News Assistant Intern

The New York Times is looking for a full-time News Assistant intern for our Paris Bureau for a duration of six months starting July 1st(with some flexibility on the start date).

Main Responsibilities:

• As a NYT intern you will be in charge of the daily press review as well as monitoring potential stories throughout the day. Our intern will also do research translation from French to English work with reporters on news and/or assist correspondents who need help with their reporting.
• You will be encouraged to come up with story ideas and work on them with a correspondent or on your own.
• In the course of your stay with us you will be encouraged to write or co-write one or more stories yourself under the supervision of a correspondent
• We will ensure that you get to go out on reporting assignments and cover events that you might find interesting.

Our ideal candidate:

• Fluency in French and English
• Deep knowledge of France
• Strong interest in journalism with some journalism experience/journalism degree preferred

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you!

In order to apply please submit a CV and Cover Letter. Please also note that in order to be considered for this internship you will need to be a student and have a Convention de Stage/Internship agreement which is agreed to by your college. This is a paid internship role.

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For roles in the U.S. dependent on your role you may be eligible for variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical dental and vision benefits Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s) a company-matching 401(k) plan paid vacation paid sick days paid parental leave tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S. information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

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