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Summer Internships in Seattle

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.

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.

How to apply:

Application Deadline
November 15 for the summer of 2013

Application Format
All applications must be submitted online at www.smartrecruiters.com/seattletimescompany.

More Information

E-mail the Newsroom Hiring Coordinator: newsinternships@seattletimes.com

Reporting Applicants

  • Cover letter, including your reasons for entering the news profession
  • Resume
  • Names of three references familiar with your work
  • Five samples of your reporting work, preferably attached as Word files
  • Applicants must have a car

Copy Editing Applicants

  • Cover letter, including a description of your reasons for entering the news profession
  • Resume
  • Names of three references familiar with your work
  • Applicants must have strong language skills and some editing experience
  • Finalists will take a copy-editing test

Photojournalism Applicants

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Names of three references familiar with your work
  • 20 or fewer images with a link to your online portfolio
  • Applicants must have a car and equipment

Graphics/Design Applicants

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Names of three references familiar with your work
  • 10 PDFs of infographics, page designs, illustrations or clips (in addition to — but not in place of — the PDFs, you may provide online links to portfolio work samples)
  • Applicants must have strong computer and design skills. Adobe Illustrator skills strongly desired

Digital News Production Applicants

  • 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



Newsroom Employment

Newsroom Hiring Coordinator
E-mail: newsinternships
@seattletimes.com

206/464-2414