US SENATE CANDIDATE Intern

We're building a real campaign from the ground up and looking for driven, motivated people ready to gain hands-on experience across multiple divisions.

Open Internship Tracks Include:

• Political Campaign Operations
• Communications & PR
• Social Media & Digital Marketing
• Video Editing & Content Production
• Research & Policy Analysis
• Recruiting & HR Support
• Field Operations
• Business Development & Outreach
• Graphic Design, IT, Admin, and more

What You Get: Real-world experience on an active political campaign. Resume building, networking, portfolio development, and academic credit eligibility. Select roles may include performance bonuses, commission, stipends, and pathways to paid positions as the campaign scales.

Commitment: 5–20+ hrs/week | 2–6+ months | Mostly remote with occasional in-person for events and productions.

We're looking for: Work ethic over credentials. If you're professional, adaptable, and ready to contribute — we want to hear from you.

📎 Apply here: https://form.jotform.com/250906792593064 📧 Questions: [Intern Info Email]

Jake Ryan is running for U.S. Senate in Oregon in 2026 — a candidate who actually says what he means. Come be part of something real.

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BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTIONS:  

Recruiter

Expands campaign human infrastructure through active outreach to interns, volunteers, affiliates, and operational personnel. Manages recruitment pipelines, tracks prospects, and coordinates onboarding handoffs.

Key traits: Persistent, strong communicator, high outreach volume, strong follow-through.

Fundraiser

Currently the only paid position via commission. Generates donor relationships, financial opportunities, and campaign revenue through outbound outreach, donor cultivation, and relationship management. Coordinates with Digital, Communications, and Finance on campaigns and compliance. May include commission. 

Key traits: Relationship-oriented, professional, persistent, comfortable with sensitive financial conversations.

Field Operations

Organizes and executes the campaign's physical ground presence — canvassing, rallies, volunteer deployment, event staffing, signage, and grassroots outreach. Coordinates with Scheduling, Recruiters, and Digital on deployment and execution.

Key traits: Energetic, strong leadership, organized, comfortable in fast-moving public environments.

Researcher

Provides campaign intelligence through policy research, opposition research, voter analysis, media monitoring, and performance analytics. Delivers briefings, reports, and factual support to leadership and all departments.

Key traits: Analytical, detail-oriented, objective, strong written communication, discreet.

Photographer / Videographer (3-5 slots available)

Captures, produces, and delivers photo and video content across events, appearances, social media, ads, and campaign documentation. Coordinates with Digital and Communications on content priorities and turnaround.

Key traits: Creative, fast turnaround, professional in public environments, strong visual storytelling.

ALL OF THE POSITIONS BELOW WILL BE REPLACED BY PAID STAFF, BUT MAY HAVE TEMP INTERN/VOLUNTEER AVAILABILITY. ONLY 1 SLOT AVAILABLE FOR THESE POSITIONS. 

Executive Assistant

Serves as the administrative and coordination extension of campaign leadership — managing communication flow, tracking action items, coordinating meetings, organizing documents, and ensuring follow-through across departments. Reduces leadership bottlenecks and protects bandwidth.

Key traits: Highly organized, discreet, strong follow-through, calm under pressure.

Digital Director / Social Media Manager

Manages the campaign's digital presence — content publishing, audience engagement, digital advertising, SMS/email outreach, analytics monitoring, and rapid-response deployment across all platforms.

Key traits: Creative, platform-savvy, fast execution, organized, data-aware.

Communications / Press Secretary

Manages external messaging, media relations, journalist outreach, press releases, interview coordination, talking points, and public narrative positioning. Primary owner of how the campaign communicates publicly.

Key traits: Strong writer, composed under pressure, media-aware, professionally disciplined.

Financial Operations / Compliance / Treasurer

Oversees campaign financial systems — contribution tracking, expense management, budgeting support, vendor payments, compliance administration, and reporting preparation. Ensures financial activity remains organized and compliant.

Key traits: Detail-oriented, trustworthy, organized, strong record-keeping, process-oriented.

Operations Director

Oversees internal operational infrastructure — workflow systems, accountability structures, SOPs, departmental coordination, and execution tracking. Ensures campaign operations remain organized, scalable, and efficiently executed.

Key traits: Systems thinker, strong leader, operationally disciplined, strong communicator.

Campaign Manager

Leads campaign-wide coordination, strategic alignment, departmental direction, and organizational cohesion. Primary bridge between leadership and all operational departments. Ensures the campaign remains strategically focused and effectively executed.

Key traits: Strategic, strong leader, politically aware, decisive, highly organized.

NOT YET REQUIRED:

Scheduling / Logistics Coordinator

Manages campaign schedules, travel, routing, venue logistics, and movement coordination for leadership and events. Ensures operational timing and execution remain organized and friction-free across departments.

Key traits: Highly organized, strong time management, adaptable, calm under pressure.