Print Desk Editor Internship — Paid, Hands-On

washpost; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking college juniors, seniors and graduate students for its flagship newsroom summer internship. Interns report, write, edit, shoot, and design across multiple platforms while learning from award-winning journalists.

You will edit stories, craft headlines, and support photo/video work, graphics, and data analysis in a fast-paced environment. Based in Washington, DC, interns are paid weekly and treated as staff during the internship period, offering hands-on newsroom

Qualifications

• You must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline.
• Strong command of style, grammar and sentence structure with editing for clarity.
• Able to work calmly under intense deadlines and contribute across formats.

Responsibilities

• Edit stories across news, features and enterprise with accuracy and fairness.
• Write and refine headlines and photo captions tailored for print readers.
• Assist with photographs, video, graphics and data analyses as needed.
• Collaborate across a large newsroom and learn from award-winning journalists.

Skills

Editing

Headlines

Article writing

Photography

Video editing

Graphics design

Audio production

Multiplatform design

Audience analysis

Education

College student (junior/senior/grad)

Job description

The Washington Post is seeking college juniors, seniors and graduate students for its flagship newsroom summer internship. Interns report, write, edit, shoot, and design across multiple platforms while learning from award-winning journalists.

You will edit stories, craft headlines, and support photo/video work, graphics, and data analysis in a fast-paced environment. Based in Washington, DC, interns are paid weekly and treated as staff during the internship period, offering hands-on newsroom