Houston Chronicle Visuals Internship

Hearst Magazines; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The Houston Chronicle's Visuals team is looking for a creative student journalist for its summer 2027 internship program to gain hands-on experience in visual storytelling within a major newsroom.

The role focuses on producing photography and short-form video for the Chronicle's website and social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed degree in journalism or related field.
• Experience at a college news publication or professional newsroom is preferred.
• Valid driver's license and access to a car (for reporting as needed).

Responsibilities

• Photograph and film daily and enterprise assignments in coordination with editors and reporters.
• Pitch, shoot, edit and publish short-form videos optimized for social platforms.
• Identify visual storytelling opportunities across beats and social trends.
• Edit and caption photos and videos with attention to accuracy, tone and engagement.
• Collaborate with reporters, editors and the audience team to translate Chronicle journalism into visual stories.
• Contribute ideas for visual storytelling that strengthen the Chronicle’s reach and connection with audiences.

Skills

Photography

Video editing

Social media storytelling

Job description

The Houston Chronicle is looking for a creative and ambitious student journalist to join its Visuals team for the summer 2027 internship program

The position is designed for motivated student journalists who want to build careers in visual journalism and gain hands‑on experience producing photography and video in a major newsroom. The intern will help produce compelling still photography and short‑form video for the Chronicle’s website and social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts. They will have the opportunity to collaborate across the newsroom to tell visually driven stories that capture Houston’s people, culture and breaking news moments.

Our summer interns are integral members of the newsroom, producing work that reaches hundreds of thousands of readers and viewers. Past interns have gone on to full‑time roles at the Chronicle as reporters, producers and editors across our newsroom and audience teams.

Responsibilities

• Photograph and film daily and enterprise assignments in coordination with editors and reporters
• Pitch, shoot, edit and publish short‑form videos optimized for social platforms
• Identify visual storytelling opportunities across beats and social trends
• Edit and caption photos and videos with attention to accuracy, tone and engagement
• Collaborate with reporters, editors and the audience team to translate Chronicle journalism into visual stories
• Contribute ideas for visual storytelling that strengthen the Chronicle’s reach and connection with audiences

Requirements

• Juniors, seniors or recent graduates with prior experience at a college news publication or professional news organization
• Valid driver's license and access to a car
• Must obtain housing in Houston and work in the Chronicle’s office at least 3 days a week

Internship Details

• 40 hours a week for 10 weeks, from early June to early August. Interns will be paid $15 an hour
• Interns will work Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend coverage based on news demands
• The recruiting committee will assign all interns a mentor from the newsroom based on their interests

About the Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle, recognized for its Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism, serves its 2.3 million residents with content and marketing solutions across two of Houston’s largest websites - HoustonChronicle.com and Chron.com, along with our magazine, television and newspaper brands. Our mission is to spark conversations that inspire action to create a better Houston. All our content and the innovative business solutions we provide invite Houstonians to join conversations about a community we’ve been committed to covering and helping prosper for more than 120 years. The community we all call home.

About Hearst Newspapers

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital‑only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate. At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories - growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms - to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.

Be a part of something bigger - your headline awaits.

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