Paid Summer Copy Editing Internship: Newsroom Experience

The Seattle Times; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Public transit subsidy

Complimentary Seattle Times subscriber

Job summary

The Seattle Times offers a paid summer internship for 10 weeks, inviting outstanding students to train in journalism alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning staff on real-world assignments at our metropolitan newspaper and website.

Interns copy edit stories for web and print, write headlines for multiple platforms, and help produce digital alerts and newsletters, collaborating across the newsroom to ensure accurate, ethical, inclusive journalism.

Qualifications

• Sophomores, juniors or seniors in a four-year college or university (including graduating seniors) or graduate students.
• Journalism majors or demonstrated commitment to print and online journalism; digitally astute.
• Internship experience at other news organizations is strongly preferred.
• Strong language skills and editing experience on multiple platforms.
• Basic grasp of AP style.
• Willingness to work on nights and weekends.
• finalists will be required to take a copy-editing test.

Responsibilities

• Copy edit stories for web and print publication, write headlines for multiple platforms, and help produce digital news alerts and email newsletters.
• Work collaboratively with teams across the newsroom to maintain high-quality content for readers.
• Uphold standards of accuracy, ethics, fairness, taste and inclusivity.

Skills

Editing experience

AP style

Multiplatform writing

Night/weekend willingness

Education

Sophomore/Junior/Senior (4-year college)

Journalism major or committed to journalism

Job description

The Seattle Times offers a paid summer internship for 10 weeks, inviting outstanding students to train in journalism alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning staff on real-world assignments at our metropolitan newspaper and website.

Interns copy edit stories for web and print, write headlines for multiple platforms, and help produce digital alerts and newsletters, collaborating across the newsroom to ensure accurate, ethical, inclusive journalism.