Indiana State Senate Offering Paid Spring Internship

The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is looking for students and recent graduates looking to build their résumés with hands-on experience.

Several paid internship opportunities are available in the Senate’s legislative, legal, policy, communications and information technology offices during the 2018 General Assembly session. Below you’ll find more information about each internship opportunity and its duties.

• Legislative interns will track and analyze bill data, provide constituent services, staff committee meetings and conduct policy research.
  
• Legal interns will conduct legal and policy research, file legislative documents within deadlines, summarize amendments and conference committees, and create the daily legislative agenda.
  
• Policy interns will conduct research, track legislative proposals, develop a legislative matrix and summarize legislation.
  
• Press secretary interns will track legislation, write news releases and op-eds, create e-communications and social media strategies and work with members of the media.
  
• Information technology interns will respond to IT needs of senators and staff, troubleshoot hardware and software issues, assist in the implementation of new technologies, and reformat and reimage computers.
  
• Multimedia interns will assist with Senate photography and videography needs, monitor online streaming of committees and session, create visual content for print and web, and assist in website management.
  

Positions are open to Indiana residents and non-residents who attend a college or university located within the state. Qualified candidates must be college students, recent graduates, or enrolled in a graduate or law school. All majors are welcome to apply.

The internship program comes with many benefits, including a $750 bi-weekly stipend, scholarship opportunities, academic credits, résumé building, community involvement and networking while working with more than 40 fellow interns at the Indiana Statehouse located in downtown Indianapolis.

Students gain time-management, communication and problem-solving skills that help them become attractive candidates to future employers in today’s competitive job market. This internship is a hands-on and rewarding opportunity for those interested in state government.

The partisan, full-time internship begins with a mandatory orientation in late December and concludes at the end of the legislative session in March.

The deadline to apply is coming up quickly. Be sure to have it completed by Oct. 31. More information and applications for full-time, spring internships can be found online at www.IndianaSenateRepublicans.com/intern-program .