Houston Chronicle Visuals Internship - Summer 2027

Houston, TXOnsiteInternshipJunior / Entry-levelPosted 12 days ago

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Required skills

photography
video
visual journalism
newsroom
social platforms
TikTok
Instagram
YouTube Shorts
visual storytelling
Houston

Nice to have

portfolio
resume
cover letter
passion for journalism

Role summary

The Houston Chronicle is seeking a creative and ambitious student journalist for a summer 2027 Visuals Internship. This program offers hands-on experience in photography and short-form video production for a major newsroom, targeting juniors, seniors, or recent graduates with prior news publication experience. Interns will photograph, film, edit, and publish visual content for the website and social media, collaborate with newsroom staff, and identify visual storytelling opportunities. The role requires a valid driver's license and access to a car, with interns working 40 hours a week for 10 weeks in Houston. This hybrid role requires at least 3 days a week in the office.

Role Overview

The Houston Chronicle is looking for a creative and ambitious student journalist to join its Visuals team for the summer 2027 internship program.

The position is designed for motivated student journalists who want to build careers in visual journalism and gain hands-on experience producing photography and video in a major newsroom. The intern will help produce compelling still photography and short-form video for the Chronicle’s website and social platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts. They will have the opportunity to collaborate across the newsroom to tell visually driven stories that capture Houston’s people, culture and breaking news moments.

Our summer interns are integral members of the newsroom, producing work that reaches hundreds of thousands of readers and viewers. Past interns have gone on to full-time roles at the Chronicle as reporters, producers and editors across our newsroom and audience teams.

Hybrid: Interns work in the Chronicle’s office at least 3 days a week.

What You’ll Do

Photograph and film daily and enterprise assignments in coordination with editors and reporters.

Pitch, shoot, edit and publish short-form videos optimized for social platforms.

Identify visual storytelling opportunities across beats and social trends.

Edit and caption photos and videos with attention to accuracy, tone and engagement.

Collaborate with reporters, editors and the audience team to translate Chronicle journalism into visual stories.

Contribute ideas for visual storytelling that strengthen the Chronicle’s reach and connection with audiences.

What You’ll Bring

Juniors, seniors or recent graduates with prior experience at a college news publication or professional news organization.

Valid driver’s license and access to a car.

Ability to obtain housing in Houston.

Internship Details

40 hours a week for 10 weeks, from early June to early August. Interns will be paid $15 an hour.

Interns will work Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend coverage based on news demands.

The recruiting committee will assign all interns a mentor from the newsroom based on their interests.

How to Apply

Please submit a portfolio of 5 visual clips (portfolio websites are acceptable), a resume, and a 1-page cover letter addressed to the recruiting committee detailing your passion for journalism and what you hope to achieve through this internship.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications, including the required documents, by November 1, 2026.

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