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 Fall 2025 (August 25 - January 23 [start and end dates flexible]) are now OPEN! The deadline to apply is June 15th. All positions are remote unless otherwise stated in the position description.
outreach and Engagement
Chapter Development Intern (Remote)
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.
Strengthens the National Youth Action Team (NYAT) by welcoming new members, maintaining the roster, and organizing regular orientation calls. It supports youth Team Leaders in growing an inclusive and engaged Membership Team and helps provide educational resources on climate advocacy. On the communications side, the role involves assisting youth leaders, managing NYAT’s social media presence, editing infographics, maintaining Linktr.ee, and increasing engagement on Instagram. The position also includes attending leadership meetings and coordinating regularly with the NYAT Coordinator.
National Youth Action Team - Electrification Challenge
This role supports the School Electrification Challenge by assisting outreach efforts, coordinating with participating teams, and helping develop educational resources. It involves tracking progress with the Actions Team, attending Electrification Action Team meetings as the NYAT liaison, and supporting broader youth leadership initiatives. The position also includes organizing and promoting leadership meetings and maintaining regular communication with the NYAT Coordinator.
Communications and marketing
Communications Intern (Remote)
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.
Applications for Fall 2025 (August 25 - January 23 [start and end dates flexible]) are now OPEN! The deadline to apply is June 15th. All positions are remote unless otherwise stated in the 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.