Summer 2027 Features Reporter Internship

The Seattle Times•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Seattle Times offers a paid 10-week summer internship for students seeking to build a career in journalism. Interns work as employees alongside members of the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning staff on real-world assignments. The Features Reporter intern covers subjects under the Features umbrella, including arts, food, culture and outdoors, filing both breaking news stories and in-depth reported features.

Requirements

Be a sophomore, junior or senior (including a graduating senior) at a four-year college or university, or a graduate student.
Be a journalism major or demonstrate a commitment to print or online journalism.
Have social media skills and be digitally astute.
Have strong reporting, writing and multimedia skills.
Have an interest in and some specialized knowledge of at least one of these areas: arts and entertainment; travel and outdoors; food and drink; or lifestyle and culture.
Submit three references familiar with your work, including at least one current or former manager or supervisor.
Submit five samples of reporting work, including samples demonstrating deep reporting and showcasing skills; no more than five samples are allowed.

Nice To Haves

Internship experience at other news organizations is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the importance of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms.

Responsibilities

Write accurate, balanced, well-researched stories across a variety of Features beats, including arts, food, culture and outdoors.
File a mix of breaking news stories and in-depth reported features.
Meet deadlines and communicate regularly with the direct editor.
Conceive and pitch original stories that appeal to the audience, and work with the editor to develop them for publication.