Trilogy Summer Internship Program

Trilogy Interactive is no longer accepting applications for summer 2012 internships. Thank you for your interest.

As a Trilogy Summer Intern, you will play a crucial role on our team as we manage and develop new media communications strategies for our clients and prepare new web initiatives for launch. Trilogy’s staff will also work with you to improve your skills and understanding of political communications and online organizing.

Program Details

Trilogy's Summer Internship Program offers 30-hour-per-week positions at our Berkeley, CA office. Ideal candidates will be college students or recent graduates who have an interest and familiarity in electoral politics and campaigning, in particular those interested in the rapidly growing field of new media.

Candidates must have strong quantitative and communications skills, a sense of curiosity, and a willingness to explore the web for new ideas. Having technical skills (Photoshop, HTML, CSS) is a plus, though is not required.

Responsibilities include:

• Brainstorming and executing client messaging strategy and online marketing plans;
• Managing and maintaining the online presence for clients, including social network profiles;
• Performing quality assurance testing on new websites and email blasts;
• Drafting copy for use on client websites and in blast emails;
• Developing testing plans, analyzing results, and reporting back to clients;
• Exploring and implementing new web technologies;
• Building basic web graphics and web pages.

Program participants will receive a bimonthly stipend.

Who We Are

Trilogy Interactive is a leading political consulting firm focused on helping progressive political causes and non-profit organizations succeed by maximizing opportunities in web marketing, online fundraising, and online advocacy. In our Berkeley office, we focus on providing strategic services to electoral campaigns; in our Chicago office, we focus on website project management, design, and development.

Clients include the Senate campaigns of Elizabeth Warren (MA), Barbara Boxer (CA), Patty Murray (WA), Patrick Leahy (VT), Chuck Schumer (NY), Dick Durbin (IL), Claire McCaskill (MO), and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI); gubernatorial campaigns of Jay Inslee (WA) and John Gregg (IN); party organizations, such as the California Democratic Party; unions like USW and AFSCME; and non-profits including the NALEO and ACLU. For more information on Trilogy's recent client work, click here.

How To Apply

If you are interested, please email us your cover letter and résumé using the form to the right. Cover letters should address what interests you about Trilogy and why you think you would be an exceptional fit for our summer program; we strongly urge you to refrain from sending generic or "fill-in-the-blank" cover letters. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until we fill the positions. As such, we recommend applying as early as possible. Trilogy also offers part-time internships in the fall and spring.

Please feel free to email us if you have any questions.