Internships

Due date: Monday February 26, 2024

The Pittsburgh Media Partnership seeks motivated student journalists for its Summer 2024 internship program.

PMP internships are intended to give students with a serious interest in a journalism career — particularly those who are underrepresented in the industry — an opportunity to learn on the job, improve their portfolio and leverage the experience so that they can break into the industry more easily after graduation.

Details regarding the program are available on Handshake, but students also can directly access the application by using this link: https://forms.gle/E7YjLgYjxTabaaVCA

Interns selected for the program will work in a local newsroom on day-to-day assignments with the editors of that organization. They will get access to additional fellowship, networking and learning opportunities. Last year, 11 interns were selected to participate in the program, and 10 Partnership outlets benefited from the interns’ contributions.

Candidates should be at least 18 and enrolled at a college-level institution. Recent graduates also are eligible to apply. All candidates must be able to live in the Pittsburgh area during the eight-week internship period, which begins in late May/early June and runs until late July/early August. Interns will earn $15 per hour for up to 30 hours a week.

 
For more information, please contact PMP Coordinator Frank Garland at fgarland@pointpark.edu and use PMP INTERNSHIP in the subject line.

Due date: Monday February 24, 2025, 5PM

Interested in learning key skills to help you break into the journalism industry more easily after graduation?

Next Generation Newsroom, a project of Point Park University’s Center for Media Innovation, and newsrooms in the Pittsburgh Media Partnership -- a group of more than 30 media outlets in the greater Pittsburgh area -- seek motivated student journalists for the Summer 2025 Internship Program. This internship is intended to give students with a serious interest in a journalism career — particularly those who are underrepresented in the industry — an opportunity to learn on the job, improve their portfolio and leverage the experience so that they can break into the industry more easily after graduation.

Some of the interns selected for the program will work with Next Generation Newsroom, a news service that launched to fulfill the need for high-quality enterprise reporting for people who want to stay informed about the place they call home. The focus of NGN's work is government and enterprise reporting in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The stories that the Newsroom develops are shared across the 32 members of the Pittsburgh Media Partnership, which has a combined reach of more than 9 million.

Other interns will be placed in local PMP newsrooms and will work on day-to-day assignments with the editors of those organizations. Both NGN and PMP interns will get access to additional fellowship, networking, and learning opportunities. Interns will meet as a group each week to share their work and provide updates on how their internships are progressing.

The internship is paid at $15/hour, up to 30 hours a week. It will last 10 weeks between late May and early August 2025.

Visit this link for more details and to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScujMJEew-fgfnyMyK3J9pcTKP6BrQCyE8Z_YgQAqdddHRbKw/viewform?pli=1.

Application deadline: 5:00 pm, Monday, Feb. 24

This hard-to-get internship will require that you work games and create text/graphics for Root Sports broadcasts, social media, and game stats. Use the HockeyJobs application and specify Pittsburgh to apply for an internship.

Cover games and write game recaps and features. Work under Tony DiFazio, who loves to mentor young sports writers. Contact DiFazio for more information: tdefazio@psrpt.com or 412-680-9947.

PublicSource is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, digital-first media organization dedicated to serving Pittsburgh and the region. Interns conduct their own reporting, interviewing, and writing, and undergo editing, for original pieces, from short profiles to enterprise and event coverage stories. They will also assist reporters with projects and fact checking.

Due date: Monday August 4, 2025

Are you interested in pursuing a career in journalism?

Pittsburgh's Public Source is looking for an editorial intern for Fall 2025. This is an immersive internship built on reporting and fact-checking, with mentorship, journalism training, and additional opportunities. Pay is $15/hour for 15 weeks totaling 225 hours. The internship will be hybrid, with an in-person workspace in Uptown, a short bus ride from Oakland.

This is a paid internship. To qualify for the stipend of $3,375, we ask interns to work 15 hours a week for 15 weeks (or another agreed upon schedule).

To qualify for this internship, you:

• Must be a Pitt English major (including DNID), minor, or certificate student, including PPW, Children's Literature, Public Communication of Science and Technology, and Disability Studies.
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must provide internship summary, materials, and thank-you for funder at end of internship.

Extended application deadline: August 4

For full details and to apply, visit https://www.publicsource.org/jobs/#editorialintern.
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Due date: Friday March 15, 2024

Are you “someone who goes through life with an eye for untold stories and can figure out how to tell those stories through interviews and research as well as technically sound and creative writing”?

PublicSource, a nonprofit news outlet in Pittsburgh, is now looking for candidates for a Summer 2024 editorial internship.

Interns will pitch story ideas, write, communicate with editors, contribute to fact-checking and research, and develop storytelling techniques for social media. This internship offers a stipend of $2,250.00 for 15 weeks at 15 hours per week.

Details are here and the application form is here. The application deadline is March 15.

Ready to kick-start your career in the publishing industry?

Readeezy Literacy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has created a digital library specifically designed for struggling teen and older readers to improve their literacy outcomes as well as social and emotional growth. Our books include the following features: age-respectful storylines at an accessible reading level; illustrations throughout; checks for understanding using gaming as stealth assessment; critical thinking/problem-solving questions; assessment of non-academic learning (e.g., relationships, empathy, identity).

Readeezy Literacy welcomes intern applicants for Summer 2025 semester in four positions: Writer, Grant Writer, Editorial, and Communications. See PDFs below for more information.

Duration: 6/2/25–8/22/25
How to Apply: Apply through Handshake, or email Maria Cleary at maria@readeezy.com with a resume, a cover letter, and relevant work samples.

Writer - Internship Description Readeezy Literacy (PDF)

Grant Writer - Internship Description Readeezy Literacy (PDF)

Ed Asst - Internship Description Readeezy Literacy (PDF)

Communications - Internship Description Readeezy Literacy (PDF)

As the in-house magazine for City of Aslyum, Sampsonia Way is devoted to literary freedom of expression and giving voice to persecuted writers. The magazine was named after Sampsonia Way, a street in Pittsburgh that houses exiled writers hosted by City of Asylum. Just as the physical Sampsonia Way provides a home for exiled writers in a literary community, Sampsonia Way aims to create a space in which endangered writers thrive and free literary expression is a valued part of everyday life.  

The Pitt English PPW program partners with City of Asylum’s Sampsonia Way to lead a class dedicated to this internship. Under the guidance of professor Tim Maddocks, students create and edit articles, conduct interviews, and manage the magazine’s social media. This class is held in Fall and Spring semesters.  

Want hands-on experience in livestreaming, podcasting, and social media with a local media production and digital strategy company?

To apply, fill out this questionnaire.

Questions? Contact Michael Sorg at mike@sidekickmediaservices.com

STEM Coding Lab is Pittsburgh's only nonprofit exclusively devoted to providing computer science education to our region's under-resourced youth. We operate primarily as an afterschool program, although we partner with school districts to provide instruction during the school day as well.

Through engaging, hands-on activities, STEM Coding Lab seeks to bring computer science education to elementary and middle school students throughout the region, including in Pittsburgh Public Schools, our local charter schools, community centers, and wherever else there are opportunities to inspire young minds with computer science knowledge.

STEM Coding Lab seeks interns for two positions: Communications & Marketing and K-8 Computer Science Teaching Assistant.

Marketing & Communications Interns objectives include elevating awareness locally of STEM Coding Lab’s work, helping STEM Coding Lab refine its social media strategy, and supporting fundraising and development efforts throughout the Pittsburgh region.

K-8 Teaching Assistant Program Interns objectives include engaging young children with basic computer science concepts and activities. Interns do not need to have computer science expertise, but rather, a commitment to serving youth, as well as an ability to engage K-8 classrooms in a kind, caring manner.

Interns, if successful, also have an opportunity to pursue part-time or full-time employment with STEM Coding Lab.

Are you interested in nonprofit work that offers engaging computer science education to K-8 students?

STEM Coding Lab is Pittsburgh’s premier nonprofit, dedicated solely to offering computer science education to under-resourced K-8 youth. Their programs span in school, after-school, and summer camps in public, charter schools, and community centers.

STEM Coding Lab is seeking Teaching Assistants who can engage young students with foundational computer science activities. No expertise in computer science is required. STEM Coding Lab values commitment to youth development and the ability to foster a nurturing classroom environment.

STEM Coding Lab’s Program Intern will receive $15/hr and will agree to serve approximately 15 hours weekly for the Fall Semester, 2024. Preference will be given to Interns who can serve 16 hours per week. Program Interns serving 12 hours per week will receive $15/hr as well.

See attached PDF for full details.

Are you passionate about digital literacy and interested in working in education?

STEM Coding Lab, the only Pittsburgh nonprofit devoted exclusively to bringing computer science education into under-resourced schools throughout our region, is seeking Program Interns who can engage young students with foundational computer science activities. No expertise in computer science is required. We value commitment to youth development and the ability to foster a nurturing classroom environment. See attached flyer for full details.

A STEM Coding Lab Program Intern will receive a $2,000 stipend and agree to serve 15 hours per week for the entirety of June-August 2024. Compensation will be dispensed by the University of Pittsburgh payroll department. In order to receive funding, you must fit these eligibility requirements:

• Must be an English major (including DNID), minor, or certificate student, including PPW, Children's Literature, Public Communication of Science and Technology, and Disability Studies.
• Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must provide internship summary, materials, and thank-you for funder at end of the internship.
• Must not have received an English Department Internship Grant previously.

Due date: Sunday March 31, 2024

Are you interested in writing within the journalism industry?

The Butler Eagle News in Butler, PA is currently seeking interns.

The Butler Eagle news internship pays $7.24 an hour and requires a minimum of 24 hours to a maximum of 32 hours a week for a period of two to three months depending on student availability and newsroom needs. The Butler Eagle is located at 514 W. Wayne St., Butler, Pa.

The intern needs to be willing to experience every aspect of the industry --  covering spot news and government meetings to feature and special section assignments. They must provide their own transportation and have some experience or class level to be able to learn and grow during the internship.

Interns will sometimes accompany seasoned reporters on assignment and will also complete their own assignments. They will receive feedback from editors on reporting, writing, organizational and personal relationship skills. In addition to receiving insight on behind-the-scene, deadline pressures of a news organization, they will be exposed to skills needed to also reach the multiple platforms of a 24-hour news cycle, including photography and social media posting.

Internship applications are due the last day of March. Requested are a cover letter, resume, several examples of your work and two references.

If the internship is being conducted for credit, the requirements from the institution must be submitted with requested materials. Students applying do not have to be seeking the internship for class credit, however those who are and have early deadlines for their school may reach out to the Eagle managing editor prior to the application deadline.

Prospective interns may apply to Donna Sybert, Butler Eagle managing editor, at dsybert@butlereagle.com.

Due date: Friday April 4, 2025

Interested in working closely with literary agents to evaluate book proposals and manuscripts and interact with authors and editors?

The David Black Literary Agency is hiring part-time summer interns. Located in Downtown Brooklyn, we primarily represent non-fiction works with social, historical and political themes, along with sports biographies, cookbooks, memoir, and literary fiction. Projects we represent include THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN and TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom; SHRILL by Lindy West; OBAMA by Peter Souza; AND NOW WE HAVE EVERYTHING by Meaghan O’Connell; WHAT’S FOR DESSERT by Claire Saffitz; PRAYING FOR SHEETROCK by Melissa Fay Greene; INDIAN-ISH by Priya Krishna; KING by Jonathan Eig; BELICHICK by Ian O’Connor; and DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson.

Interns can work either in person or remotely, though we give preference to interns located in commuting distance of our office—ideally, student interns will live in New York City or nearby for the summer. Interns will be responsible for reading and responding to query letters, book proposals and manuscripts; they will work closely with agents to evaluate material and prospective clients. In addition to assisting with general office duties (i.e., filing, answering phones, etc.), interns will have the opportunity to work on research projects and interact with clients (authors) and editors. This is a hands-on position in a fast-paced office of several literary agents, and wise interns will work with and receive coaching from most of them.

Interns typically work 25-30 hours/week and are expected to work in our downtown Brooklyn office 2-3 days/week, with flexibility for a 4th remote day. They will be paid $17/hr, and the agency can accommodate any necessary paperwork for successful candidates to receive course credit for their internship, but this is not a requirement.

Application requirements:

• Cover letter that includes: Major(s), Minor(s), Certificate(s), GPA, and expected graduation date, and your PeopleSoft ID #
• Résumé

Please send application materials to engintern@pitt.edu by April 4, 2025.