Trilogy Interactive

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Advocacy / Grassroots

Trilogy Interactive

***FINALIST APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: All applicants are required to submit a resume (one page), statement of interest (one page), and two references by the application deadline. If selected as a finalist, applicants to this host organization may be required to submit the following additional materials directly to the host organization after the application deadline:

  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Writing Sample

LOCATIONS: Washington D.C., Berkeley, CA, Chicago, IL

FORMAT: Our office is able to host an IN-PERSON or REMOTE intern (depending on mutual preference). We would love to have an intern in our DC office.

TIME ZONE: Eastern, Central, Pacific

WORKING HOURS: The intern needs to keep the same business hours as our office.

INDUSTRY: Advocacy / Grassroots

ABOUT US: Trilogy is a full-service agency at the forefront of digital politics and advocacy. For more than a decade, we’ve built movements, won elections (and awards), and shaped what’s possible — not just online, but in the world.

We don’t just have great ideas — we have the operational excellence to put them to work. With us, you’ll get powerful, dynamic, holistic digital strategy executed by experts, including: 

  • Strategists who design a custom plan to meet your goals using the right mix of owned, paid, and shared media
  • Writers, designers, and video editors who nail your message and enhance your brand
  • Media planners who reach your target audiences on the platforms they actually use
  • Producers who build flawless emails and crunch data to optimize performance
  • Web designers and developers who bring your vision to life

RESPONSIBILITIES & PROJECTS: Fellowships may include the following duties, depending on department:

  • Performing quality assurance testing on email blasts, social media posts, and digital ads
  • Drafting copy for use in blast emails, social media, and online advertising programs
  • Pulling performance metrics and preparing reports for clients
  • Exploring and implementing with new digital tools
  • Managing and maintaining clients’ online presences
     

SPECIALIZED SKILLS: Ideal candidates will have an interest in and familiarity with electoral politics and campaigning, as well as an interest in the rapidly evolving field of digital marketing. We look for candidates with strong communication skills, good attention to detail, a sense of curiosity, and a willingness to explore new ideas. For our production and media fellowships, being comfortable working with data is important.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: We have three offices across the country but are also fully equipped to have a remote intern (as we have remote staff). Full time staff are hybrid (2 days in office/week); interns will be able to attend networking happy hours, office lunches, and other activities. We also have a lunch and learn series where department leaders go in-depth about their specialty.

EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE: 

  • Access to High-Speed Wi-Fi
  • Personal Laptop
  • Wed Camera

     

2019 Intern Reflection:

Interning at Trilogy has opened my eyes to a whole variety of knowledge that is required in the digital strategy sector. In my time here so far, I’ve created revenue reports in excel, built emails with IBM, and sat in on client calls. I’ve worked in Adobe Indesign, locked down ad marketing basics, drafted social media posts -- and that’s just a taste. Through learning these technical skills, I’ve also had a lot of opportunity to further engage myself in the political realm and access people who know a lot about how political campaigns function behind the scenes. The people at Trilogy are warm and many are young and passionate about progressive social causes. Trilogy fosters an environment where people can share and learn from each other, not just through consistent internal meetings but also by constantly sharing with coworkers news articles and social posts they’ve seen throughout the day. As the digital realm only grows increasingly important in every part of our lives (including politics), interning at a firm like Trilogy will introduce you to the corner of political strategy that is sure to become a cornerstone in the coming ages.

JuHye Mun '22

2018 Intern Reflection: 

Trilogy Interactive is an incredible place to work. The members of the Trilogy team are hard-working and efficient, yet relaxed and always ready to have a laugh. So far, I have had the opportunity to work on a variety of different projects, each supervised by different people in the office. Projects so far have involved data analysis, background research, email building on software such as silver pop using HTML and CSS, drafting emails for mailing lists with over 120,000 people, working on advertising for non-for-profit organisations, and brainstorming tweet ideas for prominent political figures, amongst others.

Along with each project comes different challenges, but the supportive Trilogy members are always more than willing to help. I am very grateful for the skills that Trilogy Interactive has taught me, and am glad I have had the opportunity to contribute to a bigger goal of creating social change and propelling movements. I could not recommend this internship more highly, especially for anyone who is interested in digital campaigning, and gaining a greater insight into politics behind the scenes.

Sarah Tisdall '20

2017 Intern Reflection: 

From my first day at Trilogy, I was welcomed into the office with warmth and kindness. The office culture at Trilogy, a start-up in Berkeley California, is extremely friendly and hard-working. Because the company is relatively small, I had opportunity to get to know everyone, and their roles and responsibilities within Trilogy. It was phenomenal to have the chance to meet with almost everyone in the office for a training on their work, which ranged from advertising to social media to project management to email production (for political candidates, sitting senators and non-profits). And, through these trainings, I was able to understand the entire company as a whole and thus better figure out the best role for me during my internship.

Since Trilogy is a start-up, I was able to work on a host of different projects that focused on everything from political research, to data management, to web development to email drafting and editing for clients. Trilogy works with a range of political candidates and non-profits, which allowed me the chance not only to be versed in national politics and policy, but local politics as well.

I recommend this job to anyone who wants to combine their love for technology with their passion for politics. I recommend this job to self-starters and motivators. Trilogy gives you the freedom to focus your work on what your passionate about, choosing a long-term project that best fits your expertise when you are not working short-term projects the team needs help with or in meetings with political candidates and non-profits.

I am so happy I was able to spend my summer at Trilogy, learning skills, such as client management, political research, effective fundraising techniques and web development that will serve me throughout my schooling and career. Could not recommend Trilogy enough!

Melia Henderson '19