Job & Internship Opportunities

Begin Your Career in the Conservative Movement with a Young America's Foundation Internship.

We are looking for interns who are motivated, ambitious, dedicated to the Conservative Movement, and are eager to accept responsibility. As a Young America's Foundation intern, you will be on the front lines of the Conservative Movement. We have positions open year round so apply today!

Young America’s Foundation has a long record of holding strong student conferences in Washington D.C. and regional programs around the country. We are looking for a program officer to join our team to continue this strong tradition.

We are seeking a versatile team member who can develop key relationships with student activists and Conservative Movement leaders to organize events that draw hundreds, if not thousands, of participants.

The ideal candidate will organize all aspects of Foundation conferences including marketing strategies, recruitment, securing facilities, inviting and confirming speakers, working within the event’s budget, and managing all on-site logistics.

The program officer will work with YAF’s leadership to continually review our conferences and ensure Foundation programs are breakthrough events for young conservatives. The candidate will also follow-up with attendees and speakers and encourage their involvement in other Foundation programs.

- Coordinate Foundation conferences, seminars, and other events in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.

- Supervise support staff (usually interns) at the conferences to ensure goals of the program are being met.

- Communicate all details to confirmed speakers prior to, during, and after the

- Maintain organized registration system for all conference-related

- Coordinate with all vendors for Foundation programs including hotels, caterers, printers, photographers,

- Work with the team to develop compelling marketing and advertisements for print in conservative

- Utilize new outreach methods and new media to recruit participants to Foundation

- Work with Foundation team members at the Reagan Ranch Center and the National Journalism Center on joint

- Coordinate Foundation’s participation at other Conservative Movement

- Stay informed of current trends in the Conservative Movement and the greater business community as related to

- Ensure visual representation of events is high quality for television, online broadcasting and photograph and work with Foundation team to ensure maximum media

The candidate will have a strong interest in promoting conservative ideas to young people. The ideal candidate will have had previous involvement in Young America’s Foundation programs and/or experience organizing events. Other qualifications: team-player, ability to manage multiple projects, able to take direction and work independently. Applicant must have excellent oral, written, and organizational skills. Outstanding copyediting skills are a plus. A car is required. Send cover letter, resume, references, prior salary history, to Patrick Coyle, fax 703-318-9122, or mail to: Young America’s Foundation, 110 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia

- Bachelor’s

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and similar

- A strong grasp of promotional and marketing strategies and concepts; eagerness to learn more if

- Knowledge of and use of blog

This job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties; the program officer will be responsible for all other duties assigned by the Foundation leadership. It is understood that activities and duties will continue to expand as we

The National Journalism Center (NJC) Program Officer will assist with implementing our 12-week internship program held three times a year, handle event planning, and work to integrate the NJC programs as a successful part of the overall Young America’s Foundation (YAF)

The program officer will generally work directly under the supervision of NJC’s Academic Director to grow and manage the internship program and with the Executive Director on other projects and duties at his discretion. Some travel may be

- with academic director to market our NJC program and recruit targeted interns

- assist academic director with intern interviews and placements

- answer the phones

- manage the office

- attend two weekly staff meetings, prepare for NJC Board meetings

- plan speaker events for NJC

- work as a team with YAFoundation team members in Herndon and Santa Barbara on joint programs

- take photos and work on graphic design projects to improve literature

- assist with research on development fundraising and preparing grant proposals

- do a monthly NJC update for the YAFoundation mailing

- keep track of alumni addresses and e-mails

- maintain the NJC Job Bank

- work with academic director to hold regular events to help build alumni relations and journalism contacts

This job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties; the program officer will be responsible for all other duties assigned by the Academic Director or Executive Director of NJC. It is understood that activities and duties will continue to expand as we grow.

Additional input will be received from NJC’s Board of Governors and the Board of Directors of Young America’s Foundation. All rules in the employee manual apply.

- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a field related to communications and marketing

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and/or similar programs

- Grasp of promotional and marketing strategies and concepts; eagerness to learn more if needed

- Knowledge of and use of blog technology and other new media technologies

- Excellent oral, written, editing and organizational skills

The candidate will have a strong interest in promoting conservative ideas to young people. The ideal candidate will have had previous involvement in YoungAmerica’s Foundation and/or the National Journalism Center programs and/or marketing experience with promoting an organization and events to the media.Other qualifications: team-player, ability to manage multiple projects, able to take direction and work independently.

Send cover letter, resume, references, prior salary history, to Stephen Bird, fax 202-628-1491, or mail to: The National Journalism Center, 529 14th Street NW, Suite 937, Washington, DC 20045

National Journalism Center Program Officer for New Media in Washington, D.C.

The NJC program officer for new media will assist with implementing NJC’s 12-week internship program held three times a year, assist in event planning, and assist to integrate the NJC programs as a successful part of the overall Young America’s Foundation (YAFoundation) team.

The program officer for new media will generally work directly under the supervision of NJC’s academic director to grow and manage the new media responsibilities of the internship program. Some travel may be involved.

- work with academic director to implement new media into the NJC program and recruit targeted interns in new media

- assist academic director with intern interviews and placements

- assist in answering the phones

- manage and implement the NJC office new media; assist with implementation of YAFoundation office new media

- attend two weekly staff meetings, prepare for NJC Board meetings

- plan new media events for NJC

- work as a team with YAFoundation team members in Herndon and Santa Barbara on joint programs

- take photos and work on graphic design projects to improve literature

- assist with curriculum research on development for the NJC's academic program

- assist in keeping track of alumni addresses and e-mails

- assist in maintaining the NJC Job Bank

- work with academic director to hold regular events to help build alumni relations and journalism contacts

This job description is not intended to be an inclusive list of duties; the new media program officer will be responsible for all other duties assigned by the NJC academic director or executive director. It is understood that activities and duties will continue to expand as we grow.

Additional input will be received from NJC’s Board of Governors and the Board of Directors of Young America’s Foundation. All rules in the employee manual apply.

- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a field related to communications and marketing

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Photoshop, In Design, Final Cut Pro and other media software

- Knowledge of and use of blog technology and other new media technologies

- Excellent oral, written, editing and organizational skills

The candidate will have a strong interest in promoting conservative ideas to young people. The ideal candidate will have had previous involvement in Young America’s Foundation and/or the National Journalism Center programs and/or marketing experience with promoting an organization and events to the media. Other qualifications: team-player, ability to manage multiple projects, able to take direction and work independently.Send cover letter, resume, references, prior salary history, t oStephen Bird, fax 202-628-1491, or mail to: The National Journalism Center, 529 14th Street NW, Suite 937, Washington, DC 20045

The National Journalism Center seeks ambitious journalists and dedicated conservatives for its internship program. Three times a year—spring, summer and fall—NJC provides an opportunity for students and recent graduates to get involved in combating liberal media bias through its press internships. Internships are full-time positions, and in addition to on-the-job experience, interns participate in weekly seminars with prominent journalists and receive training from our experienced academic director. If you want to help change the biased nature of today's media, apply today! More