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The Washington Post · 3 months ago

Opinion Video Intern

DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Winter

The Washington Post is on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. They are seeking content interns to support their expanding video team, where interns will help with daily production tasks, assist with editing clips, and track community sentiment to enhance audience engagement.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Adobe Premiere ProCapCutApple Final CutAdobe After EffectsAdobe PhotoshopCanvaYouTube StudioSocial media engagementContent creationVideo editing

Required

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

Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop or Canva for quick graphics and thumbnails

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

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

Preferred

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

Company

The Washington Post

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The Washington Post is an award-winning news leader whose mission is to connect, inform, and enlighten local, national and global readers with trustworthy reporting, in-depth analysis and engaging opinions.

Founded in 1877