Multimedia Design Intern - News & Visual Storytelling

The Washington Post; Washington; On-site; USD 53,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Weekly pay

Job summary

The Washington Post invites college juniors, seniors and graduate students to apply for the newsroom's flagship summer internship program. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms and develop audience strategy.

You will work alongside award-winning journalists, be treated as staff during your internship, and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced newsroom with deadline-driven projects.

Qualifications

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline.
• Strong visual design and experience with photography and video.
• Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

Responsibilities

• Craft innovative, visual packages and presentations of our content across our website, mobile app, newsletters and social media.
• Experiment with different storytelling formats.
• Create engaging, content-driven illustrations for use across multiple platforms.

Skills

Strong visual designer

Photography experience

Video experience

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Education

College junior/senior or graduate student

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Job description

The Washington Post invites college juniors, seniors and graduate students to apply for the newsroom's flagship summer internship program. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms and develop audience strategy.

You will work alongside award-winning journalists, be treated as staff during your internship, and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced newsroom with deadline-driven projects.