Audience Intern, Summer 2026
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Audience Intern Summer 2026
The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for a summer intern to join our team of digital producers and audience this paid 12-week summer internship you will embed with the cross-functional teams who produce our website and app manage our social channels multimedia initiatives and newsletters and you will gain wide exposure to how we engage readers listeners and viewers across platforms. Hourly rate is $19.18/hr. Deadline to apply is November 2 2025.
Requirements: This position is full-time based in San Francisco and likely Monday-to-Friday. Weekend evening and holiday work may be required as news warrants.
Duties:
Receive training and mentoring from editors and colleagues across departments.
Draft social media posts.
Create digital-first content: Depending on the candidates skills this may include writing articles shooting and/or editing digital video and creating content targeted to specific social media channels like TikTok Instagram YouTube etc.
What were looking for:
Overall: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with content ranging from breaking news to food guides to sports. Interest in audience engagement work especially social media strategy and digital-first content.
Multimedia skills a plus: Video and photo editing experience or interest in creating graphics photo or video content for social media.
Newsroom experience: Strong college publication experience or previous internships preferred but not required.
About The San Francisco Chronicle:
The San Francisco Chronicle () is the largest newspaper in Northern California and the second largest on the West Coast. Acquired by the Hearst Corporation in 2000 the San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 by Charles and Michael de Young and has been awarded six Pulitzer Prizes for journalistic excellence.
Our award-winning journalists provide insight into the people and events shaping the Bay Area investigate wrongdoing and waste and deliver the quickest and most reliable coverage of breaking news in Northern California.
Join our team!
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
