Job Description

Internship Program Description

The Free the Slaves internship program is a formal effort to develop and train future leaders of the anti-slavery movement. We seek to provide each participant with training and hands-on experience in various facets of anti-slavery work. The program operates out of the Washington, D.C. office of Free the Slaves on a semester system, with three sessions per year: spring (January to May), summer (June to August), and fall (September to December). Participants are expected to participate in an orientation session at the beginning of each semester.

Internships are unpaid but students are often able to arrange academic credit, as Free the Slaves internships often offer direct exposure to the workings of an international human rights organization, close supervision by FTS staff, interaction with other U.S. and international organizations and foreign and domestic government officials, and opportunities to attend lectures, trainings, and special events relating to federal and international anti-slavery advocacy. Students should check with their individual academic institutions for requirements.

Communications Internships

The communications department at Free the Slaves is seeking interns to assist our efforts to communicate that slavery still exists and that FTS is implementing innovative strategies to end it.

Tasks include, but are not limited to: assist in the maintenance and expansion of the FTS presence on social networks, blogs and our website by creating and posting content (written, pictorial, graphical, video, etc.) about the work of FTS and the abolition movement; assist in creating organizational collateral for fundraising, advocacy and outreach. All interns assist in answering the phones and other general administrative and support duties as assigned.