Application Instructions
Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.
Join the future of newsWe’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.
About Our TeamThe Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.
Why This Role Matters
The Washington Post is seeking college juniors, seniors and graduate students for the newsroom’s flagship summer internship program. Our interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms, develop audience strategy and do data analyses. They work alongside and learn from award-winning journalists, and we treat them as staff members during their internship.
What Motivates You
You’re driven to capture the stories that inform, educate, inspire and delight audiences, using different formats and mediums.
You thrive in fast-moving environments and on deadline.
You are eager to work across a large, ambitious, collaborative newsroom.
How You’ll Support the Mission
You will craft innovative, visual packages and presentations of our content across our website, mobile app, newsletters and social media.
You will experiment with different storytelling formats.
You will create engaging, content-driven illustrations for use across multiple platforms.
The Skills and Experience You Bring
You must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline, which is noon Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
You believe in the power of illustration and design to deepen engagement.
You are a strong visual designer, able to work well on deadline, and have experience working with photography and video.
You are proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop and InDesign.
You have a commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.
Applications should include a résumé, autobiographical essay (which should be no more than 500 words), and a portfolio that includes five examples of your digital design work. The portfolio should be contained in one PDF or link on your application form and include an explanation of your role in the clips. Cover letters are not required. Materials can be submitted as links or documents to the same field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples.
The deadline to apply is noon Eastern on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
This position will be based out of our Washington, D.C., headquarters. Interns are paid $1021.13/week.
Your story awaits. Apply today!Learn more about The Post at careers.washingtonpost.com.
Skills Required
- Must be a college junior, senior, or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline
- Strong visual design skills and ability to work effectively on deadline
- Experience working with photography and video
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop, and InDesign
- Commitment to accuracy, clarity, and journalistic rigor
- Resume, autobiographical essay of no more than 500 words, and portfolio containing five digital design examples
What We Do
The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform, and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions. The Post is as much a tech company as it is a media company, combining world-class journalism with the latest technology and tools so readers can interact with The Post anytime, anywhere. Our approach is always the same– shape ideas, redefine speed, take ownership and lead. Every employee, every project, every day.
Why Work With Us
Rapidly growing, this team is committed to creating excellent experiences and products worthy of our tradition and our future. Our dedication to innovation, excellence and integrity are at the core of what we do, and why our employees are proud to call The Post their home.
