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Summer Intern: Economic Innovation and Editing

CompanyAEI
LocationWashington
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 9, 2025
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will assist with administrative maintenance of the AEIdeas blog and provide editorial assistance for Senior Fellow James Pethokoukis’s writing projects and podcast interviews. This includes editing posts, formatting content, and collecting policy information.
Internship Type
other
Company Size
953
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Who we are: The American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. The work of our scholars and staff advances ideas rooted in our belief in democracy, free enterprise, American strength and global leadership, solidarity with those at the periphery of our society, and a pluralistic, entrepreneurial culture. How we do it: We are committed to making the intellectual, moral, and practical case for expanding freedom, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening the free enterprise system in America and around the world. Our work explores ideas that further these goals, and AEI scholars take part in this pursuit with academic freedom. AEI operates independently of any political party and has no institutional positions. Our scholars’ conclusions are fueled by rigorous, data-driven research and broad-ranging evidence. Our work: Our scholars not only engage in research that focuses on today’s most critical challenges but also look ahead to ideas and issues that have yet to be widely recognized. AEI scholars pursue innovative, independent work across a wide array of subjects. From economics, education, health care, and poverty to foreign and defense studies, public opinion, politics, society, and culture, our experts drive the competition of ideas.
About the Role

Overview

The American Enterprise Institute seeks an intern for the AEIdeas blog. The intern will have two primary responsibilities: (1) Assist with administrative maintenance of AEIdeas, such as by editing, formatting posts, and searching for applicable media (photos, videos, charts, etc.), and (2) assist with editing- and research-related tasks for Senior Fellow James Pethokoukis’s various writing projects and podcast interviews. The latter task may include collecting policy information from journalistic and academic sources, preparing for Political Economy podcast interviews, and providing editorial assistance for Faster, Please!, Mr. Pethokoukis’s Substack newsletter.

 

This position will offer the intern an opportunity to deepen their policy knowledge in a variety of subjects while honing their journalistic and editing skills. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of and enthusiasm for public policy pertaining to economic growth and innovation, as well as some experience with blogging and editing. Experience with podcast production or audio editing is a plus. Candidates who can participate in the program in person for 25–40 hours per week are encouraged to apply.

 

About AEI Internships

 

AEI internships offer a unique opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain experience in research, writing, business, and communications at one of the nation’s leading think tanks. Competitive candidates will generally have a GPA of 3.5 or higher from a top-ranking college or university. AEI’s internship program runs for 12 weeks, and all related programming will take place in person in Washington, DC. Please see the internship program home page for updates.

 

The summer program dates are either Tuesday, May 26, to Friday, August 21, or Tuesday, June 2, to Friday, August 28.

Key Skills
EditingResearchPublic PolicyEconomic GrowthInnovationBloggingPodcast ProductionAudio Editing
Categories
Government & Public SectorCreative & MediaEducationAdministrative