openDemocracy recruits people from a wide variety of backgrounds with a broad span of experience and skills from editorial to marketing, web design to event organising. We are a small company and do not always have paid work available, but when we do, we encourage applications from anyone who thinks they might enjoy the challenge of a busy independent high quality web magazine. We also have unpaid internships available for those looking for experience in the media. If you would like us to keep your CV on file for future recruitment, please send an email to: jobs(AT)opendemocracy.net

• openDemocracy.net: Marketing and Fund-raising intern
• openDemocracy.net: Publishing interns
• US politics: Editorial interns
• Terrorism and security: Editorial interns
  

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openDemocracy.net: Marketing and Fund raising interns

We are looking for a student intern to help with fund-raising.This is a paid internship, looking for 1 to 2 days per week.

You will do desk and telephone based research on funders as well as make initial approaches to them about openDemocracy. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate that you can be successful in a skill that will stand you in good stead for your entire career. You will be reporting to the Editor-in-Chief.You do not have to be based in London and you can tele-work for this internship. It will be useful but not essential that you spend a couple of days at the start of the internship in London. You will get to talk to some of our current funders and you will gain an understanding of how money raising in the charity sector works. Please send an email introducing yourself, your interest in oD and CV to tony dot curzonprice at opendemocracy.net

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openDemocracy.net: Publishing interns

openDemocracy is currently looking for freelance publishing interns to help with the daily maintenance of our major website. We are looking for highly motivated, reliable, flexible and committed individuals to maintain our high standards of producing quality content on the net. A good knowledge of global current affairs and the current news agenda, plus demonstrable interest in web publishing is preferred.

The ongoing internship is on a part-time, casual basis with a minimum requirement of five hours per week. Candidates must be able to work remotely.

Interested? Email your CV along with a covering letter explaining how you could contribute to: Julian Stern at julian.stern(AT)opendemocracy.net.

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openUSA: Editorial interns

openUSA, oD's section on the American presidential campaign, is looking for part-time interns capable of quick, responsive writing. Responsibilities include aggregating relevant news and opinion stories, providing succinct analysis, and online publishing and marketing.

Demonstrated writing ability and some experience with web-based publishing required. Knowledge and familiarity with US politics are required. Backgrounds in political sciences, history, anthropology, development studies, and cultural studies are preferred. This is a writing-intensive internship.

Applicants must be able to work remotely.

Interested? Email a CV (max. two pages), a writing sample (max. 1200 words), and a cover letter to Kanishk Tharoor at kanishk.tharoor(AT)opendemocracy.net, subject: "openUSA editorial intern application".

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terrorism.openDemocracy: Editorial interns

We are looking for interns to help with the production of terrorism.openDemocracy's regular "security briefings".The ongoing internship is on a part-time, casual basis witha minimum requirement of half-a-day per week. Candidates must be able to workremotely.

The successful candidate will have an interest in terrorism and security related issues, be a strong writer, and have some experience of website management and HTML coding. Please note that this is a writing-intensive internship.

Interested? Email a CV (max. two pages), a mock security briefing modeled on ones already published (archive available here), and a cover letter to Kanishk Tharoor at kanishk.tharoor(AT)opendemocracy.net, subject: "toD editorial intern application".

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OurKingdom: Editorial interns

OurKingdom, an exciting, fast-growing section of oD focussing on the political and constitutional future of Britain, is looking for editorial interns. The internship will be for a minimum of ten weeks on a part-time, flexible basis with a minimum requirement of ten hours per week. Candidates must be able to work remotely.

Interns will write, edit and commission short articles on themes relevant to OurKingdom (see about OK) as well as being involved in the daily upkeep of the site. Successful candidates will have a proven interest in UK constitutional and democratic affairs and be a strong writer keen to gain experience in web publishing. Some knowledge of HTML and website maintenance is also useful.

If interested please email a CV, brief cover letter and a writing sample on recent news suitable for OurKingdom (the style should be journalistic rather than academic and max 500 words) to guy.aitchison(AT)opendemocracy.net including "OK intern" in the subject line.

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Please note: openDemocracy is usually only able to cover travel and basic expenses during internships.