Opinion Video Intern

We’re seeking content interns to support our expanding video team. Candidates should have experience already making content: editing videos, running a TikTok, clipping for podcasts and thinking critically about titles, thumbnails and audience engagement. 

Interns will turn their creator instincts into professional experience, working alongside producers, editors, and talent to bring a daily content operation to life. They will be in the room where shows are planned, clips are cut and communities are built. Interns will help with daily production tasks, gathering assets and elements for rundowns, assisting with editing clips (longform and shortform), brainstorming and editing shoulder content (e.g. reaction clips and extras). They will also track community sentiment, surface audience feedback and support social posting. 

Session Options:

Session 1: 01/05/2026 to 03/13/2026
Application Deadline: 10/30/2025
 

Session 2: 03/23/2026 to 05/29/2026
Application Deadline: 12/20/2025
 

Session 3: 06/08/2026 to 08/14/2026
Application Deadline: 04/01/2026
 

Session 4: 09/07/2026 to 11/20/2026
Application Deadline: 07/01/2026

Please include the following in your application:

A résumé

A cover letter that includes links to shows or videos you have worked on and a description of what specifically you contributed to the final product.

An original social video on any contemporary news topic, with a hook, a story, and a call to action.

A second video explaining how you view today’s news social landscape. You should address which YouTube shows and independent creators are approaching the landscape effectively, which ones aren’t, and what news media companies can learn from them.

If you are not able to upload a video file due to file size limitations, please include a link to a video hosted elsewhere in your resume or cover letter.

What Motivates You

You’re a creator-in-progress, whether that’s on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram.

You are comfortable editing your own stuff (on Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, Apple Final Cut Pro, or even Apple iMovie).

You’re passionate about news, culture and internet fandoms, and know what people are sharing right now.

You’re hungry to learn the professional workflows behind making content at scale.

You are comfortable in fast-paced environments and on deadline.

We welcome interns with a range of interests — from those who love creating their own talking-head videos to those obsessed with editing political clips, remixing footage and making mashups.

Skills and Experience You Bring

We are looking for college juniors, seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates.  

Required Skills:

Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, Adobe After Effects or Apple Final Cut.

Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop or Canva for quick graphics and thumbnails.

Preferred Skills:

Understanding of YouTube Studio basics (metadata, scheduling, analytics).

Experience running your own channel, page or fan account, including a keen sense of how to write platform-native social captions.

All work must be submitted in English.