Creative Development Intern, Wirecutter

The New York Times • New York, NY

6h

About The Position

The Creative Development Intern will support Wirecutter’s growing pre-sale and post-sale operations, working closely with Creative and Business Development leads. The role helps organize incoming commercial briefs, maintain a concept library, support pitches for sponsorships, and track execution across Editorial, Product, Marketing, and Sales. It is suited to someone interested in media strategy, commercial publishing, ad operations, or creative strategy at a major digital publisher. The intern is expected to support The New York Times Company’s mission and uphold journalistic independence and reader trust.

Requirements

• Strong interest in the intersection of journalism, commerce, and digital publishing.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and comfortable managing data and workflows in Airtable, Google Workspace, and Slack.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex project statuses clearly and concisely.

Nice To Haves

• Enjoys creative thinking and keeps up with culture in digital spaces and society at large.
• Enthusiastic about collaborating across sales, editorial, product, and design teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Understands the importance of maintaining a strict firewall between commercial partnerships and independent newsroom reviews.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organize the internal database of creative content opportunities, including pre-approved editorial sponsorship packages, budget thresholds, and production lead times.
• Triage incoming RFPs from brand partners; assist with drafting pitch one-sheets, organizing ideation materials, and tracking response timelines.
• Support weekly and monthly cross-functional alignment meetings by updating presentations and leadership updates and logging action items across newsroom and commercial teams.
• Research brand sponsorship trends, competitor event activations, and emerging digital content formats to inform new commercial packages.
• Support post-sale handoffs by creating partnership tracking documents, auditing media plans, and organizing asset handoffs between Creative Strategy, Design, and Ad Ops.
• Demonstrate support for and understanding of journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed