2025 Summer Program- Sophomore- Comms & Outreach

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of New York

The Sophomore Career Exploration Internship gives you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience at a unique institution. Through project-based work and professional development activities, you’ll get both an introduction to professional life and an understanding of the New York Fed’s consequential and dynamic work. In addition to your daily responsibilities, you’ll gain personal and professional skills to help you prepare for the next steps in your education and career journeys. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive cohort and be paired with a mentor who’s excited to support you. During your internship, you’ll also learn more about our Junior Summer Analyst program, which serves as a recruitment pipeline for the New York Fed’s entry-level hiring.
Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.
The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance.

What we do:

The Communications and Outreach Group works to develop, coordinate, and disseminate information about the New York Fed and its work to external audiences and to gather information from and develop impactful programming in the communities it serves. The Outreach & Education Function, located within Communications & Outreach Group, engages with, empowers, and educates the public in the Second District that the Bank serves, especially community, business and civic leaders, students, educators, small business owners, policy makers, and the general public.

About Community Development: Our Community Development team is focusing on three key areas: health, household financial well-being, and climate change. Learn more about our strategy, developed in collaboration with the Bridge span Group, a leading social impact advisor, to connect emerging solutions with funding to foster racial equity and improve life for underserved communities.

Your role as a Summer Community Development Specialist

• Perform literature review and research topics concerning community development topics of interest (e.g. health, climate, housing financial well-being, digital equity, etc.)

• Contribute to thought leadership and support strategies and analysis in the field of community development/anti-poverty policy and practice

• Help develop relationships with collaborators to enhance cooperation (e.g. regulated banks, researchers, finance experts, nonprofits, government agencies, community development entities, health care practitioners, foundations, and international organizations) using tools like CRM

• Develop guidance on outreach and/or research priorities and provide feedback and intelligence to the Community Development leadership

• Utilize data visualization tools to better inform our outreach and engagement strategies

What we are looking for:  

• Interest in Community Development/People & Place-based Initiatives.

• Detail oriented with excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Interest in compiling data and analyzing large datasets for internal presentations and external engagements.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Teams, Excel, Word) and Acrobat.

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

• Expected graduation between Winter 2026 & Spring 2027.

  To Apply: Please include a resume and unofficial transcript.

Applications for our 2025 Sophomore program close on October 4th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST*. For a full breakdown of the recruitment timeline, visit our website. This is a paid internship. Please note, summer housing is not provided.

Salary Range: Your regular wages for the 8 weeks will be paid on a semi-monthly basis and will be calculated based on an annual salary of $65,600, less applicable taxes. We believe in transparency at the NY Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you’re stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions.

Our Touchstone Behaviors—Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership—help shape the culture of the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success, and they set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career with us. Learn more.

The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.

We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at [email protected] and we’ll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box. 

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

Full Time / Part TimeFull time

Regular / TemporaryTemporary

Job Exempt (Yes / No)No

Job CategoryInternship

Work ShiftFirst (United States of America)

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