Managing Editor
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Unpaid Managing Editor Intern coordinating writers, editors, and publication workflows. Supporting ONC’s youth-driven media and civic dialogue mission.
Responsibilities:
- Direct a team of writers and editors
- Assign work and manage the publication schedule
- Own the publication calendar and story pipeline across written formats
- Set deadlines and follow up when interns miss them
- Manage and revise “How-To” documents for publishing processes
- Chair weekly standing editorial meetings
- Attend Leadership and All-Staff meetings and provide updates
- Help HR recruit, interview, and onboard new contributors
- Train new editors and writers and establish standards for sourcing, process, and format
- Safeguard ONC’s nonpartisan positioning and branding
- Coordinate with Media & Marketing on joint projects
- Coordinate and develop other people more than producing original content
Requirements:
- 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
- Resume and cover letter required for application
- Cover letter of 500 words or fewer
- Cover letter must address experience, a time leading or coordinating a team project, availability over the next few months, and two changes to ONC’s Editorial Team
Benefits:
- Unpaid internship
- Remote work availability
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