Assist in policy conference planning and other special projects

    Draft memorandum and other written work products 

    Research legal and policy issues for the Policy department

    Support other Policy department day-to-day tasks as needed

    Maintain and update the Policy team email distribution list

Political

    Assist the Political team in day-to-day operational activities, including coordinating necessary follow-up with candidates or campaign managers

    Track candidates, events, and other key topics

    Facilitate communications internally in accordance with the campaign requests

    Work with the team to ensure effective post-meeting/event follow-up to support the cultivation of ongoing relationships

    Conduct research on candidates at the direction of the Political Director and the Deputy Director

    Track all traveling for candidates attending fundraisers and DAGA events

    Help with events in the Washington D.C. area as needed


Political Coding Research

    Conduct research about oppositional candidates in key races.

    Assist in market research to ensure that the research department is up to date on new research tools.

    Assist in developing scrapers and other basic programming to improve the functionality of the research department.

    Scrape and use large datasets to recognize fundraising patterns, etc.

    Assist in media monitoring and the compilation of news articles pertaining to the political landscape of AGs and candidates;

    Assist with transcriptions of media appearances of Republican AGs and candidates for use in campaign communications;

    Help with other special projects, assignments, and tasks as assigned by the Research Team.



Video Production/Design 

Video and Design Production Additional Required Qualifications

    Basic experience/understanding of Sony cameras (A7S, FS5, FX9)

    Intermediate video editing skills (Premiere Pro)

    Basic After Effects skills

    Basic experience/understanding of audio mixing and color correction

    Experience with Photoshop a plus

    Strong sense of storytelling

    Strong visual and design sense

    Strong organizational skills

    Ability to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

    Assist with video shoots, including setting up lights, operating camera, and audio monitoring

    Upload, sort, tag, and edit raw video footage, including color correction and sound mixing

    Create short video packages utilizing footage and basic animation

    Transcribe interviews and caption videos

    Write scripts

    Create basic graphics for use in video packages


About the company

A non-profit organization providing political and policy support to state attorneys general.

Skills

Premiere Pro
After Effects
Photoshop
Sony cameras
Color correction
Audio mixing