Public Affairs Intern

About the role

Bantam Communications is seeking a curious, motivated Public Affairs Intern to help advance our mission of accelerating advanced energy deployment across the United States. This role is ideal for anyone eager to gain hands-on public affairs experience, whatever path brought them here, who is adaptable, quick to learn, and genuinely interested in the work of accelerating advanced energy.

Responsibilities

• Supports assigned tasks and workstreams under the direction of the teams they work with, helping move day-to-day work forward and learning how Bantam's campaigns and engagements come together.
• Works across Bantam's departments in a flexible, supporting capacity, assisting different teams as needs arise and gaining exposure to the firm's campaign, advocacy, research, and communications work.
• Conducts research and gathers information, including stakeholder, policy-landscape, opposition, public-opinion, and media inputs, and helps organize and summarize findings for the team.
• Drafts and edits communications materials, such as memos, talking points, and social/digital content, with review and feedback from the team.
• Supports client and partner communications under supervision, for example, preparing materials, taking meeting notes, and tracking follow-up items.
• Helps coordinate tasks and timelines across teams, keeping workstreams organized and on track.
• Helps document and improve team processes and workflows, and contributes ideas for how the work could be done better.
• Uses AI tools such as Claude to help draft, revise, and polish materials and support day-to-day tasks, learning to apply them effectively and reviewing outputs with guidance from the team.
• Participates in team meetings and learning opportunities to build skills across Bantam's public affairs work.

Qualifications

• Emerging or early-career experience in public affairs, campaigns, policy, communications, renewable energy, or a related area (through work, study, volunteering, organizing, or an equivalent path).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-organized and able to manage time across multiple tasks.
• Curiosity and a demonstrated interest in the work Bantam does.
• Coachable and responsive to feedback.
• Comfort using AI tools and openness to adapting as the technology evolves.
• Self-directed and able to work effectively in a fully remote environment.
• Genuine alignment with Bantam's mission to accelerate advanced energy deployment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to political, electoral, issue-driven, or advocacy campaigns.
• Familiarity with renewable energy, infrastructure, or permitting/land-use topics.
• Coursework, prior internship, volunteer, organizing, or campaign experience in a relevant area.
• Comfort with common productivity or project management tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study by the start of the internship or bring equivalent professional experience.
• Rising seniors, recent graduates, graduate students, and early-career or returning professionals all welcome.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• We do not sponsor work visas at this time.

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter in addition to your resume. In your cover letter, we'd love to learn what differentiates you and why you are interested in working at Bantam Communications.