Cultural Ambassadors Summer 2025 Internship

Title: Cultural Ambassadors Summer 2025 Internship

Department: Communications

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has fueled the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of more than $50 million and won the respect of law firms worldwide. Our global pro bono network includes over 2,100 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 125 law firms, contributing over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services annually. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org

The Job: The Center for Reproductive Rights partners with a diverse cohort of artists, athletes, storytellers, and other cultural figures to raise the profile of the Center, reach new audiences, energize existing supporters, help advance the Center’s legal and policy objectives and amplify the mission and the narratives of the reproductive rights movement around the world.

This internship is best for someone who is passionate about both reproductive rights and popular culture. You will support the team by suggesting and researching potential new Council members—we’ll be very interested in your insights into who is relevant to our audiences across various pockets of culture; organizing and maintaining contact information and other team databases; designing presentations; liaising with our social media team; brainstorming and helping to execute engagement tactics for members of the Cultural Ambassadors Council.

Ideally, you are well-versed in both Excel and PowerPoint (or similar), are a good researcher, and are creative and able to thrive in dynamic work setting—there’s no such thing as a typical week, our tasks vary widely. 

The position will be based in the Center’s New York City office. Covid-19 vaccination is required for all US-based interns of the Center.

Compensation: There will be a small stipend available for this internship.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights.

Center policy on visa sponsorship for U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.

 · A current undergraduate student

· Well-versed in Excel and Powerpoint

· Strong research skills

· Creative mindset

· Able to thrive in a dynamic work setting