Audience Intern, Summer 2027
Hearst•San Francisco, CA
•Hybrid
About The Position
The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for a summer intern to join our team of digital producers and audience editors. In this paid, 12-week summer internship, you will embed with the cross-functional teams who produce our website and app, manage our social channels, multimedia initiatives and newsletters and you will gain wide exposure to how we engage readers, listeners and viewers across platforms. Hourly rate is $20.50/hr. Deadline to apply is October 10, 2026.
Requirements
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with content ranging from breaking news to food guides to sports.
- Interest in audience engagement work, especially social media strategy and digital-first content.
- This position is full-time, based in San Francisco and likely Monday-to-Friday.
Nice To Haves
- Video and photo editing experience, or interest in creating graphics, photo or video content for social media.
- Strong college publication experience or previous internships preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Receive training and mentoring from editors and colleagues across departments.
- Draft social media posts.
- Create digital-first content: Depending on the candidate’s skills, this may include writing articles, shooting and/or editing digital video, and creating content targeted to specific social media channels like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.
Benefits
- Paid internship
- Training and mentoring
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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