Social Media Producer Internship - Summer 2027
About The Position
The Minnesota Star Tribune is seeking dynamic leaders passionate about journalism and democracy to help shape its future. This 10-week summer internship with the newsroom Audience Team in Minneapolis, MN, focuses on social media video production. The intern will be responsible for the entire process of social video creation, from identifying the story and approach, to filming, editing, and potentially appearing on camera as the host. The internship is designed for talented, driven college juniors, seniors, and graduate students with a solid journalism background and an eagerness to innovate. Interns will gain invaluable experience in a major-market newsroom and are paid $850 per week. The Star Tribune is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourages applications from all backgrounds.
Requirements
- Solid news judgment and experience verifying online content
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write stories
- Ability to multitask and juggle priorities on deadline
- Experience creating platform-native social content, particularly for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
- Experience shooting, producing and editing short-form vertical video for social platforms, with an understanding of pacing, framing, captions, audio and platform-native storytelling
- Comfort and confidence appearing on camera, including hosting, interviewing and delivering scripted or unscripted social video
- Talented, driven college juniors, seniors and graduate students with a solid journalism background
- Eagerness to innovate and experiment
- Experience in daily digital journalism
- Strong news judgment
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven track record of collaboration
- Ability to experiment without sacrificing journalistic standards
- Familiarity with social media platforms and analytics, or the ability to learn such skills quickly
- Currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status
Nice To Haves
- An eagerness to experiment with emerging platforms and formats
Responsibilities
- Take a social video from idea to execution
- Identify the story and approach for social video
- Film and edit social video
- Serve as the on-camera host when appropriate
- Translate Star Tribune journalism into compelling, platform-native content
- Work closely with digital and social media team members to maximize content reach
- Identify which stories are best suited for social treatment and how they should be presented differently for specific platforms and audiences
Benefits
- Paid internship ($850/week or $21.25/hour)
- Modern Downtown Office with a free fitness center, collaborative center, golf simulator, and a rooftop patio
- Commuting subsidy
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program with financial incentives
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible holidays
- One volunteer day
- Two wellness days
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid parental and caregiving leave
- Hybrid work arrangements
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Pet insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Associate degree
