Every year, The Seattle Times offers a series of paid summer internships to outstanding students eager to build a career in journalism. For 10 weeks, our interns have the privilege to work closely with members of our Pulitzer Prize-winning staff members on a variety of real-world assignments as employees of our established, renowned metropolitan newspaper and website. Next summer, you could be paid to train in your chosen profession at the Northwest’s leading daily news media organization.
Responsibilities:
- Reporting and writing a range of stories from breaking news to enterprise.
- Collaborating with other reporters and interns on newsroom-wide reporting projects.
- Cultivating sources that reflect the diversity of our communities.
- Learning the tools and platforms required to work effectively in the newsroom.
Qualifications
We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive newsroom and encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply. If you meet most but not all of the qualifications listed, you may still be a candidate for this position. We encourage you to showcase any additional skills and unique experience as it relates to the role and its objectives. Strong preference is given to those applicants who specifically demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the importance of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms.
- Applicants must be Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors (including graduating Seniors) attending a four-year college or university, or graduate students.
- Applicants must be journalism majors or have a demonstrated commitment to print or online journalism, possess social media skills, and be digitally astute.
- Internship experience at other news organizations is strongly preferred.
- Applicants should have strong reporting, writing and multimedia skills.
Application Instructions
- Complete and submit your application below. We will only accept applications submitted through this page – applications mailed via USPS, as well as emails and calls, will not be considered.
- When attaching your resume and cover letter, please use the following naming convention: Internship-Document-ApplicantName. Example: Business-CoverLetter-JohnDoe.
- Submit three references familiar with your work (with at least one reference being a current or former manager or supervisor).
- Include five samples of your reporting work, which include samples that demonstrate deep reporting and showcase your skills. No more than five samples are allowed. Please collect any content and include this as one file, with any associated links included being accessible and not behind a paywall.
- Deadline: submit your application package by Friday, October 30th, 2026 at 4 p.m. PT.
- Confirmation: You will be notified once your application has been received. Check your file size before submitting. You will not receive a confirmation email if your file size exceeds the 10MB limit.
Compensation: The pay for this position is $21.30 per hour.
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Paid holidays
- Public transit subsidy
- Complimentary Seattle Times subscription
Please do not follow up about your application. We will notify all applicants about our decision after the deadline, which may take up to six weeks. For application assistance only, send questions to [email protected]. Requests for updates will not be answered.
Skills Required
- Must be a sophomore, junior, senior, graduating senior, or graduate student attending a four-year college or university.
- Must be a journalism major or demonstrate commitment to print or online journalism.
- Must possess social media skills and be digitally astute.
- Strong reporting, writing, and multimedia skills.
- Understanding of and commitment to diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms.
- Internship experience at other news organizations.
- Submit three references, including at least one current or former manager or supervisor.
- Submit five reporting work samples demonstrating deep reporting and reporting skills.
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