Internships

Internships with CCL are enriching learning experiences for college students and recent graduates working with our expert staff and volunteer leaders. Our fellows and interns go on to top graduate schools and careers in environmental, political, or nonprofit fields. Internships are volunteer positions. All work with CCL staff. Internships are usually 8 - 10 hours a week for a semester or 15 weeks.

Internships at CCL are extremely competitive; this year we received over 200 applications for five positions. To increase your chances of acceptance and as an alternative, we strongly recommend that you join CCL.

Applications for Summer 2026 are now OPEN! The deadline to apply is February 15th. All positions are remote and run May - August unless otherwise specified in position description.

Outreach and Engagement

Chapter Development and Education Intern (Remote)
This internship runs May - August.

The intern will assist with the weekly national Informational Session on Wednesday evenings, write featured chapter blurbs for CCL’s Weekly Bulletin, and create and implement a personal passion project of their choosing. Past projects have encompassed a wide range of activities including hosting a film screening, tabling on campus, giving presentations, and creating and delivering a diversity, equity, and inclusion workshop for volunteers.

Inclusion Intern (Remote)
This internship runs May - August.

The inclusion intern assists the Vice President of People & Culture in providing support to CCL campus chapters and CCL affinity action teams. This intern also takes on other projects as assigned by the supervisor. From time to time, interns can design their passion projects (after a consultation with their supervisor).

Marketing

Communications and Marketing (Remote)
This internship runs May - August.

This position will primarily support CCL's State & Local Media Coordinator, a member of the organization's national communications staff. This intern will be responsible for reviewing volunteer logs of local media work for completeness and CCL-appropriate content and tone, helping to prepare and run media training calls on Zoom, and other tasks assigned. Additional communications tasks may be available depending on the intern's skill set and interest, such as writing and uploading blog posts, authoring and pitching opinion content to media outlets, or drafting social media copy.

Government Affairs

Government Affairs Intern (Remote)
This internship runs June 15 - December 15.

This position supports the Congressional Liaison Program through coordination of large and small lobbying efforts with CCL volunteers in the field.  Primary responsibilities include assisting with twice-monthly Liaison training calls, coaching and reminders for volunteers setting appointments for lobby meetings, email communications and database updates. Additional opportunities to assist the wider Government Affairs team with research and attending briefings on particular legislation.  Intern will learn grassroots advocacy methods, how to interact with the US Congress, volunteer coordination and communications skills. 

Applications for Summer 2026 are now OPEN! The deadline to apply is February 15th. All positions are remote and run May - August unless otherwise specified in position description.

Please join CCL and volunteer with your local chapter if you’re ready to get a taste for what we do.

For questions or support about internships, please contact membership@citizensclimatelobby.org.