Summer Metro Reporter Intern - Paid, Digital & Multimedia

The Seattle Times; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Public transit subsidy

Complimentary Seattle Times abonnement

Job summary

The Seattle Times offers a paid 10-week summer internship to outstanding students eager to build a career in journalism. For 10 weeks, interns work closely with Pulitzer Prize-winning staff on real-world assignments as employees at the Northwest's leading daily news media organization.

Responsibilities include pitching and handling daily reporting assignments, interviewing sources, reporting for digital/print, collaborating with Photos/Graphics, and traveling as needed for coverage.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be graduate students, seniors or juniors attending a four-year college or university.
• Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to journalism, possess social media skills, and be digitally astute.
• Internship experience at other news organizations is strongly preferred.
• Applicants should have strong reporting, writing and multimedia skills.
• Applicants must have a personal vehicle available to use for the duration of their internship.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and handle daily reporting assignments that may include breaking news, trending topics and enterprise reporting across a variety of subject areas.
• Identify and interview news sources.
• Quickly and accurately report information for digital and print production.
• Collaborate with Photos and Graphics to support stories.
• Participate in brainstorming and story-pitch sessions.
• Travel as needed for news coverage, sometimes on short notice.

Skills

Reporting

Writing

Multimedia

Social media

Digital literacy

Education

Graduate students / seniors / juniors in a four-year college

Commitment to journalism / social media skills / digital savvy

Internship experience at other news organizations preferred

Strong reporting, writing and multimedia skills

Personal vehicle available for duration of internship

Job description

The Seattle Times offers a paid 10-week summer internship to outstanding students eager to build a career in journalism. For 10 weeks, interns work closely with Pulitzer Prize-winning staff on real-world assignments as employees at the Northwest's leading daily news media organization.

Responsibilities include pitching and handling daily reporting assignments, interviewing sources, reporting for digital/print, collaborating with Photos/Graphics, and traveling as needed for coverage.