Job Opportunities
Member Services Assistant
The American Humanist Association, a national non-profit organization advocating progressive values and equality for humanists, atheists, and freethinkers, seeks an individual to assist with member communications, record-keeping, and general administrative duties. Starting salary is $32,000 annually. The AHA offers good benefits, including health insurance, and a 403(b) retirement savings plan. The American Humanist Association is an equal opportunity employer.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Answers incoming phone calls, general emails, and greets visitors to the building
- Performs database entries of incoming membership fees, contributions, and orders
- Orders and maintains office and building supplies
- Maintains copy room, reception, and conference areas in an organized manner
- Receives all parcel deliveries and distributes as needed
- Provides occasional upkeep to building grounds
- Assists with projects and mailings as needed
Requirements:
- Solid reliability and interpersonal skills
- Experience with database data-entry
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to lift packages up to 45 pounds
- Meticulous attention to detail
Ideal candidate:
- Experience with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge
- Capability to multi-task and initiative to take-on projects
- Familiarity and understanding of humanism and the freethought movement
To apply: Send resume AND cover letter to: memberservicesjob@americanhumanist.org
The AHA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to join our team. We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply for our open positions. We encourage you to explore our website for more information about humanism, the idea that you can be good without a belief in a god.
Internship Opportunities
The American Humanist Association has internships available year-round for students, recent grads, and volunteers in Washington, DC. Interns will develop a more comprehensive understanding of how a progressive, national nonprofit organization works, while gaining valuable skills for the future.
An internship at the AHA will provide an opportunity to support the organization’s current work: advancing humanist values and progressive issue advocacy, focusing on church-state separation, civil liberties, reproductive freedom, human rights, and equality.
Internships are currently available in following areas:
Communications Internship
The American Humanist Association is hiring a part-time communications intern for the upcoming Spring 2019 semester. This position is a great opportunity to be involved in the organization’s current work involving advancing humanist values and increasing public awareness of humanism.
The communications intern will:
- Conduct background research for opinion pieces and letters to the editor.
- Attend weekly pitch meetings and pitch and write articles for TheHumanist.com.
- Assist in implementing the American Humanist Association’s media strategy.
- Assist in developing the American Humanist Association’s 2019 media strategy.
- Assist in conducting an evaluation of organizational materials and copyediting.
- May assist in drafting press releases.
- Catalog organizational media relationships.
Applicants must be organized, self-motivated, reliable, and demonstrate an understanding of humanism and interest in progressive issues. Interns are expected to work at the American Humanist Association National Office, located at 1821 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC 20036 for 15-20 hours weekly.
Please send the following materials to Sarah Henry at shenry@americanhumanist.org:
- Cover letter, detailing your experience relevant to the position and your interest and background in secular humanism.
- Current resume.
- Writing sample (maximum 1000 words).
- Weekly availability.
Videography and Design Internship
The American Humanist Association is hiring a part-time videography and design intern for the upcoming Spring 2019 semester. This position is a great opportunity to assist the organization’s current work advancing humanist values and increasing public awareness of humanism.
The videography and design intern will:
- Assist in drafting, editing, and creating projects using Adobe Creative Suite.
- Help build creative video products for use across a variety of social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Assist on post-production tasks such as reviewing footage, making editorial decisions, tape logging, rough cuts, audio adjustment, color correction, and final editing.
- Make insightful, creative, and actionable recommendations on how to improve content and campaigns.
- Match produced video content to existing American Humanist Association brand standards.
Applicants must be organized, self-motivated, reliable, and demonstrate an understanding of humanism and interest in progressive issues. Interns are expected to work at the American Humanist Association national office, located at 1821 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC, and travel and shoot at a variety of locations within the DC metro area for a combined 10-15 hours weekly starting January 7.
Please send the following materials to Sarah Henry at shenry@americanhumanist.org:
- Cover letter, detailing your experience relevant to the position and your interest and background in secular humanism.
- Current resume, including knowledge and/or access to specific equipment.
- Video sample.
- Weekly availability.
Legal Internship
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center accepts interns year-round. To be considered for the Spring of 2019, please apply by December 31, 2018. The AHA’s legal arm, the Appignani Humanist Legal Center, handles constitutional litigation and church-state separation cases, with clients ranging from parents and students to federal inmates.
The legal intern is primarily responsible for researching and writing legal memoranda and assisting in litigation under the supervision of the legal center’s attorneys. The intern may also be assigned the task of investigating new complaints, maintaining case files and submitting public records requests. Learn more here!