Editorial Internship, Florida Spring 2025

Description POLITICO’s Florida team is seeking a part-time editorial intern to work in its Tallahassee bureau in the Spring of 2025, reporting from the state Capitol. The intern will play a critical role in our coverage of the state legislative session and the governor. Internship date ranges and application deadlines: Application Deadline : Application decisions will be rolling , and the last day to apply is November 30 at 5:00pm EST.Internship Dates : January 2025 - June 2025 Hours : Part-time, 20 Per Week Compensation : $23/HR What You’ll Do: Our interns are an integral part of our reporting team during the legislative session. You’ll help cover legislation, lawmakers, the governor, state agencies and Florida politics The intern will be involved in all aspects of story creation and production, including research, reporting, writing and aggregating, including for newsletters Contribute to the reporting of a dynamic team covering policy and politics for both in-state and national audiences What You’ll Need: A can-do attitude, initiative, good time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure The ability to write quickly and cleanly while on deadline A passion for politics/policy and a thirst to learn about Florida politics and government A collaborative spirit to work as part of a team A commitment to fair-minded, nonpartisan journalism Application materials: Resume Cover Letter 3-5 original clips to showcase your experience We welcome applicants who are recent graduates. Applicants who are still in school must, at least, be rising juniors. The ideal applicant will have experience at a school publication and/or previous experience at a professional news outlet. We are driven by our values. We are relentless contributors, disruptors of the status quo, collaborators, talent cultivators and DEI stewards. Our culture is defined by grit, total integrity and a prioritization on innovation. We value our people. Click here (https://www.politico.com/blogs/meet-politico/2017/08/24/faq-241910) for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO. Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here (https://recruiting.ultipro.com/PER1013PCLL/JobBoard/b972ff6a-41b7-4e97-9c71-273c2595c77d/?q=&o=postedDateDesc) and email us careers@politico.com. We hope to see your application soon! Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)