Paid Intern - Newsroom Marketplace

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

DESCRIPTION:

Position Information:

• Start Date: January 5 – June 5, 2026
• Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00pm)
• Location: This position is fully remote (must be located within the U.S.A.)
• Compensation: $20.00/hour
• Application deadline: Application will close once finalists are selected

Intern, Newsroom - Marketplace:

As the Marketplace Newsroom Intern, you will be supporting our reporters and editors producing the journalism that makes us the leading business news franchise in the country. Our team is a dynamic, deadline-focused newsroom that is unique among public radio operations in its informal yet informative tone. You will also have the opportunity to work with our longform/special projects team to produce the next season of our award-winning climate solutions podcast, “How We Survive.”

Key Learning Goals:

Through immersive learning and real-world projects, our goal is for you to:

• Become skilled at pitching and producing longform and special projects
• Learn skills necessary to file stories on deadline
• Develop narration skills

Responsibilities:

In this hands-on role, you will work directly with reporters, editors, and staff with the following:

• Pitch and produce longform/special projects in the newsroom
• Participate in group edits and feedback sessions for special projects in the newsroom
• Assist Managing Editor and Deputies in coordinating cross-newsroom communication and collaboration on a daily basis
• Assist reporters and editors in finding and interviewing sources, conceptualizing and executing reporter-led stories
• Train alongside an editor and voice coach to elevate vocal and narration skills

Benefits:

• Eligible to accrue sick time off
• Eligible for health insurance as required under the ACA
• Eligible to participate in the APMG retirement plan

Programming:

• Participate in robust onboarding experience
• Professional development: on-the-job training, workforce readiness training, formal performance review feedback sessions, etc.
• Participate in brown bag sessions to gain broader perspective of the organization

Required Qualifications:

• Students who are currently enrolled and have completed one year of their post-secondary program, are enrolled in a graduate program, or have earned a degree in the last 18 months.
• Must be able to work 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday, roughly 9:00 – 5:00pm) for the duration of this internship
• Demonstrated familiarity with Marketplace itself and its different arms: as a listener, reader, social media follower
• Must have the ability to write clearly and accurately under strict deadlines and work independently
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products with the ability to learn new software programs.
• A demonstrated interest (not necessary experience) in audio journalism

Preferred Qualifications:

• A demonstrated interest in journalism (i.e. produced work for publication, worked at school newspaper/radio, etc.)
• Self-starter with an appetite for learning audio skills

Next Step in the Application:

In addition to your skills and knowledge, we want to get to know you in the application process. Please include a cover letter (of no more than 1 page) with answers to the following:

• What interests you about this role?
• What professional skills would you like to add to your toolbox in the months and years to come to grow in your career field?

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Physical Demands:

• Required to move about in an office environment and sit for extended periods of time
• Required to move about in the community
• Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping

Working Conditions:

• Moderate noise level
• Occasional exposure to prevalent weather conditions

Diversity creates a healthy workplace.