About the role#
The Media & Marketing Writer Intern helps our team create clear, engaging content that supports our nonpartisan mission. You will turn research and ideas into concise writing across multiple formats. This role involves working with writers, podcast producers, and designers to ensure our messaging remains accurate and effective.
What you'll do#
- Write and revise short-form content for various Media and Marketing projects.
- Create copy, summaries, and promotional material for Care to Converse content.
- Develop Thursday Terminology posts that explain policy and civic terms in simple language.
- Write and edit podcast episode titles, summaries, and promotional copy.
- Adapt longer source material into short scripts, captions, and audience-facing blurbs.
- Proofread content for grammar, tone, factual accuracy, and mission alignment.
- Collaborate with the team, incorporate feedback, and meet deadlines.
What you'll need#
- Strong writing and editing skills, with a focus on short-form content.
- Ability to summarize complex information clearly.
- Good judgment regarding tone, audience, and nonpartisan communication.
- Interest in fields like media, marketing, public policy, or civic engagement.
- Dependable communication and the ability to work independently in a remote setting.
- Pursuing or holding a degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or Political Science.
Location & details#
- This is a remote position.
- The internship is unpaid.
- We accept applications on a rolling basis.
- You must commit through the end of the current semester, with potential for extension based on performance.
About Our National Conversation (ONC)
Our National Conversation is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2021, the group produces educational materials and operates a media outlet to address political partisanship. It employs 82 people. The organization focuses on promoting solutions to national challenges through public dialogue.
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