New Media Internship

Keywords: immigration, progressive, email, web, list-building, coalition, organizing, technology, online
Location: 1536 U St, Washington, DC 20009
Hours and duration: Jan-June 2010, full-time
Salary: $500/month stipend

About the Campaign: The campaign to Reform Immigration for America (RI4A) is a large coalition of local and national organizations that has come together to encourage Congress to pass comprehensive humane immigration reform. The campaign is working on multiple fronts — generating policy recommendations, reaching potential supporters through a coordinated on- and offline field campaign, and raising issue visibility in the media.

A critical piece of the effort is building a large email and mobile list of supporters that can be mobilized on a moment’s notice to support the passage of good immigration policies. The anti-immigration movement has been organizing their base for years, and recently mobilized over a million supporters to help pass damaging and inhumane anti-immigration policies. In order to win the passage of just and humane immigration reform, we must organize supporters in a coordinated way, both on and offline, to ensure that the progressive viewpoint is heard loud and clear on Capitol Hill.

Position overview: We are seeking 1-2 interns to start in mid-January. The ideal candidate will be a fast learner with a passion for furthering the cause of immigration reform. Previous experience working with coalitions and distributed teams successfully is a plus. The intern will report directly to the RI4A Online Communications Director. This position will be housed at the Center for Community Change offices on U Street in Washington, DC.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Personally reply to constituents responding to our SMS and email messaging
• Analyze internal metrics and create weekly data reports
• Work with the RI4A web team to maximize the campaign’s reach online — including website traffic, blog coverage, social network reach, etc.

What you’ll learn:

• The latest in cutting-edge online organizing techniques, working with one of the hottest political issues in 2010
• How to work with a diverse and mutli-lingual community, much of which can’t be reached by traditional outreach efforts
• Rapid design, development, and execution of complex SMS and email campaigns
• Communication in a interdependent environment with field, legislative, and communications staff
• Key technologies that campaigns and non-profits are looking for experts in

We are looking for someone who is:

• At ease with technology.
• Skilled at data collection and analysis, proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Knows basic HTML, CSS and image manipulation.
• Able to keep pace with a fast-moving campaign, able to respond to events as they happen, and maintain attention to detail, all while keeping the big picture in mind.
• Committed to the passage of just and humane immigration policy.

We prefer someone who is also:

• Able to write compelling email copy, with an understanding of what makes some emails more effective at generating action than others.
• Is able to code HTML, CSS or MySQL
• Familiar with Democracy in Action or similar program (Blue State Digital, Convio, Capitol Advantage, Get Active, etc)
• Familiar with best practices in list segmentation, message personalization, and email response tracking.
• Familiar with online organizing practices, including social network and blogger outreach.
• Experience with Google Analytics, particularly as it applies to tracking ad campaigns
• Familiarity with online advertising, including blogads, traditional banner advertising, and search engine marketing.
• Able to speak and write Spanish.

To apply: Send an email to hiring@fissionstrategy.com with ‘Intern’ in the subject line. Please attach your resume. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and others are strongly encouraged to apply.

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