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Audience Internship, New York (Summer 2025)

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Dow Jones

12d ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Marketing
    Media & Journalism
  • New York
  • 17d left

AI generated summary

  • You must deliver data-driven analysis, understand audience needs, work independently, uphold journalistic standards, possess writing skills, and have prior reporting internship experience.
  • You will analyze data, collaborate with audience strategists, engage subscribers, monitor trends with the social and SEO teams, conduct competitive analysis, and assist editors in planning coverage.

Requirements

  • Your primary duties will include delivering data-driven analysis and working with audience strategists to identify and promote ways to engage our subscribers and reach new audiences.
  • 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.
  • A demonstrated interest in business reporting is a plus, though prior business/finance reporting experience is not required.
  • You should have completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.

Responsibilities

  • Your primary duties will include delivering data-driven analysis and working with audience strategists to identify and promote ways to engage our subscribers and reach new audiences. This may include working closely with our social and SEO team to monitor topics of interest, running competitive analysis and helping editors plan coverage.

FAQs

What is the duration of the Audience Internship?

The Audience Internship lasts for 10 weeks between June and August 2025.

Who is eligible to apply for the internship?

The internship is primarily for college juniors, but seniors and graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline is also eligible to apply.

What are the primary duties of the intern?

The intern will deliver data-driven analysis, collaborate with audience strategists to engage subscribers and reach new audiences, and work closely with the social and SEO team.

What qualifications are required for the internship?

Applicants should have completed at least one prior reporting internship with a professional media organization or demonstrated exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer, along with excellent writing and reporting skills.

How should candidates submit their application?

Candidates should upload one PDF document containing a cover letter, a response to a specific question, a résumé, and three examples of audience development work.

What is the deadline for submitting applications?

The deadline to apply is Sunday, October 27, 2024, at midnight Eastern time.

How will the applications be reviewed?

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and selections are expected to be made by the end of January 2025.

Can I contact someone if I have questions about the internship?

Yes, you can visit medium.com/wsj-internships or email internships@wsj.com, but it is recommended to check if your question is already answered on the website first.

Is the internship paid?

Yes, the internship has a pay rate of $28.57 per hour.

What type of work examples should be included in the application?

Applicants should provide three examples of their audience development work, showcasing audience-centric journalism, audience-first coverage plans, or performance analysis of coverage, indicating their role in each piece.

Entertainment & Media
Industry
1001-5000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

When you join Dow Jones, you become part of the most dynamic, creative and savvy news and information companies in the world. As a global leader in news and business intelligence, we're newswires, websites, newspapers, apps, newsletters, databases, magazines, and video --including some of the widest-read and most-respected brands, like The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Our products inform the discussions and decisions that are vital to the world's commerce, while our databases make the business world more transparent. We continually develop technology to transform information into insight and prosperity. We enlighten and inspire audiences around the globe with authoritative, differentiated and trusted content.