Part-Time Internship
Position start date: September 2, 2025
Location: Salt Lake City
Job Type: Hybrid
Hours per Week: 20 hours/week
Job Category: Journalism, General Comms
Counts for 399R credit? yes
Counts for 496R credit? yes, check hour requirement
Wage/Salary: $14/hour
Application Deadline: August 8, 2025
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT
- Passion for breaking news, social media trends, and digital storytelling
- Strong analytical and writing skills
- Ability to utilize interview skills - finding sources, asking questions and summarizing information
- Proficiency with social media platforms and familiarity with social listening tools is a plus
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Desire to find truth and recognize inaccurate or incomplete information, narratives and data
- Interest in journalism, communications, or related fields
DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES
- Real-Time Monitoring: track social media platforms, news aggregators, and other online sources to identify emerging and trending topics
- Trend Analysis: evaluate the significance, audience interest, and potential impact of trends using tools like search volume and social media engagement data
- Story Development: create news stories, articles or videos, or social media posts based on trending topics, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Fast Turnaround: work efficiently to deliver content quickly and stay ahead of the news cycle
- Collaboration: partner with reporters, editors, and producers to verify facts and gather additional context for comprehensive coverage
- Social Listening Tools: utilize specialized software to monitor and analyze online conversations and trends
- Agile Workflow: adapt to changing priorities to cover stories with real-time relevance effectively
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Apply online here
COMPANY NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Deseret News