Spring 2026 Undergraduate Intern, Social and Store Team- Communications Department

The ACLU seeks an Undergraduate Social Media & Store Intern in theCommunications & Marketing Department of the ACLUs National office in New York City. This internship is fully remote.

Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated undergraduate students or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.

The Team:

The ACLUs Communications & Marketing Department team focuses on growing our existing audiences and acquiring new audiences by smartly using digital channels to reach and inspire them to take action. We create rich and compelling written multimedia and graphic design content that are used in key email texting social merchandise and paid media programs that help raise money get our message out into the world and mobilize existing and new supporters.

What Youll Do:

The social & store intern will be responsible for aiding in running the store in the most efficient cost effective and profitable way possible. We welcome new and creative merchandise and marketing ideas. The social & store intern will also be responsible for assisting the ACLUs social media team in researching producing scheduling and measuring the performance of content posted across Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky Threads and emerging platforms as needed.

Your Day to Day

• Regular online store updates including: product page set up copywriting digital marketing support and more.
• Helping brainstorm new products merchandise strategies and promotional campaigns.
• Product photography for social media and email marketing.
• Collecting and analyzing budget inventory and sales data using Excel.
• Research on latest industry trends to influence marketing ecommerce and product strategy.
• Social media copywriting
• Social media metrics: supporting metrics reporting and data analysis.
• Producing social media content. This includes scripting on-screen appearances and TikTok production

What Youll Bring:

• Previous ecommerce experience for a major brand or retailer
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable analyzing data
• Experience using social media for professional academic or extracurricular purposes.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Strong computer skills particularly web-based research including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word Excel)
• Attention to detail excellent written communication skills

Future ACLU-ers Will:

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict

Internship Logistics:

• Location: Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions. This internship is full-time and remote from our New York City office.
• Time Commitment: Full-time (35 hours/week)
• Internship Duration: Full-time internships span 10 consecutive weeks. This internship has a start date of: January 12th or January 26th
• Stipend:A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work. Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit.
  • Below are the stipend rates:
    • $20/hr for undergraduate students or equivalent experience
    • $24/hr for graduate and law students or equivalent experience

Why the ACLU:

For over 100 years the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether its ending mass incarceration achieving full equality for the LGBTQ community establishing new privacy protections for our digital age or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.

Our Commitment to Accessibility Equity Diversity and Inclusion

Accessibility equity diversity and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty equality and justice for all. For us diversity equity and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth humility and grace transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether were in the courts or in the office we believe We the People means all of us.

With this commitment in mind we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin marital status citizenship disability veteran status and record of arrest or conviction or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online please email. If you are selected for an interview you will receive additional information regarding how to request accommodations for the interview process.

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