Intern, Marketplace Washington DC Bureau

Position Information:

• Start Date: June 16 – December 5, 2025
• Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00pm)
• Location: Washington, D.C. (Hybrid)
• Compensation: $20.00/hour
• Application deadline: Application will close once finalists are selected

Intern, Marketplace – Washington, D.C. Bureau:

Eager to boost your journalism career in the nation's capital? The Washington, D.C. bureau of Marketplace has an excellent internship opportunity for those who have an active interest in business and economic journalism. As the DC Bureau Intern, you will be supporting our reporters and editors producing the journalism that makes us the leading business news franchise in the country. Our team is a dynamic, deadline-focused newsroom that is unique among public radio operations in its informal yet informative tone. Our DC bureau is an especially exciting place to learn about the intersection of politics and the economy, and how decisions in the nation’s capital show up in the everyday experiences of people and businesses.

Key Learning Goals:

Through immersive learning and real-world projects, our goal is for you to:

• Learn and perform a variety of production, research, and editorial tasks, including recording and cutting audio
• Learn to conduct pre-interviews for on-air guests
• Learn to conduct 'person on the street' interviews
• Develop story selection and pitching skills, via daily pitching and one -on -one work with supervising editor as well as other staff. This news judgment is a key part of our work. You will learn what makes a pitch a Marketplace story, as well as how to report and write one
• Shadow reporters and editors in a variety of deadline situations
• Learn to pitch and edit a story both for the web and for audio, learning what makes these different kinds of stories and how to execute each
• A grounding in how the economy is affected by politics, and an understanding of how to be a DC-based journalist focusing on business and economic matters

Responsibilities:

In this hands-on role, you will work directly with the DC-based reporters and any of the remote editors and staff with the following:

• Learn and perform a variety of production, research, and editorial tasks, including: recording and cutting audio, research for reporters, maintain editorial calendar, attend daily assignment and planning meetings and send assignment notes
• Conduct pre-interviews for on-air guests and 'person on the street' interviews
• Develop story selection and pitching skills, via daily pitching and one-on-one work with supervising editor as well as with other staff

Benefits:

• Eligible to accrue sick time off
• Eligible for health insurance as required under the ACA
• Eligible to participate in the APMG retirement plan

Programming:

• Participate in robust on-boarding experience
• Professional development: on-the-job training, workforce readiness training, formal performance review feedback sessions, etc.
• Participate in brown bag sessions to gain broader perspective of the organization

Required Qualifications:

• Enrolled Senior in an undergraduate or graduate program OR have graduated within the last 12 months OR a career changer who have earned a degree
• Must be able to work 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday, roughly 9:00 – 5:00pm) for the duration of this internship
• Must be able work in the Marketplace DC Bureau at least 2 days per week
• Demonstrated familiarity with Marketplace itself and its different arms: as a listener, reader, social media follower
• Must have the ability to write clearly and accurately under strict deadlines and work independently
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft office products with the ability to learn new software programs.
• A demonstrated interest (not necessary experience) in audio journalism

Preferred Qualifications:

• A demonstrated interest in journalism (i.e. produced work for publication, worked at school newspaper/radio, etc.)
• Self-starter with an appetite for learning audio skills

Next Step in the Application:

In addition to your skills and knowledge, we want to get to know you in the application process. Please include a cover letter (of no more than 1 page) with answers to the following:

• What interests you about this role?
• What professional skills would you like to add to your toolbox in the months and years to come to grow in your career field?

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical Demands:
  • Required to move about in an office environment and sit for extended periods of time
  • Required to move about in the community
  • Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping
• Working Conditions:
  • Moderate noise level
  • Occasional exposure to prevalent weather conditions

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply.

MacMillan Internship & Fellowship Program at MPR|APM

Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media are grateful for the long-time, generous philanthropy of Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan for investing in the future of public media through transformational internships and fellowships. Their recent grant will significantly strengthen our internship program, produce enriching programming, and prepare the next generation for careers in public media. We are pleased to recognize this generous support in the name of the program – the MacMillan Internship & Fellowship Program at MPR|APM.

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