Hearst
Audience Intern - Summer 2027
Houston, TX, United States +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Houston, TX, United States
Houston - Experience
- Prior experience at a college news publication or professional news organization is required; no years specified.
About the job
Supports the Houston Chronicle’s Audience team in shaping, packaging, and promoting journalism across digital platforms, using audience data to strengthen reader engagement.
What you'll do
- Monitor audience analytics, research search trends, and identify reader interests.
- Write and refine headlines, social posts, alerts, and newsletters; help package stories for digital platforms.
- Collaborate with newsroom staff and pitch ways to reach new audiences and deepen reader connections.
What they ask for
- Be a junior, senior, or recent graduate with prior experience at a college news publication or professional news organization.
- Provide a personal laptop and Wi-Fi or hotspot access.
- Obtain housing in Houston.
Pay
USD $15 an hour (hourly pay)
Tools
SEO, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Reddit
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative