Sports Intern - Fall 2027

Hearst • Dallas, TX

3d

About The Position

The Sports Intern will help cover North Texas sports for The Dallas Morning News, producing daily and enterprise reporting with opportunities to cover college and professional sports, as well as general assignment stories. The role focuses on breaking news, trending topics, and conversations readers are having online. Interns are expected to use social media actively for newsgathering and may be asked to take smartphone photos or videos. Weekend work is required.

The intern will write quickly and accurately, develop story ideas through social media, build digital stories using links, tags, SEO practices, engaging headlines, and multimedia, and work with editors to create coverage that resonates with digital audiences. The role may also assist with video and audio journalism. Candidates should be comfortable working remotely via smartphone or laptop and reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Good news judgment, accuracy, speed, grammatical precision, headline-writing ability, energy, curiosity, and an eye toward digital success.
• Proficiency with digital content management tools.
• Ability to use social media for newsgathering and audience development.
• Demonstrated ability to work remotely using a smartphone or laptop computer.
• Understanding of platforms and audiences and ability to tailor stories to the publication platform, including voice, style, formatting, and hyperlinks.
• Deep knowledge of SEO techniques and other digital best practices.
• Familiarity with accepted newsroom tools for planning, authoring, and communication.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members and across newsroom teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and produce stories quickly and accurately.
• Knowledge of digital news analytics.
• Valid driver's license and registered vehicle for travel to assignments.

Responsibilities

• Write quickly and accurately about local news topics related to North Texas sports.
• Use social media to develop story ideas and respond to audience conversations.
• Build stories with links, tags, SEO best practices, attractive web headlines, and multimedia when appropriate.
• Work with editors to develop coverage that resonates with the digital audience.
• Assist with video and audio journalism as needed.
• Use a smartphone to take photos or videos when asked.
• Travel to reporting assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed