Overview
ADL Summer 2025 Internship Description
ADL’s Seattle Regional Operations team is looking for a dynamic intern to join us from June 9 to August 8, 2025. The Regional Operations Intern will work directly with Regional Staff on projects relating to incident response, community engagement, hate crimes, extremist groups, antisemitism, law enforcement outreach and general regional operations. Projects involve incident response, program administration, research, report and correspondence writing, database management, assisting with meeting and event planning, community outreach and other duties as assigned.
Application portals will close at 6 PM ET on March 7, 2025. ADL will confirm the selected candidates by mid-April.
Responsibilities
Requirements:
- Must possess high school diploma or equivalent
- Passion for non-profit work
- Desire to start building career within non-profit sector
Responsibilities:
- Respond to bias incidents reported to our regional office, including outreach to constituents and data entry.
- Conduct outreach to community members and leaders on an ADL issue of concern
- Prepare press releases and advisories
- Draft minutes of meetings between ADL and community leaders or organizations in order to support regional community relations and outreach.
- Provide administrative support to special events and board or community meetings.
- Research and prepare reports and presentations on hate crime data and other ADL issue areas.
- Assist Regional Staff in implementing marketing initiatives, including regular updates of social media and websites.
Qualifications
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
- Committed to belonging, and inclusive values
- Collaborative team-player
- Creative and innovative; takes initiative
- Excels in dynamic environments that require adaptability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Energized by ADL’s mission and work
Compensation and Hours:
- This internship is paid $20.76 an hour.
- The internship is 15 hours per week.
Location:
- This internship will be hybrid, with on-site presence required in Seattle, Washington.
What will you do during this internship?
- You will learn about real-life decision-making challenges and help us develop real-time solutions.
- You will have the opportunity to present your work at internal forums within ADL.
- You will have practical, hands-on experience with regional operations
- Collaborate with, meet and learn from ADL subject matter experts at all levels and become familiar with the varied work we do to “stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all.”
ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. ADL is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local laws.
ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation to support the interview process, please contact People & Culture at talentacquisition@adl.org.
ADL will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State, Local, and Federal laws.
The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job, nor is it meant to be interpreted as a contract for employment.
