Youtube Intern

Job Description :

The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture and Entertainment - with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 90 million unique viewers a month. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post Internship Program offers a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to give interns exposure to real world work within the media and news industry. Our interns are highly valued team members who work on meaningful projects that directly impact our business. Throughout the program, interns participate in career building masterclasses that support their professional growth and have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with peers and key leaders in the company.

Build your skills, grow your network, and get an inside look at life behind the headlines.

The New York Post is the nation's oldest newspaper with the youngest, most ambitious video department. We want to make our mark in digital video and create memorable work and new watching habits among our audience. The legacy of the great headlines conveys the attributes of our videos: bold, irreverent, judgmental, confident and clever. We want to make videos that surprise viewers.

We seek someone who believes news doesn't have to be boring to be news and who appreciates serious and quirky stories. Let's talk!

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented You Tube Intern (40 hrs/week) to join our Video team this Summer. In this role, you'll work closely with our video teams to help manage and grow our You Tube presence. This role is ideal for someone who lives and breathes news-especially hard news and entertainment with a solid understanding of what performs well on digital platforms.

You'll contribute to the ideation, scheduling, and optimization of video content while helping shape the channel's editorial voice.

Note:

This internship is scheduled to run from June 1, 2026 - August 7, 2026 . Participants are expected to work full time hours and adhere to our on-site work schedule. Open to current juniors and seniors pursuing a BA, MA students, and recent graduates who completed their degree within the past year. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by March 15th.

What You'll Do:

+ Assist in the publishing and optimization of video content on You Tube

+ Monitor news and entertainment trends to help pitch and identify timely content opportunities

+ Ensure videos are properly tagged, titled, and categorized

+ Support the team in meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom environment

What We're Looking For:

+ Strong interest in news, ideally hard news and entertainment

+ Previous experience using You Tube as a content management platform (personal or professional)

+ Excellent news judgment and understanding of what makes a story engaging on digital platforms

+ Strong writing and communication skills

+ Highly organized and deadline-driven, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

+ Familiarity with You Tube Studio, metadata best practices, and video analytics is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Background in journalism, communications, media, or a related field

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Experience with video editing or thumbnail creation tools

+ Knowledge of copyright, fair use

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

Pay Range: $20/Hr - $20/Hr

At the New York Post, we're passionate about providing readers with the best in National News, Sports, Entertainment, and Lifestyle like only the Post can - with wit, irreverence and authority.

OUR BRANDS:
Include The New York Post () : expert news, extensive, award-winning sports coverage, and insider commentary, Page Six () : an influential leader in celebrity and entertainment news,  : helping the on-demand generation discover the best streaming content, and Alexa () : our luxury lifestyle print edition focused on the best in luxury fashion, real estate and travel.

OUR REACH:
People love us. We are one of the largest growing digital networks, averaging over 90 million unique visitors a month! Our social footprint continues to expand across Facebook () , Twitter () , Instagram () , Tik Tok () , and You Tube () , where our videos average 313 million monthly views.

OUR PEOPLE:
The Post team is a group of diverse, creative, passionate…