Climate Justice Intern - City of Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment (Internship)
Description:
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Position Description
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The City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) is looking for two dynamic interns to assist with climate and environmental justice initiatives. This role is ideal for a student eager to build professional skills at the intersection of communications, community engagement, and public policy while working alongside passionate leaders advancing equity and sustainability across the city!
OSE develops and implements citywide environmental policies and programs to build a sustainable, equitable, and carbon-neutral Seattle. Our work centers on frontline communities that have been most impacted by environmental and racial injustices. As a cross-departmental partner and policy innovator, we lead initiatives that ensure every Seattle resident can live in a clean and healthy environment.
As a Climate Justice Intern, you will help move this mission forward by contributing to high-impact engagement efforts. Responsibilities include supporting two advisory boards that shape the City’s climate justice agenda, coordinating youth- and Indigenous-led assemblies, and collaborating with Environmental Justice Fund grantees. This position also plays a key role in developing accessible public communications such as newsletters, blog content, flyers, and digital media. From staffing events to drafting communications, managing community bulletins, or capturing key decisions during meetings, this role offers the chance to be hands-on, creative, and connected to meaningful public service.
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Job Responsibilities
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Here is more about what you’ll be doing:
- Coordinate communications and logistics for advisory board meetings and community events.
- Draft, design, and publish newsletters, flyers, blog posts, and social media updates.
- Track engagement activities and synthesize community-generated recommendations.
- Support Environmental Justice Fund coordination, including grantee outreach and grantmaking logistics.
- Take clear, detailed meeting notes and help maintain shared content calendars.
- Collaborate on in-person learning sessions and help prepare materials and visuals.
- With other OSE Staff, represent the City at occasional evening and weekend events.
In this internship, you’ll learn how to:
* Design engaging public content (print & digital)
* Coordinate inclusive community engagement activities
* Track and support real-time City decision-making
* Work with climate and equity leaders across Seattle
Skills/Eligibility:
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We’re looking for someone who is:
- A strong writer & creative communicator
- Organized, flexible & proactive
- Interested in local level environmental justice & community work
- Comfortable working with diverse people and perspectives
Tools you might use: Canva, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, social media, and the City’s content management system.
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Qualifications
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Applicants must be currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students in an accredited program. Preferred areas of study include Public Administration, Urban Planning, Environmental Studies, Communications, Public Health, Social Work, or Marketing.
- Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA.
- Graduate students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.