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 Community Events Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by networking, planning, and hosting speaker series for ONC interns as well as the external community. This intern is also responsible for developing the College Campus Initiative at ONC which fosters conversations on college campuses that spotlight political tolerance and tangible solutions. This includes reaching out to and communicating with mentors in various fields, ONC advisors, college clubs, and college campuses. The Community Events intern will network and conduct outreach with potential speakers and schedule the logistical details of events.
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 semester. 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:
Assist with the planning and execution of ONC booths and networking opportunities on College campuses.
Collaborate with the Director of Community Events, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and CEO to plan out ONC College Chapters.
Complete deliverables and ensure that team milestones and deadlines are reached.
Network and complete outreach with potential mentors and experts in their field.
Handle all scheduling for Community’s Speaker Series that will be broadcast internally and externally.
Update ONC Eventbrite with event information and schedule through our Zoom.
The Community Events Intern should have the following skills, education, and experience:
Interest in Event Management or working towards a degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Public Relations, Political Science or other related fields
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English) are required
Responsive, consistent, and effective communicator, even during conflict
Ability to work remotely and on their own schedule in order to make deadlines
Eventbrite experience preferred
Google Workspace experience preferred
Ability to attend weekly Organization-wide meetings
Ability to attend weekly Community Department meetings
Must be authorized to intern in the U.S.
Include a one-page Cover Letter submitted with application
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Interest in event management or pursuit of a degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Public Relations, Political Science, or a related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Responsive, consistent, and effective communication, including during conflict
- Ability to work remotely and independently while meeting deadlines
- Ability to attend weekly organization-wide meetings
- Ability to attend weekly Community Department meetings
- Authorization to intern in the United States
- Eventbrite experience
- Google Workspace experience
- One-page cover letter submitted with application
What We Do
Our National Conversation (ONC) is a nonpartisan news platform and non-profit organization that seeks to reduce partisanship and promote effective solutions to America's challenges. Powered by youth, the organization hosts a media outlet, produces educational materials, and facilitates dialogue intended to make America a better country, serving as a trusted source of fair, accurate, and balanced information about politics and public policy.
