AJC Newsroom Internship - Summer 2025

Company

Cox Enterprises

Job Family Group

Business Operations

Job Profile

Intern – Functional

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 5% of the time

Work Shift

Compensation

Hourly base pay rate is $21.49 - $32.26/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Job Description

AJC Newsroom 2025 Summer intern

Please read this description completely and thoroughly.  The AJC will offer internships in multiple disciplines including Reporting, Video/Photo/Graphics, and Programming.  Each has more detail below.   

For All Internships  

You must be a rising college junior, senior or graduate student. We also accept applications from those who have graduated within six months of the start of the summer internship. The AJC accepts applications from all schools and regions of the country but gives priority to applicants from Georgia or who attend school in Georgia. Roughly 80% of our interns have a local connection to the state.

Strong preference for applicants who have worked on campus media content and/or had previous professional news internship.

Your Application Materials need to include:

• The specific internship in which you’re interested (or if skilled and interested in more than 1 area, please rank in order of preference)
• Cover letter including:
  • A short note (no more than 300 words) on why you want to be in journalism
  • How an internship at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will help you pursue your goal
• Resume
• Three links, PDFs or other samples of your best work
• References (Provide contact information for at least two)
• Please upload your resume, cover letter and clips at the same time.

All candidates should:

• Have excellent time management skills
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be comfortable interviewing  & interacting with the public
• Be eager and willing to learn

Internships will be based out of the AJC headquarters in midtown Atlanta.  Interns will be expected to be present in Atlanta and have regular attendance in the office. Internships run for 12 weeks from mid-June to the end of August. 

Reporting

Reporters

Reporter interns join one of the newsroom’s reporting teams, which include breaking news, crime, business, local education, local government, state politics, sports, and black culture.  Prior experience in daily deadline writing and reporting is required. Awareness of video, photography, and other digital skills is also preferred. Must have worked on the campus newspaper or website and/or had previous professional news internship.

Data Reporter

We’re looking for someone with a strong news sense -- ideally a person who has already worked at one regular reporting internship -- who has a deep interest in working with data as the starting point of a story. Prior experience in writing and reporting on deadline is required. Programming skills preferred but not required. What’s required, above all else, is a desire to work with data along with the ability to fumble through Excel and learn SQL. Knowledge of statistical packages, such as R, and mapping is a plus.

VISUALS TEAM: INTERNSHIPS

The AJC’s video, motion design and photo interns will learn to deliver work across diverse, creative platforms. Candidates should have a passion for immersive storytelling and creating content that educates and inspires through compelling narratives and engaging visuals. Interns may be involved in video production, interactive/motion graphics, or photojournalism. 

Video Production Intern

Interns will partner on executing stories from conception through completion and will develop skills in pitching, reporting, writing, shooting and editing.  Candidates should have an understanding of how to conceptualize and execute feature and serialized content in the documentary and news space. As a video intern, you must care about quality, possess a strong aesthetic eye, and be digital-first in your approach.

• Familiarity or experience editing video with Adobe Premier Pro
• Comfortable shooting video on digital cine cameras
• Basic understanding of composition and framing.