Current Openings

Accounting Assistant, Finance and Administration

Assistant Director, International Security Program

Senior Fellow (Politics), The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East

C. Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Finance and Growth

Assistant Director, Outreach and Public Programs, Office of Development and External Relations

The Atlantic Council is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are based on merit and business needs and not on race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law. The Atlantic Council complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodation for handicapped and disabled employees.

Application materials will be carefully reviewed, and interview decisions will be based on how closely an applicant’s background and experience match the needs of the open position. Due to the large volume of resumes, we are unable to personally acknowledge each applicant; only those selected for an interview will be personally contacted.

No phone calls, please.

Internships

The Atlantic Council offers internships during the fall, spring, and summer semesters.  Please see our Internships Page for application information.

Immediate Internship Openings:

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS - PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Candidates should be able to commit to 30-40 hours per week for approximately 3 months. Start and end dates are negotiable, but are generally based on the college semester system (fall, spring, summer). This position is unpaid.

Public Affairs Intern tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Act as supporting role to Assistant Director of Communications
• Assist with day-to-day fielding of media requests
• Assist with design of marketing materials
• Track and report mentions and influence
• Research and maintain media contact databases
• Draft press releases and advisories as needed
• Monitor current events, political appointments, and high-level visitors to DC for Council public speakers' series or other events
• Staff Council events that are open to the press

Full details for the position can be found here. Please send your cover letter, resume, and writing sample to internship@acus.org.

EDITORIAL OFFICE - SOCIAL MEDIA

The Atlantic Council is seeking a candidate with a passion for international relations and excellent social media experience for its Social Media Internship.

The intern will provide support to the Managing Editor in managing the Council’s Facebook accounts and blogs.

The intern will be expected to regularly work with programs and centers, attend assigned Council events, and generate summaries of them for the website.

The internship requires demonstrated writing skills and/or web experience. Graduate students or recent master’s degree recipients will be strongly favored. Published material in print or on the web is an advantage. The ideal candidate will have a background in some combination of the following: international security; European and transatlantic relations; comparative politics; and global business and economics.

Full details for the position can be found here. Please send your cover letter, resume, and writing sample to internship@acus.org.

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS - MEMBER RELATIONS

The Office of Development and External Relations (OER) seeks a talented and motivated intern to assist the Atlantic Council in strengthening its member relations (including board, corporate, and individual members). While the intern will focus on this area, h/she will also gain exposure to OER’s other two divisions: outreach and fundraising, and events.

Candidates should be able to commit to 30-40 hours per week for approximately 3 months. Start and end dates are negotiable, but are generally based on the college semester system (fall, spring, summer). This position is unpaid.

Full details for the position can be found here. Please send your cover letter, resume, and writing sample to internship@acus.org.

WEB DEVELOPER

The Atlantic Council is seeking an enthusiastic graduate student, or exceptional undergraduate student, with excellent web skills for its Web Developer Internship. The intern will provide support to the Managing Editor in web design projects and in the overall maintenance of the Council’s website.

The ideal candidate will have a strong command of HTML and experience with Drupal, WordPress or other web content management systems.  Knowledge of PHP, CSS and/or XML is highly desirable.  The Atlantic Council is a foreign policy think tank, so an interest in international relations is beneficial also.

The internship is unpaid.  Interns are expected to commit between 20 and 35 hours per week of their time for at least three months.  To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to internship@acus.org.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

We are currently seeking Interns for the Executive Office of the President, which oversees all activities of the Council.  Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with the President and CEO, assisting with a variety of substantive research projects.  Research tasks will include work on an upcoming book, and writing, preparing meeting briefings, assisting with speech writing and talking points, and several other important day-to-day tasks.  Administrative duties will also be required.  

The ideal candidate will have superior research and writing skills, strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and the ability to produce quality work while meeting deadlines.  While this position is non-paid, the Intern will gain valuable skills, experience, and knowledge of the foreign policy landscape.

To apply, please send your resume, cover letter and writing sample to internship@acus.org.