Summer 2027 Metro Reporter Internship

The Seattle Times•Seattle, WA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Every year, The Seattle Times offers paid summer internships to outstanding students eager to build a career in journalism. For 10 weeks, our interns work closely with members of our Pulitzer Prize-winning staff on a variety of real-world assignments as employees at the Northwest’s leading daily news media organization. Next summer, you could be paid to train in your chosen profession.

Requirements

Applicants must be graduate students, seniors (including graduating seniors) or juniors attending a four-year college or university.
Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to journalism, possess social media skills, and be digitally astute.
Applicants should have strong reporting, writing and multimedia skills.
Applicants must have a personal vehicle available to use for the duration of their internship.

Nice To Haves

We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive newsroom and encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply.
If you meet most but not all of the qualifications listed, you may still be a candidate for this position.
We encourage you to showcase any additional skills and unique experience as it relates to the role and its objectives.
Strong preference is given to those applicants who specifically demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the importance of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms.
Internship experience at other news organizations is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Pitch and handle daily reporting assignments that may include breaking news, trending topics and enterprise reporting across a variety of subject areas.
Identify and interview news sources.
Quickly and accurately report information for digital and print production.
Collaborate with Photos and Graphics to support stories.
Participate in brainstorming and story-pitch sessions.
Travel as needed for news coverage, sometimes on short notice.