Marketing Writing Intern
The New York Times- 20 - 20 USD per Hour
- Full Time
- Posted : 5 months ago
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
Job Description
About Us
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. In service of that mission we have a journalism operation that includes thousands of people reporting on the ground from most countries around the world, producing journalism with the independence, accuracy, depth and authority for which The Times is famous.
Marketing plays a key part in extending the journalistic legacy and mission of The Times into the future. Our job is to answer the question, “Why is quality journalism worth paying for?” We create award-winning marketing that builds awareness of our brand and affinity for the breadth of our journalistic offering. Above all, we strive to be timely, straightforward and relevant in our marketing, illustrating in new and creative ways how The New York Times can enrich the lives of our readers.
The summer Writing Intern, Brand and Experience will work alongside our in-house Marketing Creative team to communicate the breadth of our offering and the value of a Times subscription.
You will work with in-house marketers, writers and designers to help bring campaigns and marketing initiatives to life across channels such as email, display and audio. You will also work with product and product design teams to help deliver high-quality UX writing on digital surfaces.
You will report to a Senior Writer.
Responsibilities
Day to day, as a Writing Intern, Brand and Experience, you will help write for two key areas of marketing: Subscriber experiences and UX.
- Bring innovative ideas for how to communicate the value of a Times subscription.
- Assist in various aspects of campaign development. This could include: Pitching and refining ideas, writing consumer-facing copy, collaborating with product and editorial teams to drive engagement with specific product features or content franchises, adapting creative to address feedback from stakeholders across the company.
- Be a dependable and trustworthy teammate to writers, graphic designers, product designers and marketers, engaging frequently in group collaborations and discussions always with the aim of producing better work.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest in Times journalism across all of our products and offerings.
- You are a rising junior, rising senior or a graduating senior
- Pursuing a degree or have a degree in either: English, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Creative Writing, Writing Rhetoric, or related fields
- Experienced with Google Workspace
- Desire to learn about multi-channel brand and product marketing
- You are equally comfortable brainstorming big ideas and delivering clean, detail-oriented copy
- You have experience writing for different audiences, channels and mediums
- The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 3, 2024.
- The rate of pay for this role is $20.00 per hour.
- Interns work 35 hours per week.
- This is a hybrid role based in our Midtown New York City HQ.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email [email protected]. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
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Skills
- Advertising
- Creative Writing
- Graphic Design
- Marketing
- Marketing Writing
- Rhetoric
- Subscriptions
