Moderate Writer Intern

Job Title: Moderate Writer Intern

Reports To: Core Content Team Lead and the Managing Editor

Job Description: 

The Moderate Writer Intern contributes to ONCs mission of providing nonpartisan news opinions and policy solutions by completing essential tasks in the Core Content Department. The Moderate Writer Intern will focus on writing political content for ONC including but not necessarily limited to highquality OpEds and Policy Proposals for ONCs website. Though Writers will be responsible for producing their own content the process will be very collaborative with lots of political discussion in a respectful nonpartisan environment. Exceptional writers may be given the opportunity to help write a book that will be published by ONC. In addition to ensuring that diverse content appears on the site this intern will participate in podcasts events and other assignments as needed. Furthermore this intern must ensure that ONCs commitment to nonpartisanship ideological diversity and civil debate is evident in all published work. The Core Content Writers will consist of conservative progressive and moderate writers and the team will continue to focus on our 8 policy areas Governance Economics Infrastructure Healthcare Foreign Policy and Defense Justice and Public Safety Social Issues and Science Environment and Technology. This intern must have interest and experience in at least one of these areas preferably two or three. The Core Content Department will meet on Fridays at 6:30pm (EST) with all writers mentors the Core Content Team Lead and the Managing Editor. Lastly Applicants must submit a writing sample with their application.

This position is remote with work primarily conducted over Zoom and Slack so applicants must be comfortable coordinating in a remote environment and are expected to maintain a high level of communication. This intern must commit to at least the end of the Spring semester (August 30th 2025). However many people choose to extend their internship past the amount of time they initially committed to provided their performance meets the required standards.

Benefits: Flexible schedule college credit professional networking and resumebuilding experience.

Compensation: This is not a paid position.

Responsibilities:

• Create consistent content for the website with a team of core content writers.
• Ensure ONCs commitment to nonpartisanship ideological diversity and civil debate is reflected in all published work.
• Participate in civil dialogue with conservative progressive and moderate writers focused on our 8 policy areas: Governance Economics Infrastructure Healthcare Foreign Policy and Defense Justice and Public Safety Social Issues and Science Environment and Technology.
• Participate in podcasts events and other tasks as needed.

Qualifications :

Requirements: The Moderate Writer Intern should have the following skills education and experience:

• This role would be particularly good for those working towards a degree in Political Science Journalism English or Literature Public Policy Media Studies International Relations and/or related fields
• Exceptional writing skills are required (English)
• Proficient verbal communication/speaking skills are a plus
• Responsive consistent and effective communicator even during conflict
• Experience in policy research political commentary political science or a related domain preferred
• Enthusiasm for ONCs mission and values including a willingness to participate in polite debate with people of diverse and opposing political perspectives
• Ability to work remotely and on their own schedule in order to make deadlines
• Google Workspace experience preferred
• Ability to attend the weekly OrganizationWide (mandatory) meetings
• Ability to attend weekly (Friday) Core Content Department (mandatory) meetings
• Must be authorized to intern in the U.S.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

**Must submit writing sample with application

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Intern