Marketing Writing Intern

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. In service of that mission we have a journalism operation that includes thousands of people reporting on the ground from most countries around the world, producing journalism with the independence, accuracy, depth and authority for which The Times is famous.

Marketing plays a key part in extending the journalistic legacy and mission of The Times into the future. Our job is to answer the question, “Why is quality journalism worth paying for?” We create award-winning marketing that builds awareness of our brand and affinity for the breadth of our journalistic offering. Above all, we strive to be timely, straightforward and relevant in our marketing, illustrating in new and creative ways how The New York Times can enrich the lives of our readers.

The summer Writing Intern, Brand and Experience will work alongside our in-house Marketing Creative team to communicate the breadth of our offering and the value of a Times subscription.

You will work with in-house marketers, writers and designers to help bring campaigns and marketing initiatives to life across channels such as email, display and audio. You will also work with product and product design teams to help deliver high-quality UX writing on digital surfaces.

You will report to a Senior Writer.

Responsibilities:

Day to day, as a Writing Intern, Brand and Experience, you will help write for two key areas of marketing: Subscriber experiences and UX.

Bring innovative ideas for how to communicate the value of a Times subscription.

Assist in various aspects of campaign development. This could include: Pitching and refining ideas, writing consumer-facing copy, collaborating with product and editorial teams to drive engagement with specific product features or content franchises, adapting creative to address feedback from stakeholders across the company.

Be a dependable and trustworthy teammate to writers, graphic designers, product designers and marketers, engaging frequently in group collaborations and discussions always with the aim of producing better work.

Stay up-to-date on the latest in Times journalism across all of our products and offerings.

Basic Qualifications:

You are a rising junior, rising senior or a graduating senior

Pursuing a degree or have a degree in either: English, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Creative Writing, Writing Rhetoric, or related fields

Experienced with Google Workspace

Preferred Qualifications:

Desire to learn about multi-channel brand and product marketing

You are equally comfortable brainstorming big ideas and delivering clean, detail-oriented copy

You have experience writing for different audiences, channels and mediums

About our Summer Internships

The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 3, 2024.

The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.

Interns work 35 hours per week.

This is a hybrid role based in our Midtown New York City HQ.