Current Job openings at The Conversation U.S.

Apply by March 9, 2026

Pay: $15/hour, 40hr/ week, 10 weeks

Location: Primarily remote. Option for local interns to work in New York City or Boston for in-person meetings. We generally pay for a visit to Boston to meet most of our team.

The Conversation U.S. is hiring a paid summer intern to join the audience engagement team in support of our unique model of nonprofit journalism. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Help us amplify and share our journalism through thoughtful audience engagement strategy.
• Create and post social media — including short-form video — to assist in reaching new audiences and loyal readers.
• Learn SEO tips and tricks to drive readership, and other best practices for online news.
• Lead one audience engagement-focused project from idea to completion. 
• Contribute to wider media business and audience development efforts, including newsletter growth and data analysis.

You will be helping to power, distribute and expand the reach of The Conversation’s  noteworthy journalism. From creating videos to implementing SEO best practices to thinking about the reader experience on our website and across platforms, we strive to deliver quality news written by experts across the digital landscape in a way that is accessible, digestible and true to the audiences we serve.

• Has a genuine interest in social media and digital marketing, and an eagerness to learn and experiment. 
• Is familiar with major social media platforms (including emerging platforms) and their features. 
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills and a knack for crafting engaging content. 
• Has basic knowledge of social media analytics and reporting. 
• Has a familiarity with social media management tools and scheduling platforms.
• Has experience shooting and editing social video. 
• Experience in journalism (either through coursework, extracurriculars, other internships or jobs) is preferred but not required.
• Is available to work for 10 weeks, likely between June 8, 2026, and Aug. 14, 2026.

This is a paid position that will begin in early June 2025. 

To apply, please email your resume and a statement of interest (including links to your personal or professional social media accounts) to Us-internships@theconversation.com. Applications are due March 9, 2026.

The Conversation began publishing in the U.S. in 2014 and is an independent, nonprofit publisher of news written by academic experts and researchers. All of our stories are written by faculty from U.S. colleges and universities and edited by our team of editors for the general public. Authors write on their specific area of expertise, while our editors make sure all stories are accessible, informative and of interest to a general reader.

TCUS stories are published by a huge range of news outlets including The Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Gatehouse and McClatchy newspapers, LiveScience, the Cobb County Courier, Punxsutawney Spirit,  and Nice News. The stories also get wide distribution through The Associated Press, Yahoo! News, Apple News, Substack and Medium. In 2024, our stories received more than 130 million pageviews on our website and through republication. The Conversation is published daily on our own site at theconversation.com, and we are active on social media on BlueSky, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Mastodon, Threads, and TikTok.

The Conversation U.S. is deeply committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups – including people who are Black, Latine, Asian American, Native, LGBTQ+ or veterans of the armed services – to apply.

Katrina Aman, katrina.aman@theconversation.com. 

Please email your resume and a statement of interest (including links to your personal or professional social media accounts) to Us-internships@theconversation.com. Applications are due March 9, 2026.

Apply by March 9, 2026

Pay: $15/hour, 40hr/ week, 10 weeks

Location: Primarily remote. Option for local interns to work some days with our local editors in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Denver depending on where you are based.

The Conversation U.S. is excited to hire a summer editorial intern who wants a deep dive into our unique model of journalism. This intern will support our local news team as they work with academics on stories explaining our complicated world. 

Our local news desk covers South Florida, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Philadelphia. Please apply only if you are based in one of these cities or states.

This is a paid position. You will work collaboratively with our editors to set goals that will build on your experience and help you learn new skills. These may include reporting, taking photos, finding and evaluating research, corresponding with academics, conducting outreach to local newsrooms and editors, factchecking material and contributing to our newsletters. You'll shadow editors and receive one-on-one coaching from a supervisor. 

We plan to gather our interns in Boston where you will learn more about The Conversation and have an opportunity to explore the city. We will cover the expenses for this trip.

• Be curious about local news.
• Be a college senior, master’s student or recent graduate interested in a career in journalism.
• Have some prior experience in journalism either through coursework, extracurriculars, other internships or jobs.
• Be available to work for 10 weeks, likely between June 8, 2026, and Aug. 14, 2026.

The Conversation began publishing in the U.S. in 2014 and is an independent, nonprofit publisher of expert research and news analysis. All of our stories are written by faculty and researchers from U.S. colleges and universities and edited by our team of journalists. Authors write on their specific area of expertise, while our editors make sure all stories are accessible, informative and of interest to a general reader.

TCUS stories are published by news outlets including The Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, CNN, Scientific American and Univision. The stories also get wide distribution through The Associated Press, Yahoo! News and Apple News. We averaged 10 million pageviews per month to articles in late 2025. The Conversation Local is published daily on our own site at theconversation.com/us/local.

The Conversation U.S. is deeply committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups – including people who are Black, Latino/a, Asian American, Native, LGBTQ+ or veterans of the armed services – to apply.

Send cover letter and statement of interest addressed to Emily Costello to us-internships@theconversation.com.