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Photo Editor/Photographer Internship, New York (2025)

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Dow Jones

15d ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Creative Arts & Fashion
    Media & Journalism
  • New York
  • 12d left

AI generated summary

  • You must be a senior or grad student, familiar with Photoshop, knowledgeable in photojournalism, savvy with social media, a self-starter under pressure, and have prior reporting experience.
  • You will capture compelling images for news and features, produce visual assets, manage freelance assignments, collaborate across teams, and innovate strategies for story distribution.

Requirements

  • Seniors and graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline are also eligible to apply.
  • You should have a familiarity with photo editing programs, such as Photoshop and Photo Mechanic.
  • You must have evident knowledge of photojournalism and documentary photography.
  • Social media savviness, from X to Instagram, is a must.
  • Basic coding skills are a plus.
  • 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

  • In your role as intern photographer, you will go on news and portraiture assignments for the WSJ team, ranging from business coverage to breaking news to features. You will be required to think creatively and produce visual narratives for complex stories, following your brief in detail and filing quickly with accurate captions.
  • As intern photo editor, you will produce and build visual assets for news stories and enterprise content with attention to detail in a fast-paced newsroom, anticipating photographic needs as stories develop. You will be expected to deliver photos for breaking news and live news coverage, conduct social media research, and may be expected to assign freelance work. You will be building stories in our CMS, conducting research using various photo wire agencies. You will collaborate with other photo editors, visual colleagues, reporters and editors across the newsroom. You will also have the opportunity to pitch visually innovative and original approaches to stories and to collaborate with the audience and platform teams on social strategy and distribution of WSJ content.

FAQs

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 can also apply.

What are the primary responsibilities of the intern?

The intern will have a hybrid role as a photo editor and photographer, including field assignments, photo editing, producing visual assets, and collaborating with newsroom colleagues.

What software skills are required for this position?

Familiarity with photo editing programs such as Photoshop and Photo Mechanic is required, along with knowledge of photojournalism and documentary photography.

Is prior experience necessary for applicants?

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

What is the deadline to apply for the internship?

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

How should applicants submit their application materials?

Applicants should upload one PDF document containing a cover letter, résumé, three annotated examples of their photo editing work, and a photography portfolio of 12-15 images.

How long is the internship program?

The internship program lasts for 10 weeks, between June and August.

Will there be any notification for applicants who are not selected?

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

What is the pay range for this internship?

The pay range for the internship is $28.57 per hour.

Are there any accommodations available for applicants with disabilities?

Yes, Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities during the job application and interview process.

Dow Jones

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.