Wall Street Journal Graphics Internship, New York

About The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, audio, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds more than three dozen Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp.

About the Role

An internship for college juniors and eligible graduate students in the award-winning newsroom in New York with mentorship and tailored training sessions. This is a summer internship.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce compelling, and editorially strong, visual journalism, both alone and across teams, that take advantage of your strengths. This may include data-driven interactives, maps, charts, or other explanatory work.
• Learn WSJ systems and best practices for the creation of information graphics.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Completed at least one prior reporting internship with another professional media organization or published exceptional work with a campus news outlet or as a freelancer.
• Dedication to high journalistic standards.
• Adobe Illustrator or Datawrapper experience is required.
• Experience with and interest in responsible AI experimentation, data analysis, data-driven projects is encouraged.
• Experience with front-end development is a significant bonus.

Qualifications

• Eligible candidates are college juniors or graduate students enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline and returning to school in the fall. Graduating seniors should apply to WSJ News Associates.
• Ambitious students who think foremost about the audience and are able to work independently under deadline pressure.
• A commitment to high journalistic standards is a must.
• A demonstrated interest in business reporting is a plus, though prior business or economics reporting experience isn’t required.

Internship Details

• Timing: 10 weeks between June and August.
• Application Deadline: October 31 at midnight Eastern time.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Selections will be made by the end of January.

How To Apply

Upload one PDF document (max. 5MB). A second PDF with work examples may be uploaded if files are large. The application document should contain:

• A cover letter that highlights why you would be an asset to the team.
• Three examples of your graphics reporting work outlining your role and/or contribution. These can be links included in your cover letter or screenshots in an appendix.
• Your résumé.