JOB
OPENING: Summer Intern
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Full-time
position, located in our Tacoma office.
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Paid hourly
intern rate
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University
credits may be obtained, if coordinated by the intern and offered by the
intern’s university
Duties: The primary role of the intern will
be to help our government affairs consultants meet the needs of our
clients. This includes activities such
as:
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Researching
public policy issues, particularly issues frequently discussed by the state
legislature and/or administered by state agencies.
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Event planning/scheduling
for legislative meetings, fundraisers, etc.
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Reading,
summarizing, and tracking state legislation throughout the county; assisting in
managing our state-of-the-art bill tracking software.
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Assisting in
drafting reports that include summaries of legislation, sample bills,
news/media tracking, etc.
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Providing
assistance for association management clients, including website management,
member outreach, meeting organization, etc.
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Providing basic
administrative duties.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate
will have excellent written and oral communications skills and an interest
in government, public policy, or political science. Applicants should:
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Be enrolled or
recently have graduated from at a four year university, with a preference for
majors in political science/communications.
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Be proficient in
MS Office and Outlook; knowledge of Photoshop and/or website construction would
be preferable, but not required.
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Have reliable
transportation and the ability to travel out of state, if necessary.
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Experience
working with the state legislature is preferred, but not required.
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Experience
working with campaigns is preferred, but not required.
We encourage applicants to visit our website
at www.gth-gov.com
before applying. Resumes and cover
letters may be sent electronically to Noah Reandeau at noahr@gth-gov.com. Submit by: April 12, 2013.