Editorial Internship

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

The editorial intern will work from POLITICO's Lower Manhattan office, playing a critical role in covering Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council, and politics and policy in New York City. The intern will pitch, report, and write stories, cover spot news, and assist the New York Playbook team with the daily newsletter. Responsibilities include research, reporting, writing, editing, and aggregating content, which may involve early morning hours. The position requires a can-do attitude, initiative, good time management, and the ability to work under pressure. The intern will also need strong critical thinking skills, the ability to write quickly and cleanly under deadlines, and a passion for politics and policy.
Must have:
  • Can-do attitude, initiative, and good time management
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Ability to write quickly and cleanly on deadline
  • Passion for politics and policy
Good to have:
  • Prior hands-on experience as an intern at a professional news outlet
  • Experience working on a student publication
Perks:
  • More on what it’s like to work for POLITICO can be found by clicking the link provided in the job description.

Job Details

POLITICO's New York team is seeking an editorial intern for Fall 2025. The intern will work from our Lower Manhattan office — will play a critical role in our coverage of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council and politics and policy in America's biggest city.

Internship date ranges and application deadlines:

Application Deadline: June 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Internship Dates: September 2025 – December 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 spot news as assigned by editors
  • Work with our New York Playbook team to write and produce our daily newsletter on politics in the state
  • You 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
  • A commitment to fair-minded, nonpartisan journalism

Submission Materials:

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
    • 3-5 original clips to showcase your experience. Please attach as PDFs or links that are publicly accessible

    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.

    We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation.

    We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.

    Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here and email us careers@politico.com. We hope to see your application soon!

    Similar Jobs

    Stage - Creative Content Manager - Movies ( Rajasthan)

    Stage

    Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (On-Site)
    1 Year ago
    The Walt Disney Company - Sr Software Engineer (Roku/BrightScript/SceneGraph)

    The Walt Disney Company

    Glendale, California, United States (On-Site)
    7 Months ago
    Fatshark AB - Senior Product Marketing Manager

    Fatshark AB

    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden (On-Site)
    1 Month ago
    NVIDIA - Director, Regional Developer Relations - ROAP

    NVIDIA

    Singapore (Remote)
    3 Months ago
    Trailer park group - Lead AV Generalist

    Trailer park group

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Remote)
    2 Weeks ago

    Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

    Similar Skill Jobs

    version 1 - Business Development Director - Oracle

    version 1

    New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
    1 Month ago
    Netflix - Senior Product Designer, Ads Platform

    Netflix

    Los Gatos, California, United States (Hybrid)
    1 Month ago
    Saxo Bank - AML Project Manager

    Saxo Bank

    Copenhagen, Denmark (On-Site)
    1 Month ago
    CrowdStricke - NoSQL Database Engineering Manager

    CrowdStricke

    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)
    2 Weeks ago
    Workato - Intern, Analytics Engineer

    Workato

    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
    1 Week ago
    AI Fund - Chief Executive Officer (Mental Health)

    AI Fund

    San Francisco, California, United States (Remote)
    6 Months ago
    Google - Vice President, Product Management and Engagement, Core Developer

    Google

    Kirkland, Washington, United States (On-Site)
    1 Month ago
    Playstation - Payroll Manager - UK/IRE

    Playstation

    London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
    1 Month ago
    Interactive Brokers - Account Opening & KYC Specialist

    Interactive Brokers

    Tokyo, Japan (Hybrid)
    2 Weeks ago
    NVIDIA - Senior RTL Analysis Methodology Engineer

    NVIDIA

    Santa Clara, California, United States (On-Site)
    2 Months ago

    Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

    Jobs in New York, New York, United States

    high radius - Events Manager

    high radius

    Houston, Texas, United States (On-Site)
    4 Weeks ago
    Universal Music Group - Executive Assistant

    Universal Music Group

    Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)
    6 Days ago
    Sawhorse Productions - Data Analyst

    Sawhorse Productions

    California, United States (Remote)
    2 Months ago
    Dungarvin - Mental Health Specialist II - Acute Behavioral Services

    Dungarvin

    Austin, Minnesota, United States (On-Site)
    1 Week ago
    Google - Product Manager II, Ads

    Google

    New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
    1 Month ago
    Banyan Software - Executive Leadership Program (MBA)

    Banyan Software

    United States (On-Site)
    6 Days ago
    Next Level Business Services - Enterprise Architect

    Next Level Business Services

    Bethpage, New York, United States (On-Site)
    7 Months ago
    fluence - Battery Pack Mechanical Integration Engineer

    fluence

    Houston, Texas, United States (Hybrid)
    6 Months ago
    Yahoo - Senior Director, Business Development and Partnerships

    Yahoo

    United States (Hybrid)
    6 Days ago
    Notion - Account Executive, Mid-Market

    Notion

    New York, United States (On-Site)
    2 Weeks ago

    Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

    Similar Category Jobs

    Looks like we're out of matches

    Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

    About The Company

    Axel Springer is the media and technology company.

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Remote)

    Berlin, Berlin, Germany (On-Site)

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)

    New York, United States (On-Site)

    Berlin, Berlin, Germany (On-Site)

    Iași, Iași County, Romania (On-Site)

    New York, United States (On-Site)

    New York, United States (Hybrid)

    Arlington, Virginia, United States (On-Site)

    View All Jobs

    Get notified when new jobs are added by Axel Springer News Media National

    Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

    Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

    Job Common Plug