Digital News Student Worker

Digital news student worker, NEWSWELL

NEWSWELL is seeking creative, adaptable, self-starting student workers to support a wide range of editorial and digital tasks across our network of community newsrooms. This role is ideal for students interested in digital media, community journalism and audience engagement who want hands-on experience working with multiple editors and wearing many hats in a fast-moving newsroom environment.

NEWSWELL’s network encompasses the Times of San Diego, Stocktonia, the Santa Barbara News-Press and four Chicago-area publications. Your work will include writing short community stories and briefs; supporting our social media team with content creation, paid search and Google Ads; and helping publish stories across our websites. You will collaborate with editors, reporters and audience staff to ensure our journalism is accurate, accessible and engaging.

Candidates must be degree-seeking students enrolled at Arizona State University. Preference will be given to more advanced students.

This position pays $20 per hour for up to 16 hours per week. Remote work is available, with occasional in-person meetings or coaching sessions in downtown Phoenix. Scheduling is flexible to accommodate classes, and the role uses standard newsroom and cloud-based tools.

Submission Requirements

• Please submit a single document file (PDF) that includes the following in this order:

• To apply, please submit one PDF that includes your resume, a cover letter describing your strengths and interest in the role and three to five links to work samples with brief explanations of what you contributed to each piece.

What you’ll do

• Writing community briefs and short stories with clarity and accuracy

• Producing and publishing stories in WordPress, including formatting and multimedia selection

• Selecting and editing photos and assembling clean, accurate story pages using multimedia and embeds

• Reviewing partner content and preparing stories for publication with SEO-friendly headlines and summaries

• Ensuring stories meet editorial standards and are presented clearly and attractively

• Supporting paid social, search and Google Ads in coordination with our digital audience team

• Creating content for NEWSWELL’s main social media and newsletter accounts as needed, including videos, graphics and text

• Other tasks as assigned, depending on newsroom needs and your interests

• In this role, you will also have opportunities to learn newsroom workflows, accessibility principles and audience-focused digital strategy.

What you'll need

• Strong writing and editing skills, including the ability to produce clear and accurate community briefs and short stories

• Ability to publish stories in WordPress and format pages with clean presentation

• Basic photo selection and editing skills, with an eye for accuracy and relevance

• Ability to write headlines and summaries that follow SEO best practices

• Comfort assembling story pages that use multimedia elements and embeds

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to meeting editorial standards

• Ability to review partner content and prepare it for publication

• Willingness to learn newsroom workflows, accessibility principles and audience-focused digital strategy

• Ability to work with multiple editors across different properties and adapt to varied workflows

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to switch between tasks efficiently

• Curiosity, reliability and a collaborative approach to problem-solving

• Familiarity with social media content creation and best practices

Relevant qualifications

• Enrolled student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University

Preferred skills and abilities

• Spanish fluency is a plus

• Experience using programs including Google and Meta Ads, Canva, WordPress and Google and Microsoft products

• Familiarity with Google tag manager, AdSense and Ad Manager

Benefits

• $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement

• Hands-on experience in a professional environment

• Professional development plans 

• Opportunity to network with ASUEP leaders and other ASU students

• Access to LinkedIn Learning and their 8,000+ courses

• Professional skills workshops

NEWSWELL is an Equal Opportunity Employer