Summer 2027 Internship Program – MarketWatch Reporter Intern

Dow Jones & Company•New York City, NY

6d•$28 - $28•Hybrid

About The Position

MarketWatch is seeking a reporting intern to join MarketWatch’s New York City newsroom in summer 2026. This internship offers the opportunity to help cover the most important economic, investing and market-moving news each day. Interns will work closely with editors and reporters throughout the newsroom, providing coverage across the markets, economics and personal finance teams. You’ll report to Assistant Managing Editor, Nicole Pesce, based in New York. This role is hybrid, with work based in our Midtown Manhattan office.

Requirements

Completed at least two years of undergraduate study. (Journalism, communications, economics or related fields preferred.)
Interest in markets, business and the economy
Stellar writing, critical thinking and collaboration skills
Ability to report and write quickly and cleanly under deadline pressure
Insatiable curiosity and a drive to expand the news of the moment into enterprise stories that resonate with real people
Enrollment in a 4-year undergraduate degree program
Graduating in Dec 2027 – July 2029 (U.S.)
Does not require sponsorship for employment visa status (now or in the future) in the country where applying.

Responsibilities

Monitor the most important news moments of the day and help spot the money and investing angles that everyone else is missing.
Report and write timely and impactful articles of varying lengths on economic and financial news topics.
Cover breaking developments such as market reactions to economic data, policy changes or corporate news, and unpack these events for our audience.
Contribute research and reporting for longer enterprise journalism stories off the news.