Top Internships in Washington, DC

Supports an in-house creative team by sourcing and editing music, researching social media and creative trends, managing advertising asset libraries, and assisting with scripts, shot lists, asset collection, and production coordination. The intern organizes music and content using Google Workspace, contributes to trend reports, and provides general project support in a remote, collaborative environment.

Analyze credit risk for corporate and municipal debt issuers, monitor industry and company developments, and perform financial, scenario, sensitivity, and reinvestment analyses. The intern will prepare earnings call summaries, build financial models, present sector outlooks, develop investment recommendations, and support broader investment team projects.

Supports visual design across packaging, print, web, ads, and other brand assets. Adapts templates, follows brand guidelines, resizes and edits images, maintains organized Figma files and Google Drive folders, and exports production-ready digital and print assets. The intern incorporates feedback, performs QA revisions, gathers visual inspiration, and collaborates with designers while developing foundational skills in a fast-paced creative environment.

Create social media content for financial services brands, including videos, photos, graphics, and Instagram Stories. Identify industry trends, competitors, and viral content; assist with content scheduling in Vista Social; and compile social media performance reports. The intern will collaborate with the marketing team, adapt content to brand voice, and support revenue-driving engagement across multiple platforms.

Supports public relations and podcast production for the Gundry MD brand. Responsibilities include drafting press releases, podcast ads, show notes, blog posts, social captions, and emails; researching health and wellness trends; scheduling social content; supporting ManyChat automations; creating Canva graphics; compiling monthly media reports; and assisting PR and podcast teams.

Build and test electromechanical prototypes involving sensors, pumps, and electronics; deploy systems to real users; analyze sensor data and field feedback; troubleshoot and reproduce hardware-firmware failures; identify root causes; validate corrective actions; and report findings to engineering and product teams.

Supports the creative team by designing digital and print assets for internal projects, social media, websites, and campaigns. Collaborates on creative solutions, applies strong visual, typographic, photographic, and communication skills, and upholds the organization’s mission and JEDI principles. The internship requires a current graphic design student, Adobe Creative Suite knowledge, and a minimum ten-week commitment beginning June 7, 2027.

Participate in a structured rotation across legal, public affairs, and compliance teams. Conduct legal and regulatory research, analyze complex issues, draft documents and communications, identify business risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and report findings to leadership. The 12-week program provides rising second-year law students with supervised in-house legal experience in healthcare, compliance, public policy, and risk management.

Draft and edit newsletters, emails, blog posts, talking points, policy updates, and advocacy materials. Create social media and website content, design graphics, analyze digital performance, and support email marketing. Assist with events, press conferences, and live coverage. Participate in training and mentorship, and help plan a congressional advocacy lobby day.

Support NCJW’s development team through donor research, relationship tracking, communications, meeting coordination, data entry, and administrative operations. The intern will use EveryAction CRM, assist with donor acknowledgements, prepare reports and materials, participate in professional development, and help plan and execute a Capitol Hill lobby day. The role requires strong writing, organization, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and commitment to social justice.

Supports recruitment and outreach for NCJW’s Washington Advocacy Summit, including prospect research, contact list management, personalized communications, recruitment materials, and tracking engagement. Participates in leadership development and professional training, and helps plan and execute a Capitol Hill lobby day. The internship requires approximately 12 hours per week from late January through early May and may be completed remotely or in person, with preference for DC-based candidates.

Supports PCORI teams with programmatic initiatives, stakeholder engagement, research-related analysis, reports, presentations, communications, process improvement, and special projects. Interns develop skills in project management, thematic coding, data analysis, and organizational coordination while collaborating across departments. The position is part-time, temporary, and intended for current graduate students in health-focused programs.

Paid undergraduate intern supporting patient-centered outcomes research initiatives through project coordination, qualitative data analysis, thematic coding, reporting, presentations, communications, and process improvement. Interns collaborate across departments, assist with stakeholder engagement and organizational events, and use tools including Asana, Excel, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office. Candidates should have strong communication and attention to detail, with interest or experience in healthcare, policy, research, community outreach, or qualitative analysis.

Supports the International Forum for Democratic Studies through event administration, digital graphics, social media content, video editing, copy-editing, research assistance, and preparation of fellows’ presentation materials. The internship is primarily in person in Washington, DC, lasts up to 16 weeks, and requires 20–32 hours weekly.

Summer Capital Markets Intern supporting renewable energy project financing and M&A transactions. Responsibilities include building financial models, preparing investment memorandums and committee materials, analyzing data, coordinating due diligence, reviewing transaction documents, and supporting project debt, tax equity, and tax credit transfer execution. The role requires critical evaluation of AI-generated work, strong communication, attention to detail, and full-time in-person availability in Washington, DC.

Supports legislative advocacy by tracking legislation, monitoring congressional activity, conducting research, drafting materials, preparing congressional meetings, responding to congressional inquiries, and maintaining contact databases. The intern gains experience in federal appropriations, public policy, government relations, and civil justice reform while working up to 20 hours weekly in a hybrid Washington, DC role.

Support customer deployments of Argo across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments; translate system architectures into formal models; build proofs and verification workflows; prototype LLM-powered tools; develop front-end features; and turn customer engagement insights into documentation, product feedback, and deployment practices.

Software Engineering Interns will deploy and configure Argo in customer environments, model system architectures for formal reasoning, prototype LLM-powered workflows, and build interfaces that make verification results actionable. They will develop software for real users, collaborate with forward-deployed engineers and applied mathematicians, contribute to product documentation and feedback, and support scalable AI and formal-methods platform capabilities for mission-critical systems.

Supports federal advocacy through legislative and regulatory research, policy analysis, advocacy updates, meeting and conference preparation, and Government Affairs team assistance. The intern gains exposure to the federal legislative process, county government practices, advocacy strategies, and interactions with government officials and Congressional staff. The role is primarily on-site in Washington, D.C., with required conference support from February 19–23, 2027.

Part-time interns support strategic communications campaigns for social justice, equity, and human rights organizations. Responsibilities include writing and editing media materials, drafting opinion pieces, developing social media content, researching clients and journalists, compiling media lists, conducting media outreach, aggregating news, and performing clerical tasks. The role follows a hybrid model with at least one in-office day weekly in Washington, D.C.

Paid seven-week interns will support operational and administrative activities at designated U.S. Navy shipyards, primarily in San Diego, with visits to Washington, DC. Interns will work with TMB employees and government points of contact in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment while organizing tasks and meeting schedules. Candidates must be pursuing a U.S. Coast Guard license through Sea Year training, hold or obtain a DoD Secret clearance, and be U.S. citizens.

Supports federal legislative and regulatory advocacy related to HIV and hepatitis policy. Responsibilities include researching legislation and health reform issues, drafting advocacy documents and briefing materials, tracking policy developments, coordinating Hill visits, attending Congressional hearings and coalition meetings, and preparing correspondence. The role requires strong writing, communication, analytical, organizational, and Microsoft Office skills, along with current enrollment in a relevant bachelor’s or master’s program.

Conduct legal research on FASD and justice-system issues, including competency, Miranda rights, sentencing, diversion, and disability accommodations. Support amicus briefs, legal memoranda, case tracking, training materials, fact sheets, and Justice Advisory Committee resources. The intern will synthesize legal and clinical information, coordinate with subject-matter experts, and contribute to nonprofit legal strategy and policy initiatives.

Supports climate legal and government affairs campaigns through congressional outreach, legislative and policy research, hearing tracking, public comments, advocacy materials, coalition engagement, stakeholder meetings, and spreadsheet management. The intern will help secure support for climate resolutions and amicus briefs, analyze federal climate actions, develop youth and organizational partnerships, and independently track assignments in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Editorial intern responsible for researching and curating political news, contributing to policy and campaign reporting, writing short news and analysis pieces, updating databases, collaborating on feature stories, and assisting with polling and FEC data projects. The role requires accurate writing, political knowledge, attention to detail, deadline management, multitasking, and independent work. It is a part-time hybrid internship in Washington, DC, running January through May 2027.