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Company Information
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Company Name: National Association of the Deaf
Website: https://www.nad.org/

Job Information
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Job Title: Communications Intern
Job Type: Co-op
Co-op Term: Fall
Job Description:
The NAD Internship Program is designed for college students, law students,
and recent graduates interested in gaining valuable experience in a creative,
fast-paced nonprofit organization. The interns bring a diverse set of
experiences, skills, and most importantly, a willingness to learn and to
contribute to our mission and goals.

Additionally, we accept applicants for the Nancy J. Bloch Leadership and
Advocacy Scholarship every summer; the application process begins in the
Winter and recipients will be notified in the Spring.

Otherwise, we welcome all interested people to complete their internship
requirements with the NAD! Fill out your interest below.

COMMUNICATIONS — Open to applicants who are interested in internal and
external communications. We’d love interns who have experience with (and
not limited to): copywriting, graphic design, editing video (including adding
open captions), familiar with
transcripts/descriptions/accessibility/captioning, and social media platforms
(planning/creating campaigns, scheduling posts, sharing events/posts,
creating events, etc). Apps and programs to be familiar with: canva, Adobe
Premiere, wordpress, mailchimp, slack, YouTube caption creator, google Drive,
and Marco Polo. The communications intern will work closely with the Content
Coordinator and the Director of Communications.

EDUCATION POLICY — Open to applicants who are currently in or have
completed undergraduate or graduate studies focusing on one of those areas or
related areas: Communication Studies, Deaf Studies, Education,
Government/Policy, Linguistics, or Psychology. Knowledge and fluent use of
ASL is preferred. Education Policy interns will work closely with the
Education Policy Counsel to complete relevant/timely projects (e.g. data
collection, resources development, legislation research, policy
push/analysis, or event coordination), and to assist with logistics for the
National Deaf Education Conference and NAD Education Advocate trainings. 

LEGAL — Open to applicants who are planning to apply or currently applying
to or enrolled in law school. Legal interns work closely with the NAD Law and
Advocacy Center’s litigation team and have the opportunity to assist the
attorneys in all aspects of federal litigation, including initial client
interviews, client counseling, drafting research memos, drafting pleadings
and briefs, negotiation, discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeal. 

STATE LEGISLATIVE POLICY — Open to applicants who are currently in or have
completed an undergraduate course of study related to public policy,
government, political science, communications, social work policy,  pre-law,
or similar majors. State legislative interns work closely with the NAD
Legislative Affairs Coordinator to conduct research and analysis on policy
issues and state bills and resources affecting people who are deaf and hard
of hearing, including but not limited to interpreting, education, senior
citizens and accessibility. 

FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY — Open to applicants who are currently in or have
completed an undergraduate course of study related to public policy,
government, political science, pre-law, or similar majors. Policy interns
work closely with the NAD Law and Advocacy Center’s Policy Counsel to
conduct research and analysis on policy issues affecting people who are deaf
and hard of hearing, including but not limited to transportation,
telecommunications, video programming, emergency communications, voting
rights, and employment.

YOUTH — Open to applicants who are currently in or have completed
undergraduate studies. Communications, social work, event planning, or
relevant majors are preferred. Youth Program interns will work closely with
the Director of Youth Programs by assisting with program logistics for the
Jr. NAD, Youth Leadership Camp, Youth Ambassador Program, and College Bowl
programs and other related activities. 



Requirements:
Qualifications vary based on department interest.




Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Cover Letter, Other
Other: Writing sample
Majors Desired:: Liberal Arts
Degree levels accepted:: Associate, Bachelor

Application Information
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Email application materials to:: lizzie.sorkin@nad.org
Additional Instructions:
Writing sample related to area of interest, and share any documents in your portfolio if you're interested in communications (video, graphics, publications, etc).