Newsroom Summer Internship Program Audio Producer
Listed on 2026-09-09
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Creative Arts/Media
Journalism, Video Production, Content Writer / Copywriter
Join the future of news
We'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 MattersThe 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.
WhatMotivates 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.
- You will help record, write and edit audio stories and work collaboratively with reporters and editors to find and bring to life Post reporting.
- You must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the Final date to receive applications, which is noon Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
- The ideal candidate has a background in sound design, audio production or both.
- You must be proficient in either Adobe Audition or Pro Tools.
- You have a commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.
This position will be based out of our Washington, D.C., headquarters. Interns are paid $1021.13/week.
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