Her Campus Media- News and Politics Intern - Spring 2025
About Her Campus Media
Her Campus Media is the #1 media portfolio for college students and Gen Z. Our brands -- Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, InfluenceHer Collective, and Generation Hired -- reach an audience of over 130 million social followers and 19 million monthly unique users, and count more than 50,000 influencers and student ambassadors at 1,500 colleges in our global network. Whether through content, resources, events, or other experiences, our mission is to support, celebrate, inspire, amplify, and equip Gen Z to realize their dreams as individuals and for society. We also power full-service, integrated marketing programs for the world’s top brands, who partner with us to create authentic, meaningful connections with our audience.
Her Campus Media is made up of passionate, entrepreneurial, ambitious doers who are fired up about cultivating the next generation of leaders and changemakers. We are a small but mighty team of individuals, most of whom identify as women, committed to continuing to build a dynamic and inclusive organization where we want to work. Visit our Careers page to learn more about our culture and what makes us tick at hercampusmedia.com/careers!
About the Position
Her Campus is seeking a creative, efficient, organized, and detail-oriented News & Politics Intern for the spring of 2025. The ideal candidate has a passion for journalism and hard news, with their finger on the pulse of cultural conversations surrounding topics our college readers care about, including U.S. politics, academics, global and national issues, and viral news.
The News & Politics Intern may assist the editorial team with all things editorial-related: writing and editing timely news articles, working on larger editorial projects and packages, interviewing talent and expert sources, and creating and optimizing SEO and e-commerce content, among other projects. This intern will be given writing assignments for the News, Digital, Life, Career, and more sections, and will be expected to work on tight deadlines and turnarounds. You will be given high-level tasks and a lot of responsibility! This internship is available remotely.
Please submit your cover letter in the "Message to Hiring Manager" section, and the rest of the following materials in a singular PDF file, uploaded in the resume section:
Your resume
Two (2) writing samples or clips
Two (2) pitches tailored to the Her Campus reader — one service focused and one cultural analysis — based on timely events in the news and/or politics space at the time of application
A link to your portfolio, if applicable
Qualifications
Being an intern at Her Campus Media means being given meaningful, fulfilling, skill-building tasks and projects that will help you learn what you are and are not interested in, teach you new skills, and set you up for success in future jobs and internships. This intern should be:
A current college undergraduate
A strong communicator, with organization and strategic thinking skills
Knowledgeable of all Google for Work tools
Hardworking, detail-oriented, efficient, and in possession of a creative work ethic
Passionate about the Her Campus mission
Passionate about all things Gen Z
Knowledgeable of culture and social commentary
Interested in writing, editing, research, college trends, and project management
Interested in creating content around news, politics, academics, and trending topics
Additional Information
All internships are remote and available to current college students year-round on a part-time basis. Interns must be able to receive academic credit and interns are paid a stipend. Hours are flexible.
Please note: Her Campus Media hopes to recruit and advance minorities, women, LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, and veterans—we welcome and encourage all applicants. Our goal is for our team and culture to reflect the diversity of the global community of women we serve.
