Food & Events Intern — Digital News & Trends

Hearst Magazines; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Dallas Morning News is seeking a Summer 2027 Food & Events Intern to help cover North Texas’ vibrant food scene and local events. You’ll craft quick-turn stories, optimize for SEO, and engage audiences across digital platforms.

The role offers remote-friendly work with newsroom collaboration and opportunities to contribute to multimedia reporting. The internship emphasizes fast-paced, accurate journalism, data-informed enterprise, and adaptability to digital trends.

Qualifications

• Drafts quickly and accurately on local topics related to North Texas food and events.
• Uses social media to develop story ideas and engage audiences.
• Develops stories with links, SEO, and multimedia when appropriate.
• Collaborates with editors to tailor coverage for digital audiences.
• Assists with video and audio journalism as needed.
• Familiarity with newsroom tools for planning, authoring, and communication.
• Able to work remotely via smartphone or laptop if required.
• Understands platform-specific voice, style, and formatting.

Responsibilities

• Write quickly and accurately on a variety of local topics related to North Texas food and events
• Use social media as a tool to develop story ideas and respond to what our audience is talking about
• Build stories with links, tags, SEO best practices, attractive web headlines and multimedia when appropriate
• Work with editors to develop coverage that resonates with our digital audience
• Assist with video and audio journalism, as needed

Skills

News judgment

Accuracy

Speed

Headlines

Energy

Curiosity

Digital storytelling

Social media for newsgathering

Remote work via smartphone or laptop

Platform-aware writing

SEO best practices

Newsroom tools

Team collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Digital analytics

Driver's license and vehicle

Tools

Digital content management tools

Job description

Dallas Morning News is seeking a Summer 2027 Food & Events Intern to help cover North Texas’ vibrant food scene and local events. You’ll craft quick-turn stories, optimize for SEO, and engage audiences across digital platforms.

The role offers remote-friendly work with newsroom collaboration and opportunities to contribute to multimedia reporting. The internship emphasizes fast-paced, accurate journalism, data-informed enterprise, and adaptability to digital trends.