Spring 2027: Public Affairs Intern, Global Corporate Affairs and Public Policy

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Our Spring internship is a 10–12 week program running from approximately February through April.

About our Emerging Talent Program: 

Intuit invests in Emerging Talent because fresh perspectives strengthen our products and teams. The program is backed by a culture that values curiosity and collaboration, and you'll be supported by dedicated managers and mentors who are invested in your growth. As an intern or co-op, you'll work on meaningful projects with business impact, many centered on AI and emerging technologies, and contribute to driving  decisions. You'll build skills through function-specific learning opportunities, connect with a global community of interns and co-ops through dedicated programming and social events, and get exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional work across Intuit's product ecosystem. Learn more about our Intern and Co-op Program here.

About the Team

Intuit Global Corporate Affairs and Public Policy (GCAPP) serves as the voice of Intuit customers with policymakers. As part of the Legal, Compliance, and Policy Organization (LCPO), GCAPP leads Intuit’s engagement on public policy and regulatory issues that affect the business, its customers, and the broader financial technology industry. Our work spans a range of policy areas, including financial services, artificial intelligence, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, payments, taxpayer empowerment, bank partnerships, and small and mid-market business growth.

GCAPP offers internships across two distinct focus areas: Public Policy and Public Affairs. The focus area of this opportunity is Public Affairs. 

Our internships provide hands-on exposure to in-house corporate public policy operations. Interns will work closely with experienced professionals and gain practical insight into how public policy priorities inform business decision-making in a fast-paced, global technology company.

This internship will be located in Washington, DC. Candidates must be located in Washington, DC for the duration of the internship to be considered.

Responsibilities

The focus area of this internship is Public Affairs. Reporting directly to a manager of GCAPP’s Global Public Affairs team in Washington, DC, you will support GCAPP’s public affairs priorities and be assigned duties and tasks that may include:

• Strengthen and support paid and earned media campaigns and strategies that build Intuit brand awareness, highlight public policy priorities of the company’s customers, engage policy audiences, effectively reach key opinion leaders, and build Intuit executives’ visibility.
• Work with external creative and PR agencies to establish research-driven goals and actionable insights to drive measurable impact by market. 
• Maintain and refresh content for Intuit Global Corporate Affairs web properties to help feed into paid media campaigns.
• Develop content for GCAPP internal newsletter emails and manage newsletter sends and performance. 
• Infuse creative thinking to help drive greater integration across GCAPP and across Brand, Marketing, and Corporate Communications teams. 

Qualifications

Applicants currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program will be strongly preferred. Strong applicants will demonstrate:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively, to pay close attention to detail, and to manage multiple tasks while delivering a high standard of work quality.  
• Expressed interest in public affairs or corporate affairs work.
• Experience working on digital marketing campaigns and/or press and media communications (public affairs or public policy sector experience is a plus). 
• Moderate to advanced proficiency with AI tools, Google Suite, Slack, MailChimp, and other SaaS apps. 

This internship will be located in Washington, DC. Candidates must be located in Washington, D.C. for the duration of the internship to be considered.

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is: $40 -55 (per hour) in WDC, and varies based on education and location.

Salary : $40 - $55