The Dispatch

Social Media Manager

• Assist with daily publishing across social media platforms, including Instagram, X, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn
• Support The Dispatch’s Reddit strategy and community engagement efforts through post distribution, subreddit research, and active participation
• Identify, clip, edit, and publish compelling quotes and moments from Dispatch podcasts, videos, and editorial content across social platforms
• Support execution-heavy workflows tied to content creation and distribution
• Monitor social media trends relevant to politics, news, and culture to help identify opportunities for audience growth and engagement
• Assist with social media analytics and performance tracking
• Support internal projects and operational workflows that contribute to expanding The Dispatch’s social media presence and reach

Social Media Internship

Producer

• Manage episode approvals and maintain high production standards across the portfolio while respecting each show’s distinct voice and host-driven identity
• Review rough cuts and final episodes and provide constructive editorial and production feedback before publication
• Support day-to-day production across shows, including scheduling, booking logistics, recording coordination, post-production handoffs, and publication timelines
• Produce recordings, support tapings, edit episodes, or help prepare final deliverables
• Source, vet, book, and manage freelance editors, producers, engineers, shooters, and other production support; write clear assignment briefs
• Maintain a reliable roster of freelance and vendor support for overflow work, special projects, field shoots, and live events; track assignments to ensure work is delivered on time, within scope, and at the expected quality level
• Travel as needed for live events, field shoots, interviews, and special recordings; serve as on-site producer managing schedules, run-of-show details, venue communication, host and guest needs, and recording workflows
• Operate basic audio and video equipment including cameras, microphones, lights, and recording gear; capture footage, interview and b-roll, needed
• Create content and write and edit metadata that will perform well on social media
• Support development of new shows, special series, live events, and video-supported formats; translate creative direction into practical production plans, staffing needs, timelines, and budgets
• Help test and refine new formats, including pilots, reported segments, limited series, and video-supported projects, with downstream production needs in mind

Senior Producer

Journalist

• Write at least two reported pieces per week as part of a remote team, which includes conducting original interviews with multiple sources.
• File clean, fact-checked copy on strict deadlines, sometimes in less than 24 hours.
• Follow the news widely across U.S. and international sources, finding the stories and angles that differentiate TMD.
• Write entries for our “Quick Hits” and “In Other News” sections throughout the week, drawn from a broad range of global news sources.
• Share your reporting across social platforms, including in occasional short explainer videos produced in conjunction with The Dispatch’s multimedia team.

Social Media Internship

Senior Producer

Morning Dispatch Reporter