Summer 2021 Internship
Intern - Data Science
The New York Times is seeking inventive and motivated interns to join the Data Science group. In this role, you will reframe newsroom and business objectives as machine learning tasks
that can deliver actionable insights, accurate predictions, and effective optimization.
About Us
The New York Times is a technology company committed to producing the world’s most reliable and highest quality journalism. Our ability to do so relies on a talented team of expert technologists who help NYT learn from a tremendous abundance of data unique to this company. The Times seeks a Data Scientist Intern for the summer of 2021 to join the Data Science Group applying machine learning methods to meet this challenge, in close collaboration with working partners across the company.
Check out the Times Open blog to see what we’re up to.
About our Team
We implement and execute machine learning research with reliability and reproducibility. We communicate results and impact to newsroom and business stakeholders. Our group turns models into data products, collaborating with engineering teams, and integrates these into process throughout The Times.
As a data science intern, you will:
- Develop and deploy machine learning solutions to newsroom and business problems;
- Work with Python, scikit-learn, and Google Cloud Platform; and
- Communicate the results of your analyses to other members of the organization in a clear and concise fashion.
About You
You have experience in computer science, applied mathematics, or other quantitative or computational discipline. You have experience with open source machine learning or statistical analysis tools. Familiarity with experimental design is a plus. You have coding experience, Python preferred. You have demonstrated the ability to communicate complex ideas in data science to relevant stakeholders. You share our commitment to The Times’ mission of delivering the world’s best and most reliable journalism. You are eager to collaborate with both technical and non-technical colleagues in editorial, product management, marketing, and executive leadership groups. You share our desire to join the world’s most important journalism company at a moment in history when the importance of learning from our data is transforming every aspect of the craft and practice of journalism.
Benefits and Perks:
- Interning at The New York Times is a unique opportunity to work at a historic and innovative global media organization dedicated to enhancing society by creating, collecting, and distributing high-quality news and information
- You will be helping to power, distribute and expand what is possible for our award-winning journalism
- You will have the opportunity to work on creative, cross-functional projects
- We have frequent panel discussions and talks by a wide variety of newsmakers and industry leaders
- NYT interns benefit from competitive pay, great perks, and influential networking