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Rebele Editorial AI Development Intern

CompanyHearst
LocationSan Francisco
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 3, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will provide hands-on automation and enablement support to extend editorial AI services and newsroom tools. They will also prototype AI workflows and contribute to internal tooling to improve scalability and maintainability.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
4002
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
We’re ambitious. We’re smart. We want to be the best, to put our mark on every story we tell and every project we take on. We have an uncompromising sense of integrity and an insatiable hunger for quality. And we’re looking for people like us. When you work at Hearst Television, you’ll have the opportunity to create your own Hearst career story. The opportunity to be developed, empowered, and rewarded. We set a certain standard of excellence for ourselves. But don’t worry, you won’t be trying to meet that standard alone. Our employees enjoy some of the best support in the industry. We foster a culture of diversity, stability and support – you’ll really feel like part of the Hearst Family. You’ll be able to rely on of one of the largest, most stable news and broadcasting organizations in the country. Hearst Television has been privately owned for over a century - we’re here to stay. We own and/or operate 35 television stations and two radio stations. We reach 21 million U.S. television households across 39 states. Our stations operate web and mobile platforms which reach 25 million unique visitors every month. Hearst Television has been honored with numerous awards for journalism and innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and the George Foster Peabody Award. Our community service has been widely acknowledged, including our support for organizations like the Emma L. Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media, the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation and the Broadcasters Foundation of America. If you seek to excel in your role, whether it’s in news, sales, marketing, engineering, IT, production, graphics/design, radio or technical, a career at Hearst Television could be the perfect opportunity for you. If you can not only see the bigger picture, but be a part of shaping it, we want to hear from you.
About the Role

Rebele Journalism Internship Program:

HNP Editorial AI Development Intern

The Hearst Newspapers (HNP) DevHub is hiring a Newsroom AI Intern for the winter season who is passionate about local news, journalism and service to our communities. In this role, you’ll contribute hands-on automation and enablement support to extend and strengthen our growing suite of editorial AI services and newsroom tools, while building your own skills along the way.

The HNP DevHub is a team of engineers, developers, designers, project managers and content strategists who collaborate with local newsrooms to create best-in-class digital experiences. We make things like election results pages, searchable databases, severe weather trackers, alternative story formats and whatever else you can dream up. You can learn more about the DevHub here.

 

The Skillset

Ideal candidates will be able to showcase some of the following. We do not expect candidates to be proficient in every area.

● Experience with AI tooling and a proven track record of building prototypes with AI.

● Familiarity with prompt design, evaluation workflows or AI product prototyping. 

● Understanding of JSON and basic web architecture.

● Working knowledge of Git and Github.

● Experience in a modern newsroom (including student publications) or a related work environment. 

● Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects and fast deadlines.

● Comfort with Slack, Zoom and Google Sheets.

● Any experience with the following tools/systems is a plus:

○ AI-integrated IDEs (Github Copilot, Cursor).

○ AWS systems such as S3, EC2, Lambda.

 

The Responsibilities

● Hands-on support for our editorial AI initiatives.

● Prototyping newsroom-facing AI workflows (e.g., Slack-based alerts, utilities and reporting tools).

● Contributing to internal tooling that makes our workflows and development processes more repeatable and scalable.

● Writing clear internal documentation to support adoption and maintainability.

● Supporting experimentation and evaluation of AI-driven newsroom utilities.

● Collaborate with team members on data-driven AI projects.

● Learn how to create digital tools and experiences to make communities stronger and readers’ lives easier.

 

If you’re passionate about ambitious local journalism, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We know there are many great candidates who may not check all of these boxes.

The Basics

● This position is full time and paid: $21.87/hour.

● This position is 20 to 40 hours a week, depending on the candidate’s requirements.

● The internship will be hosted over 10 to 14 weeks starting in January. 

 

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Key Skills
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