Campus Volunteer Intern

Job Description

Campus Volunteer Intern | Young Americans For Liberty (YAL)

The Tone:
This is a volunteer internship with Young Americans For Liberty (YAL), located remotely or at YAL HQ in Austin, TX. Young Americans For Liberty is the nation’s largest pro-liberty youth movement, building a network of activists to transform states into beacons of freedom through a “Build – Elect – Pass” model. This role is crucial for students and activists who want to build real momentum on campuses across the country, providing a hands-on opportunity to help run a nationwide grassroots organization and develop into future liberty leaders.

The TL;DR
• Role: Volunteer
• Type: Seasonal Intern (May 18, 2026 – August 14, 2026; up to 40 hours per week preferred)
• Location: Remote or YAL HQ in Austin, TX

• Team: Reports directly to the National Field Director with oversight from Regional Directors.
• Mission: Support recruitment, chapter accountability, petition campaigns, and the internal systems that keep YAL’s national campus network moving.
• Tech Stack: Google Workspace, YAL App

What You’ll Actually Do
• Activate & Convert: Contact marketing leads and prospective student leaders, guiding them through early activation steps and routing qualified individuals to Regional Directors, while tracking conversion data.
• Support Student Rights Campaigns: Monitor active campus petition campaigns for stagnation, track weekly signature progress, and assist in restarting efforts that have lost momentum.
• Reactivate Chapters: Audit inactive or underperforming chapters, contact inactive leaders to enforce accountability standards, and identify leadership bottlenecks.
• External Communication Triage: Process unsubscribe requests, route partnership inquiries, and respond professionally to complaints or disagreement emails, directing regional and national inquiries to appropriate teams.
• Campus Infrastructure & Systems: Create and maintain campuses within the YAL App, assist with campus branding systems and address verification, and support the Campus Department with internal documentation and operational tasks.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Alignment with Young Americans for Liberty’s mission and a strong interest in grassroots activism, leadership development, and the liberty movement.
• Experience: Confidence speaking with student leaders and activists, with a professional and respectful communication style.
• Skills: Organized and reliable with the ability to track outreach and follow through on tasks, a self-starter mindset and willingness to take initiative, and comfort using tools like Google Workspace while quickly learning new systems.