Internship Program

The Public Policy intern will work with the Washington, D.C., office, primarily focused on legislative and policy initiatives in line with organizational goals. This may include drafting correspondence to congressional offices, meetings on the Hill, coalition meetings and reports to senior staff, and published content for ERLC.com. Additionally, interns will assist in communications tasks to help facilitate the messaging of the D.C. office to SBC entities, state conventions, local associations, and individual churches. Students interested in working with the Policy Team should possess strong reading and writing skills, be prepared for collaborative teamwork, and show an interest in government, policy making, and biblical ethics.

The Communications Intern will work closely with the Director of Content and other editorial staff. This may include a number of tasks in the writing process including soliciting and overseeing the production of relevant and timely pieces of content, the production of self-authored articles, and the editing of submitted content. Additionally, the intern will have tasks related to oversight of the website. All of this will be conducted with the cooperation of the Marketing Director in alignment with organizational messaging strategy. Applicants interested in a Communications internship should possess strong writing and editing skills.

The Communications intern will work closely with the Director of External Engagement and Digital Marketing Manager to advance the organization’s strategic marketing efforts through email, social media, and web marketing. Tasks may include writing copy for emails and social media posts, creating SEO-focused content for the organization’s website, and other digital marketing projects. Applicants interested in a marketing internship should possess strong writing and editing skills and have an active interest in marketing and communications.

The Ethics intern in technology will work closely with our Chair of Research in Technology Ethics to further the organization’s research. Tasks may include curating research, writing articles, providing research briefs, and editing of manuscripts in conjunction with the organization’s Digital Public Square partnership. In addition, interns may work with the Chair in the publishing and production of podcast episodes related to the topic. Students interested in this internship should have strong reading, writing, and research capabilities and possess an active interest in ethical debates and worldview.

The Ethics intern in human dignity will work on projects to assist in advancing the organization’s work in the pro-life space. This may include research and writing as well as data collection and curation. This role will also work with our Psalm 139 Project. Students interested in this internship should have strong pro-life convictions. They should also have strong reading, writing, and research capabilities, and possess an active interest in ethical debates.

The Ethics Intern for religious liberty will work closely with the Lead Researcher for the ERLC in the curation and production of research projects for the organization. There will be a special focus on the topic of religious liberty, but other areas include Christian political activity, Baptist ethics, and the history of the ERLC. The intern will not only perform online research, but will regularly access the archives of the SBHLA so as to gain experience in this area of research. This research will be used in the creation of original articles and resources for the organization. Students interested in this internship should have strong reading, writing, and research capabilities and possess an active interest in ethical debates and worldview.