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Polestar works with Independent candidates, helping them with everything from targeting, mail, direct voter contact, fundraising, and strategic communications.<\/p>\n<p>Both volunteers and internships will be based in Colorado Springs and will run from September through\u00a0November 15th.<\/p>\n<p>To volunteer, email \u00a0<u><a href=\"mailto:kristina@polestarpolitics.com\">kristina@polestarpolitics.com<\/a><\/u><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for an internship, please submit a resume and short writing sample as PDFs with \u201cInternship\u201d in the subject line to\u00a0<u><a href=\"mailto:kristina@polestarpolitics.com\">kristina@polestarpolitics.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enthusiastic<\/li>\n<li>Hard-working<\/li>\n<li>Detail oriented<\/li>\n<li>Resourceful<\/li>\n<li>Creative and outside-the-box thinking<\/li>\n<li>Confident in speaking to voters and people from different walks of life<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to inject new ideas, not just execute old ones<\/li>\n<li>A strong desire to transform a broken political system<\/li>\n<li>Reliable transportation and a willingness to travel to meet with candidates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Essential Responsibilities May Include: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Empowering new volunteers to join the movement by attending local events and \u201cMeet &amp; Greets\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Navigating the candidate\u2019s social media pages in a way that effectively engages members of the community online<\/li>\n<li>Training volunteers to canvass and make phone calls to voters<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging movement supporters to engage as donors through research and outreach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polestar Inc., a turn-key political consulting firm for Colorado State Legislative candidates, seeks passionate part-time and full-time interns to join our Colorado Springs team. 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