Everyone wants to have their voices heard during an election season – how do you get your message out in a way that energizes the public about the work you do and attracts press coverage?  Learn this summer as part of the team at Campaign Money Watch, as we work to connect the dots between campaign contributions and legislation in order to hold elected officials accountable for their favors to their biggest campaign contributors.  Campaign Money Watch is a leading national organization working to put the issue of money in politics center stage during election season and hold politicians accountable for doing the bidding of their special interest campaign donors – not their constituents.  Campaign Money Watch played an instrumental role in educating the public about the favors that politicians like Rep. Tom DeLay, Rep. Richard Pombo, and Ralph Reed have done on behalf of their biggest campaign contributors and we plan to conduct similar public education campaigns through the 2008 election cycle.

As a member of our Communications team you’ll apply your creativity and verbal and written communications skills while honing your political instincts and learning the tools to create and generate publicity around effective advocacy campaigns on the issue of money in politics.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a strong interest in electoral politics and progressive campaign finance policy.  We ask that you have excellent written and oral communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a temperament suited to a fast-paced, campaign environment

Experience with website design, maintenance, and tools highly desirable

Time Commitment: 40 hours/week

Stipend: $150 per week

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample of no more than two (2) pages to Kathryn Schlieper at kschlieper@publicampaign.org by April 4, 2008. Please specify the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.

Campaign Money Watch is an equal opportunity employer