Research & Policy Intelligence Associate/Intern

Daemo AI — Research & Policy Intelligence Associate  

Part-Time · Internship · Remote

About Us

We're a San Francisco-based AI startup building private intelligence tools for government affairs and public policy firms. Our platform is already deployed with Public Affairs firms, helping them automate legislative tracking, policy monitoring, and client intelligence. We're backed by top-tier VC investors and growing.

The Role

We're looking for a sharp, curious, research-minded person to help us understand the government affairs landscape from the inside out — and turn that understanding into pipeline. This sits at the intersection of policy research, market intelligence, and strategic outreach. You'll be working directly with the founders.

What You'll Do

• Research federal and state lobbying firms, map their client rosters, identify decision makers, and build targeted prospect lists
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments to understand what DC firms are dealing with day-to-day — this directly informs how we build and sell the product
• Help craft outreach messaging that speaks the language of lobbyists, policy researchers, and government affairs professionals
• Analyze publicly available data (e.g. LDA filings, OpenSecrets, Congress.gov) to enrich our understanding of the market
• Contribute to client-facing materials — briefings, one-pagers, and research memos
• Sit in on client and prospect calls to absorb context and identify patterns across firms

Who You Are

• Strong interest in public policy, political science, international relations, economics, or a related field at a top university
• Genuinely interested in how government affairs, lobbying, and public policy work in practice — not just in theory
• Comfort working independently with minimal supervision
• Attention to detail in data collection and analysis
• Strong writer who can synthesize complex policy information into clear, concise language
• Comfortable with ambiguity — this is a startup, not a structured internship program
• Resourceful researcher who knows how to find information that isn't easy to find
• Great Bonus: familiarity with tools like Apollo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM platforms, and programming/engineering.
• Great Bonus: experience on the Hill, in a lobbying firm, in a campaign, or at a policy think tank

Details

• 5-15 hours/week, flexible schedule
• Hourly compensation
• Remote-friendly, with a preference for candidates in the Cambridge, MA, DMV, or Bay Area/Stanford, CA areas
• Direct access to the founding team— you'll learn how an early-stage startup operates from the inside
• Potential to convert to full-time based on performance, company needs, and mutual fit

To Apply

• Send your resume and a brief note on why this interests -->

• If you have writing samples, policy research, or anything you're proud of — include it.
• Make sure to go check out & follow the Daemo AI LinkedIn page