Fall 2026 Undergraduate Intern, Affiliate Support & Nationwide Initiatives

The ACLU seeks an **Undergraduate** Intern in the Advocacy – **South Dakota Wyoming Chapter** of the ACLU’s National office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. **Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated undergraduate or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.** **The Team:** The ACLU Communications department at the North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming Chapter creates, maintains, and expands message narratives to engage our supporters and other target audiences, to help protect and expand civil liberties and civil rights, and to illustrate the value and impact of the ACLU’s transformational work. Through our messaging, engagement with newsmakers, our written, video and audio storytelling, and visual identity, we encourage support for the ACLU and help to build a more perfect union. **What You’ll Do:** The Digital Communications Intern will help execute the chapter’s storytelling and social media objectives. The role will be instrumental in growing the chapter’s digital presence on key social media platforms, improving how we approach storytelling, and engaging with our social media followers. **Your Day to Day** - Assist with the ACLU’s Election Observer program through volunteer recruitment, communication, and organization - Plan and lead community events to educate and mobilize citizen engagement - Participate in coalition meetings and phone calls to gather and share information with partners, and to help inform ACLU programming - Demonstrate a commitment to the mission of the ACLU - Demonstrate a commitment to diversity within the office using a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance - Demonstrate a commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts **What You’ll Bring:** - Demonstrated interest in video production, journalism, and audio storytelling. Experience with video editing and experience working in an editorial environment preferred. - Experience using TikTok, Instagram, Threads, and X (Formerly Twitter) for professional, academic, or extracurricular purposes; experience using these platforms for advocacy or organizing work a plus - Understanding of the internet and social media trends - Attention to detail and excellent writing and research skills. - Able to juggle multiple tasks and prioritize. **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 hybrid from the Sioux Falls, South Dakota office**.** - **Time Commitment**: This internship is part-time (10, 15, or 20 hours/week) - **Internship Duration**: Part-time internships span 12 consecutive weeks. This internship has a start date of: **September 8th or September 21th.** - **Stipend**: A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work and do not receive compensation from other sources. Students with external funding may receive a partial stipend to bring their total funding up to the level of the ACLU’s stipend amount for that term. Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit. Below are the stipend rates: - $20/hour for undergraduate students or equivalent experience *This internship must be tied to the intern’s formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit.* **Why the ACLU:** For over 100 years, the A…