Policy Counsel, Washington D.C. area - Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit digital library seeking a mission-driven Policy Counsel to develop and implement policy and advocacy strategies promoting access to knowledge and information, with a focus on copyright, digital ownership, open research, and other digital library issues. This position is full time, based in the Washington D.C. area, and reports to the Senior Policy Counsel. The Policy Counsel will play a key role in developing and implementing Internet Archive’s government affairs and policy advocacy strategies in the U.S. and E.U., and in building relationships with policymakers and across the public interest field. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Internet Archive policy and advocacy strategy;

• Build relationships with key policymakers in the U.S. at the federal, state and local levels, as well as in the E.U. as needed;

• Build relationships across the library and public interest communities and work in coalitions with various stakeholder groups to develop priorities and strategies;

• Research and draft responses to various government actions and inquiries on topics relevant to the Internet Archive;

• Draft Internet Archive policy and advocacy materials; and

• Represent the Internet Archive’s positions in the media, and at meetings, conferences and other relevant forums

Qualifications and Skills

• A J.D. and licensed to practice law;

• Five or more years of relevant policy‐related experience including with legislative efforts on technology or copyright policy; 

• A history of advocacy in the public interest is a plus;

• Demonstrated ability to develop creative advocacy strategies, and build partnerships with a wide range of organizations and constituencies; 

• Experience working in coalition with a wide array of stakeholders;

• Experience drafting legal and advocacy documents such as policy briefs and model legislation; 

• A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with different audiences;

• A willingness and ability to learn complex technological and legal issues quickly; and

• Must be enthusiastic about, and motivated by, Internet Archive’s mission to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge

About the Interview Process

We will accept applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis. The interview process may include a written assessment and interviews with our team, virtually or in person.

About the Internet Archive: 

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit digital research library with an ambitious mission: to provide universal access to all knowledge -- the books, music, images, audio, television, websites and software of our shared human culture. Our 90 engineers, archivists, librarians, and team members have built one of the top 300 websites in the world, https://archive.org/. Internet Archive digitizes thousands of books a day and collects a hundred million web pages a week. Over the past 25 years, our team has built one of the largest digital libraries in the world serving millions of people worldwide by working with hundreds of libraries, archives, museums, universities, and non-profits around the globe.

Benefits & Perks:

The Internet Archive is a remote first workplace and provides a comprehensive benefits package including; PTO, paid holidays, and medical benefits. Depending on where you live, we also provide these additional benefits; dental, vision, health savings accounts, flex spending accounts, commuter benefits, short term disability, long term disability and retirement programs.

At the Internet Archive, we believe we do our best work when our employees bring together diverse ideas. Members of all groups under represented in the tech industry and library world are strongly encouraged to apply. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.