Video Production Intern

Job Title: Video Production Intern

Reports to: Media & Marketing Director

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 Video Production Intern will contribute to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by assisting within the Media & Marketing department. This position assists with:

• Preproduction support: research episode topics, guests, and relevant visuals; prepare notes and episode outlines.
• Scripting & formatting: draft episode scripts, segment cues, and social clip captions.
• Remote recording assistance: run virtual recording sessions (e.g. Zoom), monitor audio/video quality, troubleshoot basic tech issues.
• Audio editing: clean up dialogue (noise reduction, EQ, level matching), assemble multi-track sessions, and export final episode masters.
• Video editing: create episode video edits, picture-in-picture or speaker cuts, and repurpose long-form content into short clips.
• Managing the media folder within the ONC Google drive.
• Effectively communicate (Slack, Email, Zoom) and attend meetings.

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.

Compensation: This is not a paid position.

Benefits: Flexible schedule, college credit (where applicable), and resume-building experience.

The Video Production Team Lead should have the following skills, education, and experience:

• Working towards a degree in Film Production, Broadcast Journalism, Digital Media, Visual/Fine Arts, and/or related fields

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

• A self-starter willing to take initiative and meet deadlines

• Adobe Suite experience required

• Google Workspace experience preferred

• Ability to lead weekly Video Production team meetings

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

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

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.