Summer Editorial Intern

Job Description

The Conversation U.S. is hiring a paid summer intern to join the editorial team in support of our unique model of nonprofit journalism. 

Period of Internship: Summer

Pay : $15/hr

Job Type: Internship

Hours per week: 40 hrs

Location: Primarily remote. Option for local interns to work in New York City or Boston for in-person meetings. 

Application due date: March 7, 2025 

Required Degree/Major: All majors

Contact: Alpa Pandya, Executive Assistant - Board Liaison,email Alpa with any questions at alpa.pandya@theconversation.com. 

How to apply: Please email your resume and a statement of interest (including links to your personal or professional social media accounts) to alpa.pandya@theconversation.com.

THE CONVERSATION
The Conversation began publishing in the U.S. in 2014 and is an independent, nonprofit publisher of news written by academic experts and researchers. All of our stories are written by faculty from U.S. colleges and universities and edited by our team of editors for the general public. Authors write on their specific area of expertise, while our editors make sure all stories are accessible, informative and of interest to a general reader.

TCUS stories are published by news outlets including The Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Scientific American and Univision. The stories also get wide distribution through The Associated Press, Yahoo! News and Apple News. In 2024, our stories received more than 130 million page views on our website and through republication. The Conversation is published daily on our own site at theconversation.com, and we are active on social media on BlueSky, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Mastodon, Threads, TikTok, Truth Social and Nostr.

The Conversation U.S. is deeply committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups − including people who are Black, 

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
The Conversation U.S. is excited to hire a summer editorial intern who wants a deep dive into our unique model of journalism. Ours is not your traditional newsroom, and this is not your traditional writing internship. This job will be focused in large part on editing local news stories from academics. 

This is a paid position. We will train you to seek out interesting and timely research that matters to readers either in Philadelphia or Detroit. Preference will be given to candidates with a connection to these cities.

You’ll learn how to help scholars explain important ideas to a general reader by working collaboratively with our editors. You’ll shadow editors; attend weekly virtual talks and education sessions with established journalists; meet professional writers and journalists; and receive one-on-one coaching from a supervisor. You will be responsible for editing weekly assignments, doing editorial research and other projects.

HOW TO APPLY: Applications are due March 7, 2025. Please email your resume and a statement of interest (including links to your personal or professional social media accounts) to alpa.pandya@theconversation.com, with a subject line : EDITORIAL INTERN (LOCAL NEWS PROJECT) 

Job Requirements

YOU SHOULD: 

• Be curious about local news.

• Be a college senior, master’s student or recent graduate interested in a career in journalism.

• Have some prior experience in journalism (either through coursework, extracurriculars, other internships or jobs).

• Be available to work for 10 weeks, likely between early/mid June 2025, and Aug. 16, 2025. 

THE CONVERSATION .

TCUS stories are published by news outlets including The Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, CNN, Scientific American and Univision. The stories also get wide distribution through The Associated Press, Yahoo! News and Apple News. In 2020, TCUS stories received more than 200 million total reads. The Conversation is published daily on our own site at theconversation.com. The Conversation U.S. is deeply committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups − including people who are Black, Latino/a, Asian American, Native, LGBTQ+ or veterans of the armed services − to apply.
 

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