Summer 2014 Digital News Production Intern

  • Intern

Company Description

The Seattle Times is a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, recognized as one of the best in the country. At The Seattle Times, your work matters. We are a family-owned-and-operated company, dedicated to the community we serve. The Times is a drug-free workplace and equal opportunity employer. Learn more about our company at seattletimescompany.com.

Job Description

The Seattle Times offers paid summer internships to outstanding students pursuing a career in journalism. For 10 weeks, interns work on varied assignments. They attend weekly training sessions given by members of a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff. Interns receive a skill-development plan and a staff mentor to support them in achieving it.

Duties for the digital news production intern will vary based on skill set, needs and interests but may include homepage production shifts, enterprise project work, social media efforts, news application development and multimedia production.

Qualifications

Internships are open to sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students attending a four-year college or university. Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to print and online journalism. At least one previous internship at a daily news organization is preferred, and multimedia experience is a plus.

Additional Information

To apply, submit the following materials via this website, no later than November 15, 2013. 


  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Names of three references familiar with your work
  • Links to five samples of your digital work
  • Good familiarity with web publishing tools and social media is required.


    Note that when uploading materials, after the resume all uploads are added one at a time from a single screen. Please do not click submit before all attachments have been uploaded, because you will not be able to edit your application after this step.


    No phone calls, please.