POLITICO's New York team is seeking an editorial intern for Spring 2025. The intern will work from our Lower Manhattan office, contributing to our Playbook newsletter and coverage of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council and politics and policy in New York City.
Internship Date Ranges And Application Deadlines
Application Deadline: Application decisions will be
rolling, and the last day to apply is
November 15 at 5:00pm EST.
Internship Dates: January 2025 - May 2025
Hours: 40 Per Week
Compensation: $23/HR
What You’ll Do
- Pitch, report and write stories of consequence, both for our audience of influential professionals in New York and POLITICO's wider national readership
- Cover spots news as assigned by editors
- Work with our New York Playbook team to write and produce our daily newsletter on politics in the state
- The intern will be involved in all aspects of content creation and production, including research, reporting, writing, editing and aggregating. Some of this work will occur in early morning hours
What You’ll Need
- A can-do attitude, initiative, good time management and the ability to work well under pressure
- Strong critical thinking skills and a desire to not only develop your own story ideas but explain their broader meaning to a sophisticated audience
- The ability to write quickly and cleanly while on deadline
- Prior hands-on experience as an intern at a professional news outlet and, ideally, experience working on a student publication
- A passion for politics and policy and a thirst to learn how New York works
Application Materials
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Letter of recommendation
- 3-5 original clips to showcase your experience
We welcome applicants who are recent graduates. Applicants who are still in school must, at least, be rising juniors. The ideal applicant will have experience at a school publication and/or previous experience at a professional news outlet.
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