Summer 2024 The Wall Street Journal Podcast Internship

The Wall Street Journal podcast internship is an opportunity primarily for college juniors to work in our award-winning newsrooms in New York. Seniors and graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline are also eligible to apply.

Your primary duties will include supporting the production of editorially sound and compelling audio for WSJ's podcasts, as well as publishing and promotion of shows both on the WSJ platform and off-platform. This may include researching, finding and securing archival audio, script writing (with an emphasis on writing for the ear), and social media promotion.

You should be a self-starter who understands the needs of our audience across multiple platforms and is able to work independently under deadline pressure. Dedication to high journalistic standards and excellent writing and reporting skills are required. You should have a basic understanding of podcast formats and delivery methods and a strong interest in domestic, international and business news,though prior business/finance reporting experience is not required.

You should have completed at least one prior reporting, producing or research internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.

Prior audio producing, recording and editing experience, ideally in Pro Tools or Adobe Audition is required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please upload one PDF document (max. 10MB). Your application document should contain:

A cover letter, including a response to the following question: Based on the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections, what could news organizations do differently to cover the 2024 presidential election? (max. 800 words)

Your résumé.

Three examples of your published work. Please include MP3s for audio samples.

The deadline to apply is Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 at noon Eastern time. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.

TIMING:

10 weeks between mid-June and mid-August.

Only finalists will be contacted. We will review applications on a rolling basis and strive to make selections by the end of January.

MORE QUESTIONS?

Visit medium.com/wsj-internships or email internships@wsj.com . First, please make sure your question isn’t already answered here.

NYC Pay Range: $28.57/hour