Communications and Content Intern

District of Columbia, USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive CNTI’s media outreach and content production as a journalism-focused assistant, supporting journalist outreach, social content, and strategic monitoring.

  • Draft social content and contribute to CNTI’s newsletter and external content.
  • Must-have: Demonstrated writing ability with AP style and Canva/Adobe tools.
  • Standout: Video editing skills (CapCut/Premiere Pro) and collaboration with a distributed CNTI team.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Draft social media content based on CNTI output
  • Create media lists and assist with journalist outreach
  • Track news related to CNTI’s issue areas to inform CNTI’s strategic approach
  • Contribute to CNTI’s monthly newsletter and other external content
  • Other tasks as needed

Requirements

  • Demonstrated interest in journalism and related tech
  • Prior experience contributing to organizational social media channels
  • Experience with Canva, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator (for social media graphics and infographics)
  • Video editing and voice-overs, including familiarity with CapCut, Premiere Pro, iPhone image/video editing
  • Familiarity with AP style
  • Strong interpersonal / communicative skills to connect with (distributed) CNTI team and others
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • Solid writing and editing skills
  • Currently enrolled in, or a recent graduate of, a journalism, communications, or related degree program

Preferred

  • experience with Muck Rack
Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI logo

Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI

The Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI), an independent global research center, seeks to encourage independent, sustainable media, maintain an open internet and foster informed public policy conversations.

Founded in 2023
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
13 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
8.2%
Direct
60%
Referral
6.8%
Social
23.1%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (15% of company)