Hiring call | Campaigns and Advocacy Intern

We are looking for someone chronically online and fluent in internet culture to come join our team at FOSS United as a Campaigns and Advocacy Intern. Details of the role are listed below. Use the form towards the end to send in your application.

Key responsibilities

1. Support FOSS United’s campaigns:
2. Ideate, craft, and design crisp campaign messaging and creatives for various FU campaigns like (Forklore, IndiaRunsOnFOSS, FOSS101 and more)
3. Help manage FOSS United’s online presence across various platforms
4. Help shape the discourse around free and open source software in India
5. Contribute to FOSS United’s programs and events
6. Contribute to FOSS United’s flagship events - IndiaFOSS, FOSSHack, etc.
7. Assist with programming efforts around community meetups and partner events.

Who we are looking for

1. 0-1 year of experience doing this
2. Good creative writing skills and a sense of humour.
3. Knowledge of a regional language is a plus
4. Light video-making/editing skills would be a massive plus
5. Brownie points if you are chronically online and knee deep into internet culture.
6. And most importantly, you know how to have fun with the tasks at hand!
   

Finer print

1. Type: Full-time internship
2. Location: Remote/Hybrid
3. Duration: 3 months (ideally starting April 2026) with the possibility of extension into a fellowship on review
4. Stipend: INR 15k/month
5. Deadline: March 25 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis)
   

How to Apply and FAQs

1. Use this form to send in your application. You’ll need to attach your resume and a brief cover letter telling why you’d be a good fit and why you care about the FOSS ecosystem.
2. You will need to attach work samples to the form. In case you have no prior experience, you are still encouraged to apply.
3. We typically arrange a part-time volunteer engagement to assess promising candidates with no prior experience.
4. If your application looks good, we’ll reach out to you with the next steps!
5. In case you can't start in April, you are still encouraged to apply.
6. Using Gen-AI to write your application/cover letter is a terrible idea. Not now, not ever.