Editorial Intern (Spring 2027)

AccuWeather’s Digital Team is seeking an Editorial Intern for Spring 2027. Join us in a hands-on newsroom role where you'll help shape daily weather coverage for AccuWeather.com. You’ll collaborate closely with editors and meteorologists to pitch compelling story ideas, research developing weather events, and write digital-first articles that inform and engage our audience. This role offers the opportunity to build real-world newsroom experience, sharpen your writing skills, and learn how data, SEO, and emerging AI tools support modern digital publishing. You’ll also assist with sourcing and clearing user-generated content to help bring impactful weather stories to life across platforms.

This paid internship spans 5 months and requires a commitment of approximately 20 hours per week. Morning and daytime availability is preferred, though some evening hours may be accommodated.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

● Finding and gathering information to pitch timely, weather-related story ideas for AccuWeather.com.

● Writing multiple digital stories per month for publication on AccuWeather.com.

● Conducting source gathering and research to support accurate, compelling weather coverage.

● Using ChatGPT and other AI tools to edit content, test prompts, and optimize stories for digital platforms.

● Sourcing and clearing user-generated content for use in articles and on social platforms.

● Collaborating with editors, meteorologists, and the social team to align coverage across platforms.

QUALIFICATIONS

● Pursuing a 4-year Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Meteorology or a related field that requires experience in writing and research.

● Strong writing, editing, and research skills with attention to accuracy and detail.

● Interest in weather, climate, and science-based storytelling.

● Basic understanding of SEO and digital publishing best practices is a plus.

● Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced newsroom environment.

● Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

● Must be willing to work occasional evenings or weekends as needed.

About AccuWeather and Dr. Joel N. Myers

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved over 12,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, and saved companies tens of billions of dollars through better planning and decision-making. Over one billion people around the world rely on AccuWeather’s proven Superior Accuracy™. AccuWeather.com is the #1 weather destination globally and one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, and our award-winning AccuWeather app delivers detailed real-time forecasts to tens of millions of smartphones.

AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW® reach an audience of over 250 million on cable and streaming platforms including DirecTV, Charter Communications - Spectrum, Verizon, Philo, Frndly TV, Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream, Roku, Xumo, Rockbot, Samsung, LG, and Amazon Freevee.

AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally.

Dr. Joel Myers, Founder and Executive Chair, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been called “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs. Dr. Myers was inducted into the Broadcasting+Cable Hall of Fame, Class of 2026, in recognition of his role in revolutionizing weather forecasting through teaching, research, and building AccuWeather into one of the world’s major sources of weather data, forecasts, and warnings.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.


AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to View email address on aiapply.co and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.