Paid Features Internship - Arts, Travel & Culture Beat

The Seattle Times; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 61,033,000 - 66,753,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Public transit subsidy

Complimentary Seattle Times subscribe

Job summary

The Seattle Times offers a paid 10-week summer internship for students aiming to build a career in journalism, with interns working closely with our Pulitzer Prize–winning staff on real-world assignments for the Northwest’s leading daily newspaper and website.

Responsibilities include researching, writing and filing stories across Beats under Features, meeting deadlines, pitching ideas, and collaborating with editors.

Qualifications

• Sophomores, juniors or seniors in a four-year college or university.
• Journalism majors or demonstrated commitment to print/online journalism, social media skills, and being digitally astute.
• Internship experience at other news organizations is strongly preferred.
• Strong reporting, writing and multimedia skills.
• Interest in arts & entertainment, travel/outdoors, food & drink, or lifestyle and culture.

Responsibilities

• Write interesting, accurate, balanced and well-researched stories on a variety of beats under the Features umbrella.
• Meet deadlines and regularly communicate with your editor.
• Conceive and pitch original stories and develop them with editors for publication.

Skills

Strong writing

Reporting

Multimedia skills

Social media skills

Digital savvy

Education

Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors in 4-year college

Job description

The Seattle Times offers a paid 10-week summer internship for students aiming to build a career in journalism, with interns working closely with our Pulitzer Prize–winning staff on real-world assignments for the Northwest’s leading daily newspaper and website.

Responsibilities include researching, writing and filing stories across Beats under Features, meeting deadlines, pitching ideas, and collaborating with editors.