Program Coordinator, SCOTUSblog

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the role

Are you pretty sure youre going to law school but want to spend a year or two in the real world Do you have incredible attention to detail and enjoy manicuring Excel sheets in your spare time Do you consider yourself politically homeless these days Great!

Advisory Opinions hosted by Sarah Isgur with every-episode guest David French is hiring an early-career Program Coordinator to help turn great conversations into crisp useful products for listeners and readers.

Youll help shape every episode and extend its reach across our growing Dispatch Law portfolio including SCOTUSblog live events newsletters and new podcast collaborations.

This role sits at the intersection of editorial storytelling production logistics and project management. Youll start by building a twice-weekly newsletter and supporting AOs production and grow into managing special projects cross-show collaborations and live programming across Dispatch Law.

What youll do

Newsletter production & coordination (2x/week): Draft 300-500 word episode summaries pull quotes links case citations timestamps and Why it matters bullets. Build and send via our CMS/email platform.
Research & prep: Create briefs for hosts (case backgrounds primary sources past coverage guest bios) and propose smart follow-ups.
Guest & calendar logistics: Outreach scheduling across time zones confirmations and day-of coordination.
Data hygiene: Keep episode metadata transcripts and archives accurate and searchable; track newsletter and episode metrics.
Events & live programming: Support and eventually lead coordination for live shows summits and partner events (travel vendors run-of-show etc.).
Cross-show collaborations: Assist with planning and coordination for affiliated podcasts.
Special projects: Help produce live oral argument coverage days newsletter packages and cross-vertical campaigns.
Editorial operations: Build systems to keep Dispatch Law programming organized tracking calendars guests sponsorship deliverables and performance metrics.
Audience development: Collaborate with marketing and social teams to expand reach through clips transcripts and newsletter growth.

You might be a fit if you have

1-3 years experience in media law politics research or operations (internships count).
Exceptional attention to detail.
Strong writing voice for a smart legally curious audience; ability to summarize dense material quickly and accurately.
Calm proactive project management in a fast remote environment.
Comfort engaging diverse viewpoints and stakeholders.
Interest in law courts and the intersection of politics and legal culture.

$45000 - $55000 a year

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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