Rebele Editorial AI Development Intern

Hearst•San Francisco, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Hearst Newspapers DevHub is hiring a Newsroom AI Intern for the winter season. The intern will provide hands-on automation and enablement support to extend and strengthen the organization’s editorial AI services and newsroom tools, while developing their own skills. The DevHub brings together engineers, developers, designers, project managers, and content strategists to collaborate with local newsrooms on digital experiences such as election results pages, searchable databases, severe weather trackers, and alternative story formats. This is a paid, full-time internship with a workload of 20 to 40 hours per week, depending on the candidate’s requirements. The 10- to 14-week internship is scheduled to start in January.

Requirements

Experience with AI tooling and a track record of building AI prototypes.
Familiarity with prompt design, evaluation workflows, or AI product prototyping.
Understanding of JSON and basic web architecture.
Working knowledge of Git and GitHub.
Experience in a modern newsroom, including student publications, or a related work environment.
Ability to self-manage, handle multiple projects, and meet fast deadlines.
Comfort using Slack, Zoom, and Google Sheets.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-integrated IDEs such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor.
Experience with AWS systems such as S3, EC2, or Lambda.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on support for editorial AI initiatives.
Prototype newsroom-facing AI workflows, such as Slack-based alerts, utilities, and reporting tools.
Contribute to internal tooling that makes workflows and development processes more repeatable and scalable.
Write clear internal documentation to support adoption and maintainability.
Support experimentation and evaluation of AI-driven newsroom utilities.
Collaborate with team members on data-driven AI projects.
Learn how to create digital tools and experiences that strengthen communities and make readers’ lives easier.