Communications Intern – Summer 2025

The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is accepting applications for a Communications Intern for Summer 2025. This intern will work closely with our program communications team assisting with day-to-day needs including writing social media and website content, event planning and coordination, and media coordination. The intern will work with SELC’s Senior Communications Manager based in Charlottesville to execute communications plans and storytelling efforts showcasing intersections between organizational initiatives and programs.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful, nationally recognized organization that is effectively addressing some of the most pressing and challenging environmental issues throughout the South and the nation. This intern will work in our Charlottesville, Virginia, office with some opportunity for remote work. This is a 10 to 12-week, part-time, paid internship.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Draft social content and coordinate approvals.
• Draft other materials such as website articles and press materials.
• Monitor earned media.
• Assist in coordinating projects using Monday.com.
• Assist with in-person and virtual outreach and engagement efforts.
• Assist with day-to-day administrative needs.

Qualifications:

• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly verbally and in-writing.
• Demonstrated experience working independently. Ability to self-manage tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to receive and implement feedback and provide constructive feedback.
• Demonstrated interest in environmental communications.
• Demonstrated interest in urban planning, environmental justice, or transportation.
• Experience with project management systems and content management systems.

About SELC:

The Southern Environmental Law Center is one of the nation’s most powerful defenders of the environment, rooted in the South. With a long track record, SELC takes on the toughest environmental challenges in court, in government, and in our communities to protect our region’s air, water, climate, wildlife, lands, and people. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, the organization has a staff of over 200, including more than 130 legal and policy experts, and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, with offices in Asheville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chapel Hill, Charleston, Nashville, Richmond, and Washington, DC.

At our core, we are place-based, rooted in our region, and connected with the communities and clients we serve. We believe in an equitable and inclusive workplace that reflects the rich racial and cultural diversity of our region and allows diverse perspectives to come to the forefront. We approach our work with the highest level of integrity, holding ourselves to high standards with an emphasis on honesty, accountability, and thoughtfulness. We value collaboration and camaraderie, realizing we are strongest when we work together and knowing that everyone has a critical role to play. We strive for impact through a strategic, bold, pragmatic, and ambitious outlook that is dedicated to achieving powerful results. We believe in these values and in the power of SELC. We hope you consider joining us. Learn more at https://www.southernenvironment.org/.

Internship Information:

• Duration: 10-12 weeks
• Hours: 16-24 hours per week
• Eligibility: Active student opportunity only (not a post-graduate internship)
• Timeframe: Summer 2025 (approximately mid-May through mid-August)
• Compensation: $16.00/hour
• Location: SELC Charlottesville Office – 120 Garrett Street, Suite 400, Charlottesville, VA 22902
• Application Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025 (at 11:59pmEST)

To Apply:

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below to be directed to an online application where you may upload your application materials. Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 14, 2025. We will review and interview applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Interested applicants should apply immediately.

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SELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace environment. We are eager to welcome new team members who share this commitment. We still have much progress to make, but our goal is to create and maintain a staff that, at every level, reflects the rich racial and cultural diversity of the communities where we work and the clients that we serve. Persons of all backgrounds—including people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQ candidates—are strongly encouraged to apply.