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Conservative Writer Intern

Our National Conversation (ONC) · Los Angeles, CA · 3 wk ago
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We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have company description and job description. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content. We have: - Company description: could be "About the role"? Actually "Company Description" maybe "About the role" or "About the company". The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use "About the role" for description of role. Or "About the company"? Probably "About the role" is appropriate. We have responsibilities listed: bullet points after "Responsibilities:" line. So we need a Responsibilities section with
  • . We have Qualifications: bullet list after "Qualifications". Also there is "Additional Information" about EEO which we should drop (boilerplate). Also "Compensation: This is an unpaid internship." That's Pay section? It says compensation: unpaid internship. Should we include Pay section? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state compensation: unpaid internship. So we should include a Pay section with that info. Benefits: "Benefits: Flexible schedule, college credit, professional networking, skills and resume-building experience." So we include Benefits section. Schedule: Not explicitly stated, but there is mention of weekly meetings on Friday at 6:30pm EST, and flexible schedule. Could we infer schedule? The posting says "Flexible schedule" under benefits, and also mentions weekly meetings. Should we include Schedule section? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does not explicitly state a schedule like "Schedule: Part-time, 20 hrs/week". It mentions weekly meetings and flexible schedule. Might be considered schedule info? Probably we should not create a Schedule section unless explicit. Safer to omit Schedule. We also have "This intern must commit to at least the end of of the current semester." That's maybe duration, not schedule. Could be considered schedule? Probably not. We have "This position is remote, with work primarily conducted over Zoom and Slack". That's maybe location/remote, not a section. We have "Applicants must submit a writing sample with their application." That's application instruction, which we should remove (boilerplate). Also "Lastly, Applicants must submit a writing sample with their application." Remove. We have "This intern must have interest and experience in at least one of these areas, preferably two or three." That's qualification. We have "The Core Content Department will meet on Friday’s at 6:30pm (EST) with all writers, mentors, the Core Content Team Lead, and the Managing Editor." That's schedule info but maybe we could put under Responsibilities? Actually it's a requirement/meeting. Could be part of Qualifications? Might be better as a separate "Schedule" section? But we said only if explicitly stated. It is explicitly stated: meeting time. However the instruction says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state meeting time, which is schedule-related. So we could include a Schedule section with that info. But we also have flexible schedule under benefits. Might be okay to include Schedule with the weekly meeting time. But we need to avoid filler like "not specified". We have specific meeting time. Thus we can include Schedule section with that info. Now we need to decide headings: About the role (company description + job description summary?), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly Skills? The qualifications list includes skills; we could combine Qualifications and Skills? The instruction says use headings like Skills separate. But we can decide to include Qualifications and maybe Skills if we have distinct skill list. The qualifications list includes: degree fields, exceptional writing skills, verbal communication, responsive communicator, experience in policy research, enthusiasm for mission, ability to work remotely, Google Workspace experience, ability to attend weekly Organization-Wide meetings, ability to attend weekly Core Content Department meetings, authorized to intern in U.S. That's a mix of qualifications and skills. We could put them under Qualifications. Or we could split: Qualifications (education, experience) and Skills (writing, communication, etc.). But to keep simple, we can have Qualifications section covering all. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Conservative Writer Intern". Good. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, confidentiality, etc. We must not include application instructions (writing sample). Remove. We must preserve all substantive information. Now produce HTML fragment:

    About the role

    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. The Conservative Writer Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by completing essential tasks in the Core Content Department. The Conservative Writer Intern will focus on writing political content for ONC, including but not necessarily limited to high-quality OpEds and Policy Proposals for ONC’s website. Though Writers will be responsible for producing their own content, the process will be very collaborative, with lots of political discussion in a respectful, nonpartisan environment. Exceptional writers may be given the opportunity to help write a book that will be published by ONC. In addition to ensuring that diverse content appears on the site, this intern will participate in podcasts, events, and other assignments as needed. Furthermore, this intern must ensure that ONC's commitment to nonpartisanship, ideological diversity, and civil debate is evident in all published work. The Core Content Writers will consist of conservative, progressive, and moderate writers, and the team will continue to focus on our 8 policy areas, Governance, Economics, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Foreign Policy and Defense, Justice and Public Safety, Social Issues, and Science, Environment and Technology. This intern must have interest and experience in at least one of these areas, preferably two or three. The Core Content Department will meet on Friday’s at 6:30pm (EST) with all writers, mentors, the Core Content Team Lead, and the Managing Editor. Lastly, 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 current 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.

    But note we moved meeting time and remote info into About the role; we might also put meeting time in Schedule section. Let's separate. Better: About the role: company description and role summary (excluding schedule details). Then Schedule: weekly meeting time. Responsibilities: list. Qualifications: list. Benefits: list. Pay: unpaid. Let's extract: Company description paragraph: OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION (ONC) seeks to reduce partisanship... (first paragraph). Then job description: The Conservative Writer Intern contributes... up to "This intern must have interest and experience in at least one of these areas, preferably two or three." That's part of role description. We could keep all in About the role except schedule and responsibilities. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's craft About the role as a concise paragraph summarizing the role and company, not including the bullet responsibilities. We'll include:

    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. The Conservative Writer Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by completing essential tasks in the Core Content Department, focusing on writing political content such as OpEds and Policy Proposals for the website, collaborating with a diverse team of writers, and participating in podcasts, events, and other assignments as needed. The intern will help ensure ONC's commitment to nonpartisanship, ideological diversity, and civil debate is reflected in all published work and may have the opportunity to assist in writing a book published by ONC.

    That captures substantive info. Now Responsibilities: we have bullet points after "Responsibilities:" line: - Create consistent content for the website with a team of core content writers. - Ensure ONC's commitment to nonpartisanship, ideological diversity, and civil debate is reflected in all published work. - Participate in civil dialogue with conservative, progressive, and moderate writers focused on our 8 policy areas: Governance, Economics, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Foreign Policy and Defense, Justice and Public Safety, Social Issues, and Science, Environment and Technology. - Participate in podcasts, events, and other tasks as needed. We'll put those in
    • . Qualifications: after "Qualifications The Conservative Writer Intern should have the following skills, education, and experience:" then a paragraph with bullet-like sentences separated by line breaks? Actually it's a paragraph with line breaks? The text: "This role would be particularly good for those working towards a degree in Political Science, Journalism, English or Literature, Public Policy, Media Studies, International Relations, and/or related fieldsExceptional writing skills are required (English)Proficient verbal communication/speaking skills are a plusResponsive, consistent, and effective communicator, even during conflictExperience in policy research, political commentary, political science, or a related domain preferredEnthusiasm for ONC’s mission and values, including a willingness to participate in polite debate with people of diverse and opposing political perspectivesAbility to work remotely and on their own schedule in order to make deadlinesGoogle Workspace experience preferredAbility to attend the weekly Organization-Wide meetingsAbility to attend weekly Core Content Department meetingsMust be authorized to intern in the U.S." We need to split into list items. We'll create
      • for each distinct qualification. List: - Working towards a degree in Political Science, Journalism, English or Literature, Public Policy, Media Studies, International Relations, or related fields. - Exceptional writing skills (English) required. - Proficient verbal communication/speaking skills are a plus. - Responsive, consistent, and effective communicator, even during conflict. - Experience in policy research, political commentary, political science, or a related domain preferred. - Enthusiasm for ONC’s mission and values, including a willingness to participate in polite debate with people of diverse and opposing political perspectives. - Ability to work remotely and on their own schedule to meet deadlines. - Google Workspace experience preferred. - Ability to attend the weekly Organization-Wide meetings. - Ability to attend weekly Core Content Department meetings. - Must be authorized to intern in the U.S. Now Benefits: "Benefits: Flexible schedule, college credit, professional networking, skills and resume-building experience." We'll list: - Flexible schedule - College credit - Professional networking - Skills and resume-building experience Pay: "Compensation: This is an unpaid internship." We'll put

        This is an unpaid internship.

        under Pay heading. Schedule: we have "The Core Content Department will meet on Friday’s at 6:30pm (EST) with all writers, mentors, the Core Content Team Lead, and the Managing Editor." Also mention flexible schedule but that's in benefits. We'll put schedule as:

        Weekly Core Content Department meetings on Fridays at 6:30 PM EST.

        Now we need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO, confidentiality, application instructions, etc. We must not include "Lastly, Applicants must submit a writing sample with their application." Remove. We must not include "All your information will be kept confidential according to

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