OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION (ONC) seeks to reduce partisanship and promote effective solutions to America’s challenges. Powered by America’s youth, we host a media outlet, produce educational materials and facilitate dialogue intended to make America a better country.
The Editorial Team Lead directs a team of writers and editor's, assigns the work, holds the schedule, and is accountable for the ONC publication pipeline. Most of the work is coordinating and developing other people rather than producing your own content.
WHAT YOU WOULD DO
Own the publication calendar and the story pipeline across written formats
Set deadlines and follow up when interns slip up
Manage and revise “How-To” documents to teach new interns quickly about existing processes for publishing content at ONC
Chair standing editorial meetings weekly
Attend Leadership meetings and All-Staff meetings to provide updates
Help HR recruit, interview, and onboard new contributors
Train new editors and writers and set the standards on sourcing, process, and format
Safeguard ONC's nonpartisan positioning and branding
Coordinate with other teams, such as Media & Marketing, for opportunities to do joint projects
This is an unpaid internship
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Writing or editing experience in any setting: professional, academic, student publication, or news organization
Ability to edit for argument and structure, in addition to grammar and style
Experience coordinating a group toward a deadline
Comfort giving direction and holding people to their commitments
Sound judgment about sourcing, attribution, and factual accuracy
Demonstrated follow-through on sustained commitments
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
TO APPLY
Send a resume and a Cover Letter of 500 words or fewer covering your experience, a time you led or coordinated a team project, your availability over the next few months, and 2 things you would change about how ONC’s Editorial Team is run.