About the role
Job Description: POLITICO is seeking an exceptional college student or recent graduate for its Summer 2027 audio/video internship. This role offers hands-on experience in editorial production, content distribution and multimedia storytelling. You’ll work closely with producers and editors to support daily production needs while learning how a fast-paced newsroom creates and distributes journalism across platforms.
Who You Are:
You’re excited about audio, video, podcasting, or digital storytelling
You enjoy both creative and technical aspects of media production
You’re eager to contribute to projects from pre- to post-production
What You’ll Do
Support daily audio and video production workflows across the team
Conduct research on various topics, individuals and current events to support show editorial process
Source archival footage, soundbites, and relevant assets for audio and video
Assist with clipping interviews and live events
Assist with recording sessions, live transcripts and provide production support in real time
Help maintain organized production files, metadata, and documentation
Upload and manage content across CMS, YouTube, podcast, and social platforms
Collect performance metrics from various platforms
What You’ll Need
Strong passion for journalism, Washington, politics and policy
Demonstrated Interest in multimedia production, editing, podcasting or platform innovation
Familiarity with editing software, production tools, or social publishing platforms is a plus
Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadlines
Excellent news judgement
Entrepreneurial mindset
Proven experience in a newsroom. At least one professional news media internship or job preferred
Why Intern at POLITICO?
Work on some of the biggest stories in Washington as they unfold, with a behind-the-scenes view of how news gets made
Be a full-time associate producer. Work independently (and with your team) on shooting, clipping, editing, booking and more.
Produce in the field as needed
Build your skills through biweekly intern-specific trainings, newsroom sessions and direct feedback
Internship details:
Dates: June-August 2027 Pay: $23/hr Schedule: Hybrid, full-time 40 hours/week Location: Arlington, VA (HQ) Application deadline: Monday, October 26 2026 at 11:59pm EST
Submission Materials
Resume
Cover Letter
3-5 original clips to showcase your experience. Please attach as PDFs or links that are publicly accessible.
Do not submit clips behind a paywall.
Please follow instructions carefully. All of the above materials must be uploaded to the Resume/CV section of the application to be considered for the position.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
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About Us.
POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.
Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.
Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist.
Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.
These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.
POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as
The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer . Posting date: 2026-09-25 Title: Audio/Video Intern, HQ (Summer 2027)