Open Positions

Annual Elections for LeadMN Student Leadership

Positions up for election:

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
5. Regional Representatives (7 regional representatives make up the LeadMN Board of Directors)
6. Board Chair
7. Board Vice Chair

Our President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary positions make up our Leadership Council. The Leadership Council is responsible for turning the vision and goals of our Board of Directors into reality by working hand-in-hand with fulltime staff.

LeadMN Regional Representatives make up our Board of Directors. There is one representative from each of our seven regions (Regional breakdown is linked here). Once the full Board is elected at the spring GA, there will be a second election for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board.

All positions run from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. All positions are paid. The detailed job descriptions with compensation information are linked above. During the academic year, monthly board, committee, and leadership meetings will be held on Thursdays between 2:00 – 4:00pm.

Elections Timeline and Information

March 2, 2026 at 12:00pm: Application form will be open and live
April 1, 2026 at 5:00pm: Application form will close
April 2-8, 2026: Social media campaign for all registered candidates
April 11, 2026 between 10:45am – 12:45pm at the Spring GA: Elections are held. All LeadMN students at the GA are eligible to vote.

Every candidate who submits their application by the deadline will be included in the printed voter guide provided to each attendee at the spring GA. They will also have their candidacy highlighted through LeadMN social media before the election takes place.

After the submission period closes, if a candidate is interested in running they can nominate themselves from the floor at the spring GA. However, they will not be included in the printed voter guide or in the social media campaign.

At the spring GA there will be a candidate meet-and-greet so everyone has an opportunity to speak with voters and connect about their platform. Once you submit your application, you will receive the meet-and-greet instructions.

Basic guideline for campaigning at the Spring GA:

• Each candidate will be given one table to serve as the campaign booth, and candidates may add any booth decorations in good taste. Decoration of the campaign booth is left to the imagination and discretion of the candidates, but displays behind the booth may not be higher than 8 feet tall. The depth of the booth cannot exceed 6 feet. Table spaces may NOT be equipped with electrical outlets.
• Booth spaces will be assigned alphabetically by last name within offices sought (i.e., all Presidential candidate booths will be located in the same section. A Presidential candidate whose last name begins with “A” would be assigned the first space in the row of Presidential candidate booths, and so forth…).
• Campaign booths need not be elaborate. No campaign materials are allowed to be posted on the hotel and convention center property. However, a candidate is allowed to bring corkboards, easels or other surfaces on which they can post campaign materials behind their booth.
• Candidates must respect the booth spaces of other candidates. Do not campaign in front of other candidates’ booths or be disruptively loud.
• Candidates will additionally be allowed to be featured in one LeadMN social media post about their campaign, subject to the capacity of LeadMN Staff.
• Candidates are responsible for removing decorations and materials from their campaign tables and for cleaning their assigned table spaces.

Please note: Candidates will be allowed to distribute campaign material. This material cannot be larger than 11” x 17”.

LeadMN Associate Positions

Each academic year, LeadMN provides opportunities for hands-on professional experience through our associate positions. These paid, part-time positions allow students from Minnesota State 2-year community and technical colleges to gain skills in an area of interest or professional pursuit.

Please use the buttons below to navigate to the position you are most interested in to read the job description and apply using our online application form. If you have questions about any of our internships or need assistance applying, contact LeadMN Campus Organizing Director Casey Snaza at.

All positions will start in mid-August 2026 and end in May 2027. Students can only hold one associate position during the academic year. Positions will open on March 5th and have a priority deadline of April 3rd.

Student Advocate Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 50 hours per semester or 10 hours per month. The Student Advocate is a remote/hybrid position. This opportunity is available to multiple students. 

About the Position
The Student Advocate position is a bridge between LeadMN and the 100,000+ students in the 2 year Minnstate Colleges. Their role is to be a point of contact between students in the region and LeadMN. This is a hands-on position that works with the Campus Organizing Directors to develop skills in leadership, advocacy, and organizing, as well as push past the barriers to drive community wide change. The student advocates will have the chance to recruit new students to our advocacy initiatives, voice the concerns of themselves and their communities, and take part in leadership development and advocacy workshops.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

System Advocate Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 40 per month or 125 per semester. The System Advocate is a remote/hybrid position. This opportunity is available to 2 students.

About the Position
The System Advocate position is a bridge between LeadMN and the 100,000+ students in the 2 year Minnstate Colleges. Their role is to be a point of contact between students in the region and LeadMN. This is a hands-on position that works closely with the Campus Organizing Directors to develop skills in leadership, advocacy, and organizing, as well as push past the barriers to drive community wide change.

The System Advocate will have the chance to voice regional issues noticed by themselves or other students, engage with system level change, and harness their advocacy skills to move campaigns forward. 

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Video Production Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 40 per month or 200 per semester. Some weekend and evening hours for LeadMN events are required. The Video Production Associate is a remote/hybrid position.

About the Position
The LeadMN Video Production Associate supports LeadMN’s communications and marketing efforts by producing engaging, student-centered video content for digital platforms. The associate will gain experience in developing narrative concepts, scripts, storyboarding, filming, and editing footage. 

The Video Production Associate will receive leadership training, and gain hands-on experience in digital storytelling, short and long-form content creation while contributing ideas to the organization’s communications strategies. 

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Website Operations Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 5 hours a month or 25 hours per semester. The Website Operations Associate is a remote/hybrid position. This position is available to 2 students.

About the Position
The LeadMN Website Operations Associates support the day-to-day maintenance and functionality of LeadMN’s website. This role focuses on small, recurring updates and light page-building rather than large-scale redesign or development work. It is ideal for someone looking for flexible work while gaining experience in nonprofit digital operations and web content management.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Scholarship Database Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 32 hours a month or 160 hours per semester. The Scholarship Database Associate is a remote/hybrid position. 

About the Position
The LeadMN Scholarship Database Associate assists in managing, maintaining, and updating our external scholarship database. This position will also support scholarship research and outreach efforts. 

The Scholarship Database Associate will receive leadership training, and gain hands-on experience in data entry, database management, data organization, and privacy best practices while contributing to an important resource for high school and college students.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Advocacy Storytelling Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 10 hours a month or 50 hours per semester. The Advocacy Storytelling Associate is a remote/hybrid position. 

About the Position
The LeadMN Advocacy Storytelling Associate supports LeadMN’s organizational storytelling with a focus on advocacy and policy stories. This role focuses on identifying and collecting student stories across a variety of mediums to amplify student experiences and real-world policy impacts.

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below. 

Policy Leadership Associate

This is a part-time, contract position with compensation of $18/hour with a maximum of 30 hours a month/ 150 hours per semester with some weekend and evening hours for LeadMN events required.  The Policy Leadership Associate is a remote/hybrid position. 

About the Position
The LeadMN Policy Leadership Associate supports LeadMN’s advocacy and public policy efforts by informing student policy and advocacy communications, supporting advocacy and policy components at LeadMN events, and by engaging in government relations work.

The associate will gain familiarity with the structure and process of lawmaking/policy development and to track the progress of a state legislative session from start to finish. They will also gain experience developing and planning policy communications, and take an active role in our LeadMN student Advocacy Committee

To read the full job description and apply, use the buttons below.