Social Media Intern, Fall 2026
Remote
Job Summary
Publish daily across X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit by scheduling newsletters, podcasts, and videos tailored to each platform. Cut clips from reporting and podcasts, adapt stories for native formats, and monitor comments and DMs to surface audience themes to editorial. Bring three to five new content ideas weekly and report on platform metrics to identify what performs. Join the weekly editorial call to understand story context. Work remotely with flexible hours from September 8 through December 18, 2026, at 15 to 20 hours per week. This internship serves as a pipeline into our growing social function, offering direct experience with a subscription news business.
Required Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or a recent graduate
- At least one year running social for something other than a personal account: a club, a campus publication, a campaign, a small business, an internship
- Fluency with how each platform actually behaves, and a real point of view on what performs where
- An eye for the quote, clip, or framing that will travel
- An understanding of The Dispatch and its role in the new media ecosystem
- Basic comfort with graphic design or video editing tools, or the willingness to get there quickly
- Genuine interest in politics and policy, and enough news literacy to know when something matters
- Comfort working independently and moving fast when a story breaks
- This is a paid, part-time internship running approximately September 8 through December 18, 2026, at 15 to 20 hours per week
- Hours are flexible and scheduled around your classes and other commitments
- The role is remote
- We have an office in Washington, D.C., and if you happen to be in the area you are more than welcome to work from it
Desired Qualifications
- Publish daily across platforms
- Schedule and post the day's pieces, newsletters, podcasts, and videos across X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit
- Make platform-native content
- Cut clips
- Own community engagement
- Report weekly
- Bring ideas
- Three to five new format, platform, or content ideas each week
- We will actually try them
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