Now Hiring and Seeking Interns
Interning at Citizen Works gave me the opportunity to conceptualize different citizen movements as part of a greater whole; a true movement of the people with all its interesting and varied parts.
Joshua Walker, Summer '01 Research Intern
Would you like to help build a citizen-powered democracy in our country?
Citizen Works is seeking a person steeped in corporate reform
initiatives to hire as an independent contractor to work on a
short-term (three months, preferably beginning in the summer/early
fall) project to present our reform initiatives to congressional
staffers on Capitol Hill. We want someone who understands and is dedicated to educating about Citizen Works'corporate reform proposals. You must be a self-starter capable of calling congressional offices to set up meetings to present and discuss our corporate reform proposals with staffers and then write a report on your activities.
Please send a cover letter and your resume to: Brian Conlon
We are also seeking enthusiastic students for full and part-time semester and summer-long internships. We need interns to help with media, grassroots outreach, fundraising, research, operations, and web design.
Citizen Works 2005 interns Tyler Carr and Danny Friedman with Ralph Nader during our 2005 Summer Speaker Series.
Requirements:
- Passion for justice, democracy, and environmental sustainability
- Writing and research skills
- Computer literacy
- Personal communications skills
- A desire to work in a challenging, vigorous, and creative environment
Benefits:
- Opportunities to work independently and with a team on exciting new projects
- Individual training from experts
- Interaction with a number of social justice organizations
- An excellent recommendation
Application Process
The application process is rolling. To apply, please send:
- Resumé
- A single page statement explaining why you want to devote a semester to building a robust, citizen-led democracy.Please also indicate which position(s) and semester you prefer (Fall, Spring, Summer).
- Contact (phone and email, if available) information for one Academic reference and one Personal/Professional reference.
E-mail applications and/or questions to Brian Conlon or by snail mail to:
Brian Conlon
Citizen Works
PO Box 18478
Washington, DC 20036
Intern Alumni
- Justin Flores, University of North Carolina-Charlotte '05
(Research/Corporate Reform Campaign)
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- Danny Friedman, American University '06 (Outreach/Corporate Reform Campaign)
- Tyler Carr, Wabash College '06 (Research/Corporate Reform Campaign)
- Nicholas Walker, George Mason University (Development)
- Matthew Zawisky, State University of New York at Geneseo '01 (Grassroots Outreach)
- Joshua Walker, McGill University '01 (Research)
- Rob Rixmann, James Madison University '03 (Web/Media)
- Camilla Allison, Corcoran School of Art and Design '04 (Web/Design)
- Ali Arace, University of Maryland '02 (Operations/Research)
- Jasmine Brown, Howard University '02 (Grassroots Outreach)
- Katie Cafferty, William Jewell College '01 (Grassroots Outreach)
- Kristin Killion, American University '02 (Web)
- Patrick Hurley, George Washington University Law School '04 (Legal)
- Deva Kyle, Georgetown University Law School '04 (Legal)
- Carrie Timlin, University of Maryland '02, (Development)
- Steven Weiss, Pennsylvania State University '04 (Media)
- Brandon Wu, Yale University '03 (Research/Web)
- Jose Monzon, New York University '05 (Grassroots Outreach)
- Nick Turner, Georgetown University School of Public Policy '03 (Research)
- Jes D’Ambrosio, New York University ’02 (Grassroots Outreach, Research)
- Joel Williams, George Mason University ’04 (Research)
- Sam Ferguson, University of California at Berkeley ’05 (Research)
- Mark Childerhose, Spring Arbor University ’03 (Research)
- Imad Ahmed, University of California at Berkeley ’04 (Research)
- Minou Arjomand, Columbia University ’06 (Research)
- John Bachir, Rice University ’03 (AIA Operations, Research)
- Agnes Christeler, University of Denver ’04 (Research)
- Julia Follick, Rice University ’05 (Research, Outreach, Fundraising)
- Dan Kravetz, Macalester College ’05 (Research)
