The Wall Street Journal Social Video Internship, New York (Summer 2027)
About the role
Are you a driven, student journalist eager to work in an award-winning newsroom before your senior year? The Wall Street Journal Social Video internship offers an unparalleled opportunity for college juniors to gain practical work experience in our award-winning newsrooms in New York with mentorship and tailored training sessions. Graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline – October 31 – who are returning to school in the fall are also eligible to apply. Graduating seniors should apply to WSJ News Associates. The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis across print, digital, mobile, social, audio, and video. It holds more than three dozen Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism and is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp.
Responsibilities
- Produce vertical videos for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
- Be involved in all steps of production: conceptualization, reporting, scripting, shooting and editing.
- Work directly with reporters and editors around the newsroom, as well as the video team to create engaging short, social‑first breaking news and original videos.
Requirements
- Completed at least one prior journalism internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
- Demonstrated commitment to high journalistic standards.
- Ability to work independently under deadline pressure.
- Audience‑focused mindset.
Qualifications
- College juniors (or graduate students enrolled in a degree program by October 31 who will return to school in the fall) are eligible.
- Graduating seniors should apply to the WSJ News Associates program instead.