News Intern (6 Months)

Job Description

Job Description

U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate, Careers and Insurance.

We reach millions of people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations such as Healthcare of Tomorrow .

We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest.

Your role in helping us shape the future:

This is a great opportunity for an early-career journalist who wants a range of experiences at a national digital news outlet. You will learn: about our unique and highly respected brand of journalism; effective reporting and writing that maximizes SEO; and how to produce and illustrate articles in our content management system.

We’re looking for someone to contribute to our education newsletters and to report out news stories, as well as rankings-related stories for our Best Countries and Best States sections. We also want someone who has strong social media skills, including making video content for TikTok and visually compelling posts for Instagram. Experience with graphic design is a huge plus.

Are you up to the challenge?

• Research topics, interviewees, dates and other elements of newsletter content.

• Engage in outreach and interviews for newsletter items.

• Perform fact-checking and copy editing.

• Assist with launches, such as the Best Countries launch or the Best States launch, if they occur during your tenure.

• Assist with article production through our content management system (CMS).

• Contribute to written coverage for news articles.

• Create and post videos and other content for social media posts.

• Work closely with our data team to strengthen stories and potentially create data visualizations to enhance that work.

• Assist with research or administrative tasks as needed.