2027 Summer Editorial Intern

The Information; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Information is seeking a 2027 Summer Editorial Intern, ideal for a college or graduate student aiming to become a full-time business, tech, or financial reporter. You will report and write stories with support from our team, based in San Francisco or New York this summer.

You’ll gain hands-on beat reporting experience, with training and one-on-one coaching to develop top-rate skills. Interns publish articles for our website and newsletters, and may work with our startup database, including

Qualifications

• Candidates must generate ideas, develop sources on a beat, and have reporting experience with a college newspaper or other news outlet.
• Interested in breaking news and reading financial statements; quickly getting up to speed on a tech sector or company.
• Willing to develop top-rate beat reporting skills with training and one-on-one coaching.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas, develop sources on a beat, and report for the internship.
• Publish a range of articles for our website and email subscribers, from earnings briefs to features, interviews, and newsletters.
• Assist with our databases of startups, including generative AI companies.
• Collaborate with experienced reporters and cover a variety of topics from social media to venture capital to e-commerce and advertising.
• Take part in training and coaching to develop beat reporting skills.

Job description

About the role

The Information is opening applications for our 2027 Summer Editorial Intern. This is an ideal opportunity for a college or graduate student who plans to become a full-time business, tech, or financial reporter. You will spend the summer reporting and writing stories, supported by our team. This position offers a competitive rate of $1000 weekly and is based in San Francisco or New York.

What you’ll do

Candidates must be able to generate ideas, develop sources on a beat, and have some experience in reporting for a college newspaper or other news outlet. They should be interested in breaking news, reading financial statements, quickly getting up to speed on a tech sector or company, and honing their reporting skills, particularly on the phone. To support our mission of writing deeply reported, exclusive news, our editorial team provides training and one-on-one coaching to help reporters develop top-rate beat reporting skills.

Reporters typically publish a range of articles for our website and email subscribers, from earnings briefs to features, interviews, and newsletters. They are also likely to help with our proprietary databases of startups, such as generative artificial intelligence companies. We are a collegial newsroom, which means interns have the opportunity to collaborate with highly experienced reporters and write about a variety of companies and topics, from social media to venture capital to e-commerce and advertising.

We strongly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages.

The deadline to apply for the internship is November 20.

Start date to be determined upon acceptance.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages.