Our National Conversation (ONC)
Our National Conversation (ONC)
51 – 200 Employees
B2CMediaNon-profit
Our National Conversation (ONC) is a nonpartisan nonprofit media platform focused on improving how Americans engage with politics and public policy. Through its work, ONC creates space for thoughtful, civil discussion across differing viewpoints and encourages people to move beyond hyper-partisan debate toward a more informed and constructive national conversation.

Remote Editorial Lead Intern (California)

Lead writers, publication schedules, and editorial standards as an intern with Our National Conversation. Support its mission to reduce partisanship and promote solutions through youth-driven media.

Description

  • Manage the publication calendar and story pipeline across written formats
  • Set deadlines and follow up with interns who miss them
  • Maintain and update publishing process guides
  • Lead recurring weekly editorial meetings
  • Share updates at Leadership and All-Staff meetings
  • Support HR with recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding contributors
  • Train editors and writers, setting standards for sourcing, process, and format
  • Protect ONC’s nonpartisan position and brand
  • Coordinate joint projects with the Media and Marketing teams

Requirements

  • Writing or editing experience, whether professional, academic, with a student publication, or at a news organization
  • Ability to edit arguments and structure as well as grammar and style
  • Experience coordinating a group to meet a deadline
  • Comfort directing others and holding them accountable for commitments
  • Sound judgment in sourcing, attribution, and factual accuracy
  • A record of following through on ongoing commitments

Benefits

  • Unpaid internship
  • Remote work available
  • EEO protections and confidential handling of applicant information

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