Audience Team Intern, Wirecutter
- Pay
- $20 per hour
- Location
- New York, NY
- Listed
- 10 days ago
About the role
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.
Responsibilities
- Help create the strategy behind Wirecutter's social media presence and develop posts with the team that allow for our journalism to reach out growing audience
- You will be helping to power, distribute and expand what is possible for our award-winning journalism
- You will work at a historic and innovative global media organization dedicated to enhancing society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
Basic Qualifications
- Undergraduate, Graduate, or Recent Graduate students
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong editorial judgment and experience writing or producing content on deadline.
- Thoughtful journalism skills and experience writing for a news organization, such as a college newspaper, television station, or magazine.
- Experience with email service providers (MailChimp, Stensul, etc.) and or social channels is highly valued. Highly motivated, and able to work independently and with minimal direction.
- Comfortable presenting ideas and solutions to managers and colleagues.
- A collaborative and creative attitude
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The hourly rate of base pay for this role is
$20 - $20 USD
Candidate Use of GenAI Tools
- We're excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
- If you're an engineering candidate, we'll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.
- The New York Times Company is committed to being the world's best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.
- To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization.
- We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
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About Us
Wirecutter is seeking an inventive and motivated intern to join our editorial team for the summer. In this role, you will learn the ins and outs of our thriving editorial organization and collaborate with different facets of our audience team to understand and participate in our process.
As an Intern for Wirecutter newsletters, you'll work with the Audience Development Team to share Wirecutter's product reviews and expert advice on various platforms, including social and newsletters. Your work may include drafting, editing, and producing newsletters; QAing, pitching ideas for our newsletters, social channels or other off-platform audiences; helping to coordinate copy deadlines and workflows between writers, editors, and audience team members.
Interested candidates should provide links to bylines, published pieces, or examples of writing for newsletters, alongside a résumé and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience. You can only upload one file in the "Résumé/CV" box, so either combine and upload your résumé and other materials as one file or use the "My Experience" section to attach them.
About Our Summer Internships
- The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 7, 2027.
- The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.
- This role is 40 hours per week.
- This is a hybrid role based in New York City.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law.
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s Know Your Rights Poster is available here.
The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
From The New York Times's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 30, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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