Public Affairs Internship - Winter/Spring '27

APCO is hiring seniors and recent graduates to join our full‑time, paid internship program. Interns gain substantive experience in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy. They are treated as professional staff - participating in team meetings, contributing ideas, and supporting the overall management and growth of client work and the firm.

This internship will be based at APCO’s Washington D.C. office.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on legislative, regulatory, and political developments to

support client strategy and monitor emerging risks and opportunities

• Assist in drafting policy briefs, memos, and advocacy materials that help

clients engage policymakers and shape public‑sector outcome

• Support stakeholder and issues mapping by identifying key influencers,

tracking their positions, and informing strategic engagement plans

• Contribute to the development of advocacy campaigns, coalition materials, and

public‑affairs programming across U.S. and global markets

• Monitor media and industry news to synthesize insights and assess

implications for client priorities and reputation

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Recent college graduate or senior in class standing
• A demonstrated interest in communications, public relations, journalism or

political science

• Comfort in a fast-paced environment collaborating with a distributed team
• Excellent written and oral communication and research skills
• Entrepreneurial with strong critical thinking abilities
• Organized and attentive to detail
• Able to multi-task and approach assignments independently
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Available to work 40 hours per week

• Requires US Work Authorization, unable to consider candidates with

CPT/OPT/Post-OPT status

What are the core working hours and will I need to be in an office?

Our interns work 40 hours per week, Monday t