Public Relations (PR) Intern

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.

Job Title: Public Relations (PR) Intern

Reports To: PR Team Lead, Director of Marketing, COO, and CEO

MISSION STATEMENT

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.

Job Description: The Public Relations Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by completing essential tasks within the Media department. This intern will be responsible for sending out outreach emails to potential partners, journalistic foundations, and media outlets, as well as coordinating and scheduling meetings between ONC and external organizations. This intern will work closely with the PR Team Lead and Director of Marketing, while also working independently.

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 the end of the Fall semester (December 20th, 2024). 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 resume-building experience.

Compensation: This is not a paid position.

Responsibilities:

• Email and network with potential partners, journalistic foundations, and media outlets.

• Research and contribute to our outreach lists.

• Partner with the Social Media team to develop content as necessary.

• Consistently monitor PR metrics and growth.

• Communicate with the PR Team Lead, Director of Marketing, COO and CEO effectively.

The Public Relations (PR) Intern should have the following skills, education, and experience:

• Working towards a degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Journalism and/or related fields

• Responsive, consistent, and effective communicator, even during conflict

• A self-starter who is willing to take initiative and complete tasks

• Ability to work remotely and on their own schedule in order to make deadlines

• Google Workspace experience preferred

• Ability to attend the Organization-Wide meetings every other week

• Ability to attend weekly Media department meetings

• Must be authorized to intern in the U.S.

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