Careers

Managing Editor, Energy World

The National Interest seeks a managing editor to lead its forthcoming energy channel, Energy World, which will launch in January 2025. The channel will cover the collision between great power competition and the evolving global energy system, including political, economic, and technological competition for energy and related commodities and technologies; changing patterns of fossil fuel supply and demand; established and emerging clean energy technologies such as nuclear, advanced nuclear, and renewable energy; energy access, reliability, affordability, and security; energy-related trade and investment; and climate change politics, policy, and diplomacy.

Responsibilities:

- Commission articles and review unsolicited submissions

- Edit and post articles daily

- Write articles regularly

- Conduct and post video/audio/print interviews with experts, businesses, NGOs, and policymakers

- Organize periodic in-person and virtual panel discussions

- Monitor energy-related developments domestically and internationally; plan content accordingly

- Build and maintain contacts in the energy/climate sector domestically and internationally, including with experts, businesses, NGOs, and policymakers

- Ensure high professional standards in editing, writing, argumentation, and evidence in published material

Qualifications:

- BA in journalism, politics, economics, international affairs, science/engineering, energy, or related fields

- 5 years of journalism or related experience, including 3 years working on energy/climate issues

- Outstanding English-language writing and editing skills

- Knowledge of international and domestic energy policy, technology, and markets

- Knowledge of international affairs

- Eager to work in a small, fast-paced team

- Willing to work in The National Interest’s Washington DC office regularly 

- Authorized to work in the United States

To Apply:

Please submit a resume, cover letter, salary requirements, and an energy-related writing sample (in a single PDF document, entitled FirstName_Last_Name_Managing_Editor.pdf) to [email protected]. The National Interest will review applications on a rolling basis.

Assistant Editor, Energy World

The National Interest seeks an assistant editor to support its forthcoming energy channel, Energy World, which will launch in January 2025, and to help to produce other content as needed. The channel will cover the collision between great power competition and the evolving global energy system, to include political, economic, and technological competition for energy and related commodities and technologies; changing patterns of fossil fuel supply and demand; established and emerging clean energy technologies such as nuclear, advanced nuclear, and renewable energy; energy access, reliability, affordability, and security; energy-related trade and investment; and climate change politics, policy, and diplomacy.

Qualifications:

- BA in journalism, politics, economics, international affairs, science/engineering, energy, or related fields

- 1-2 years journalism or related experience, including 1 year working on energy/climate issues

- Outstanding English-language writing and editing skills

- Familiarity with international and domestic energy policy, technology, and markets

- Familiarity with international affairs

- Eager to work in a small, fast-paced team

- Willing to work in The National Interest’s Washington, DC office regularly

- Authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities:

- Review unsolicited submissions

- Edit and post articles daily

- Support video/audio/print interviews with experts, businesses, NGOs, and policymakers

- Support periodic in-person and virtual panel discussions

- Monitor energy-related developments domestically and internationally

- Assist Energy World managing editor

- Ensure high professional standards in editing, writing, argumentation, and evidence in published material

- Other editorial and programmatic duties as needed

To Apply:

Please submit a resume, cover letter, salary requirements, and an energy-related writing sample (in a single PDF document, entitled FirstName_LastName_Assistant_Editor.pdf) to [email protected]. The National Interest will review applications on a rolling basis.

Internships

Are you a great writer and a better editor? Do you have an eye for snappy headlines and acute attention to detail? Can you name all three legs of the nuclear triad? If so, it’s your lucky day: the National Interest is looking for remote editorial interns on a rolling basis.

[Applications are open for the Spring 2025 Semester.]

Outstanding candidates will, above all, have a strong command of the English language. Furthermore, the perfect candidate will be familiar with TNI’s work and steeped in at least some of the national security issues with which the magazine contends—particularly the Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, Middle East, NATO, defense technology, and counterterrorism.

We are looking for someone able to work individually for approximately 20 hours a week, but who can also work as a part of a team on special projects such as symposiums.

Interns will learn about the inner workings of digital publication while being immersed in the relevant foreign policy debates and come away with a portfolio of published articles.

Responsibilities:

• Copyediting (under the auspices of Chicago, TNI house style, and common sense)

• Fact-checking

• Headline generation and photo selection

• Social-media management

• Writing for TNI’s website

• Brainstorming and executing symposiums

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program or a recent graduate (qualified undergraduates may be considered)

• Exceptional editing skills

• Sensible fact-checking instincts

• Social-media savvy (Facebook and Twitter, especially)

• Background in international relations, political science, national-security studies, regional studies, etc. (preferred)

Compensation:

• TNI’s editorial interns will come face to face with the intricate, volatile, vibrant world of online publishing and political commentary

• The opportunity to write for our worldwide audience of millions of readers

• A virtual seat at the Center for the National Interest’s various events

• This is an unpaid internship, but TNI can provide the necessary paperwork to get school credit

Interested applicants should send the following attachments (as a single PDF File with your last name in the title) to Mr. James Himberger [email protected]:

• A cover letter

• A one-page résumé

• Two writing samples, no longer than 1,000 words each

• Include an indication of your potential start date and days of availability