Position Objective: 

As an advanced intern for peta2—PETA's Youth Program, you will strive to make the world a kinder place for animals by inspiring young people to raise their voices against injustice. This is your opportunity to help change the world! peta2 Advanced Interns help create content for peta2's social media presence, travel to protests and events to represent PETA, assist with various projects throughout PETA to help animals, and have an exclusive chance to work behind the scenes on campaigns at the largest animal rights group in the world! 

In addition to being a vital part of PETA’s work, we ask that our Advanced Intern build their own animal-rights related campaign to focus on over the duration of the internship—which we’ll help you with as long as you need, even after the internship is over.

Term of Employment:

Role to take place for 3 months, starting May 2026. Dates flexible. 

Minimum weekly hours: 16; maximum weekly hours: 24. 

Hours must be worked Mon-Fri, during typical business hours 10:30 am-7 pm ET.

Responsibilities of a peta2 Advanced Intern:

Forward our youth activism, the trends most popular with Gen Z and Gen-Alpha, working on projects spanning social media, celebs, bands, and pop culture. 

• Help create content for the peta2 Instagram and TikTok

• Research and report back on youth movements, causes engaging Gen Z and Gen Alpha, social media trends, and more to inform peta2’s outreach 

• Assist with building peta2 campaigns to reach other people

• You may work on guided projects behind the scenes, such as building peta2.com. 

• Attend peta2 brainstorming and campaign meetings with ideas noted ahead of time

• Organize animal rights protests in your community at one of our campaign targets or another location of your choosing

• Work on a local/university-wide animal rights campaign of your choice! 

• You may record an internship testimonial with the help of peta2’s social team 

• Travel to attend PETA protests and peta2 outreach tours when possible

• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

• Interest in outreach, animal liberation, animal advocacy, and public speaking required 

• We need someone who's in the know about popular social media. If you're a pro at Instagram or TikTok, let us know! 

• We’re looking for interns who are organized, reliable, and committed to completing tasks responsibly and meeting deadlines 

• You'll need solid writing skills, including excellent grammar and sentence structure, and knowledge of animal rights issues and popular culture

• You should have an interest in outreach, being an activist, and be willing to participate in actions for animals

• Solid organizational skills and attention to detail will help you keep everything on track while juggling multiple projects and due dates. We're looking for someone with strong time management skills and who isn't easily stressed in a fast-paced environment. Remember: This is supposed to be fun! Many people say that they "thrive under pressure," but this position has no shortage of deadlines, so you must really be able to crank out high-quality work within short timeframes.

• Shh! Can you keep a secret? All the cool, confidential projects that you'll be working on while interning will be under lock and key until they're released, which means no social media updates about them. Got it? 

• Naturally, you'd need to be committed to the objectives of the organization, and living a vegan lifestyle would be part of this. How else would you know who really makes the best vegan cheese?

• Other than having a passion for animal rights and a "go get 'em" attitude, that's it for desired qualifications. Apply now—we can't wait to meet you! 

The hourly pay range for this position is $10.00 - $21.65 per hour. The ultimate hourly pay within this range that will be offered to a qualified candidate will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and the cost of living in the area in which the candidate will live and work. 

A list of benefits available to qualified employees is available here.

Application Deadline: 

Applications for this position will be accepted until February 26, 2026.

We may fill this job opening before the deadline if we find a qualified candidate.