What are the responsibilities and job description for the Policy Associates position at Americans for Tax Reform?
Job description
Americans for Tax Reform is currently seeking applicants for its Semester-long Internship Program. Americans for Tax Reform offers the chance to work alongside some of the best political advocates in Washington. Interns are assigned to work on policy issues side by side with members of our staff. As a key part of the ATR team, interns work on projects such as the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and other tax battles across the country. Interns will get firsthand experience in political advocacy, learning how to advocate for their beliefs effectively.
Positions are available for state affairs, federal affairs, international affairs, and communication-based roles. For our Federal Affairs team, we are looking for interns to work on the following policy portfolios:
- Tax Policy
- Communications
- Consumer Issues
- Financial Services and Banking
- Healthcare
- Budget
- Labor
- Tech and Competition/Antitrust
- Telecommunications
Responsibilities
- Create blog posts and op-eds covering relevant political developments for ATR's website
- Produce policy products such as legislative summaries, coalition letters, regulatory comments, presentations, and policy memos on legislation in Congress
- Assist with the development and execution of policy outreach strategies
- Assist in coordinating ATR's national Wednesday meeting
Qualifications
Applicants must be organized, responsible, independent, and effective under deadlines. Exceptional written and oral communication skills are essential. Interns are required to have a professional demeanor and phone manners. Applicants should have a strong interest in tax reform and economic policy and a fundamental orientation toward liberty.
ATR accepts applications from undergraduate and graduate students of all majors. Full-time and part-time interns are paid hourly. The positions can be taken for credit through the applicant's university or college. Applicants must be available to work on Wednesday mornings.
About Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) opposes all tax increases as a matter of principle. We believe in a system in which taxes are simpler, flatter, more visible, and lower than they are today. The government's power to control one's life derives from its power to tax. We believe that power should be minimized.
ATR was founded in 1985 by Grover Norquist at the request of President Reagan. The flagship project of Americans for Tax Reform is the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written promise by legislators and candidates for office that commits them to oppose any effort to increase income taxes on individuals and businesses. Today the Taxpayer Protection Pledge is offered to every candidate for state and federal office and to all incumbents. Nearly 1,400 elected officials, from state representatives to governors to US senators, have signed the Pledge.
Additionally, Americans for Tax Reform works with state-based center-right groups to help replicate ATR’s national Wednesday Meeting in the states. Currently, there are over 48 meetings in 40 states. These meetings bring together a broad cross-section of the center-right community- taxpayer groups, social conservative groups, business groups, legislators, etc., to promote limited government ideals.
