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Training and Education Specialist roles in the United States are available to international professionals through J-1 visa sponsorship under the Trainee or Specialist program category. These programs let you develop curriculum design, instructional methodology, and workforce training skills with a U.S. host organization for up to 18 months.
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Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
We are looking for a Research Intern to join our Agent RL Training team. You will be paired with a full-time employee as your mentor, working together to explore, from zero to one, how to apply large language models to NewsBreak’s core business, including content understanding, recommendation, agentic web browsing, and autonomous multi-step task completion.
This is a hands-on research role. You are expected to independently drive experiments, propose novel ideas, and iterate quickly. We value self-starters with deep intellectual curiosity and the drive to push boundaries in LLM post-training and agent capabilities.
Location: Onsite in Mountain View, CA office
What You’ll Work On
- Collaborate with your full-time mentor to identify high-impact research directions for applying LLMs to NewsBreak’s products
- Independently run end-to-end SFT experiments on LLM-based agents, and assist with RL-related exploration such as reward design and training iteration
- Curate and build high-quality training datasets: instruction-following, preference pairs, agent trajectories, and synthetic data
- Contribute to public publications; we encourage and support top-venue submissions during your internship
What We’re Looking For
Requirements
- Highly motivated and committed: willing to put in extra hours when needed to push projects across the finish line
- Genuine passion for research: you read papers for fun, tinker with models on weekends, and care deeply about advancing the field
- Independently capable of end-to-end model SFT: with basic understanding of RL-based post-training methods (RLHF, DPO, PPO, GRPO, etc.)
- Excellent taste in model behavior: able to reason about what “good” looks like across user-facing domains and articulate why
- Strong Python and PyTorch skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Publication at a top-tier venue (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, or equivalent)
- Experience with multi-node distributed training (FSDP, DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM)
- Proficiency in writing custom GPU kernels with Triton or CUDA
- Experience building synthetic data pipelines for agent training
- Familiarity with open-source RL frameworks: TRL, OpenRLHF, veRL/vLLM
Hourly Pay: $35- $50
The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
Annual Base Pay Range
$35 — $50 USD
About NewsBreak
Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
We are looking for a Research Intern to join our Agent RL Training team. You will be paired with a full-time employee as your mentor, working together to explore, from zero to one, how to apply large language models to NewsBreak’s core business, including content understanding, recommendation, agentic web browsing, and autonomous multi-step task completion.
This is a hands-on research role. You are expected to independently drive experiments, propose novel ideas, and iterate quickly. We value self-starters with deep intellectual curiosity and the drive to push boundaries in LLM post-training and agent capabilities.
Location: Onsite in Mountain View, CA office
What You’ll Work On
- Collaborate with your full-time mentor to identify high-impact research directions for applying LLMs to NewsBreak’s products
- Independently run end-to-end SFT experiments on LLM-based agents, and assist with RL-related exploration such as reward design and training iteration
- Curate and build high-quality training datasets: instruction-following, preference pairs, agent trajectories, and synthetic data
- Contribute to public publications; we encourage and support top-venue submissions during your internship
What We’re Looking For
Requirements
- Highly motivated and committed: willing to put in extra hours when needed to push projects across the finish line
- Genuine passion for research: you read papers for fun, tinker with models on weekends, and care deeply about advancing the field
- Independently capable of end-to-end model SFT: with basic understanding of RL-based post-training methods (RLHF, DPO, PPO, GRPO, etc.)
- Excellent taste in model behavior: able to reason about what “good” looks like across user-facing domains and articulate why
- Strong Python and PyTorch skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Publication at a top-tier venue (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, or equivalent)
- Experience with multi-node distributed training (FSDP, DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM)
- Proficiency in writing custom GPU kernels with Triton or CUDA
- Experience building synthetic data pipelines for agent training
- Familiarity with open-source RL frameworks: TRL, OpenRLHF, veRL/vLLM
Hourly Pay: $35- $50
The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
Annual Base Pay Range
$35 — $50 USD
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Training And Education Specialist
Document your instructional design credentials precisely
Your DS-2019 training plan must map your existing education and work history to specific skills you'll gain in the U.S. Gather transcripts, job descriptions, and performance reviews that demonstrate your background in curriculum development or adult learning before approaching any designated sponsor.
Target host organizations with structured training programs
Corporate learning and development departments, workforce development nonprofits, and community colleges regularly host J-1 visa Trainees and Specialists. Prioritize organizations that already have a relationship with a State Department-designated sponsor, since they understand the DS-2019 training plan requirements and won't need convincing.
Search Migrate Mate to find J-1-compatible roles
Use Migrate Mate to filter for Training and Education Specialist positions at U.S. employers that have a documented history of hosting international professionals, narrowing your search to organizations already familiar with exchange visitor program requirements.
Clarify the two-year home residency requirement early
The J-1 Specialist category can trigger a two-year home-country physical presence requirement, depending on your funding source and country of nationality. Confirm your status with your designated sponsor before accepting any offer, since this affects future visa options including H-1B visa and green card pathways.
Align your training plan with O*NET task descriptions
Designated sponsors and consular officers assess whether your proposed activities match a genuine training objective. Reference the O*NET occupation profile for Training and Development Specialists when drafting your training plan to show that your proposed activities align with recognized U.S. occupational standards.
Negotiate your offer letter before the sponsor submits the DS-2019
Once a designated sponsor issues your DS-2019, the training plan and host organization are fixed. Resolve title, schedule, supervision structure, and stipend details with the host employer before the sponsor finalizes the form, since amendments require sponsor approval and can delay your program start date.
Training And Education Specialist J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Training and Education Specialist role?
The Trainee category fits early-career professionals with a degree and at least one year of related work experience, or five years of work experience without a degree. The Specialist category is for established professionals with expertise in a specialized field such as instructional design or workforce development. Your designated sponsor determines which category applies based on your credentials and the training objectives your host organization proposes.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa as a Training and Education Specialist?
Your J-1 visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, not your host employer. The designated sponsor issues the DS-2019 form, approves your training plan, monitors your program compliance, and serves as your legal point of contact with the State Department. Organizations like Cultural Vistas and AIPT administer Trainee and Specialist programs. Your host organization is the workplace where the training occurs, but it is not your visa sponsor.
How long can I work in the U.S. as a J-1 Training and Education Specialist?
The J-1 Trainee program allows a maximum of 18 months. The Specialist category also caps at 18 months, though some programs are shorter depending on the approved training plan. Extensions within the cap require sponsor approval and a revised DS-2019. Neither category is renewable indefinitely, and both require you to return home after the authorized period ends unless you change to a different visa status.
How do I find U.S. employers that will host a J-1 Training and Education Specialist?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Training and Education Specialist positions at U.S. employers that have a history of hosting international professionals under exchange visitor programs. Look for roles in corporate learning and development, workforce training nonprofits, and higher education professional development offices, since these organizations are most likely to understand J-1 training plan requirements and work with a designated sponsor.
Can the two-year home residency requirement affect my future U.S. visa options?
Yes. If your J-1 program is funded by your home government or the U.S. government, or if your home country is on the State Department's skills list, you may be subject to a two-year home-country physical presence requirement after your program ends. This requirement blocks you from applying for H-1B, L-1 visa, or immigrant visas until you either fulfill it or obtain a waiver through a process involving the State Department and, in some cases, DOL or a U.S. government agency.