Rebele Editorial AI Development Intern

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Rebele Journalism Internship Program: </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>HNP Editorial AI Development Intern </strong></span></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/about-the-devhub-hearst-newspapers/">You can learn more about the DevHub here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Skillset</strong></p> <p><em> Ideal candidates will be able to showcase some of the following. We do not expect candidates to be proficient in every area. </em></p> <p>● Experience with AI tooling and a proven track record of building prototypes with AI.</p> <p>● Familiarity with prompt design, evaluation workflows or AI product prototyping. </p> <p>● Understanding of JSON and basic web architecture.</p> <p>● Working knowledge of Git and Github.</p> <p>● Experience in a modern newsroom (including student publications) or a related work environment. </p> <p>● Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects and fast deadlines.</p> <p>● Comfort with Slack, Zoom and Google Sheets.</p> <p>● Any experience with the following tools/systems is a plus:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">○ AI-integrated IDEs (Github Copilot, Cursor).</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">○ AWS systems such as S3, EC2, Lambda.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"> </p> <p><strong>The Responsibilities</strong></p> <p>● Hands-on support for our editorial AI initiatives.</p> <p>● Prototyping newsroom-facing AI workflows (e.g., Slack-based alerts, utilities and reporting tools).</p> <p>● Contributing to internal tooling that makes our workflows and development processes more repeatable and scalable.</p> <p>● Writing clear internal documentation to support adoption and maintainability.</p> <p>● Supporting experimentation and evaluation of AI-driven newsroom utilities.</p> <p>● Collaborate with team members on data-driven AI projects.</p> <p>● Learn how to create digital tools and experiences to make communities stronger and readers’ lives easier.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p><strong>The Basics</strong></p> <p>● This position is full time and paid: $21.87/hour.</p> <p>● This position is 20 to 40 hours a week, depending on the candidate’s requirements.</p> <p>● The internship will be hosted over 10 to 14 weeks starting in January. </p> <p> </p> <p>#LI-DH1 </p> <p>#LI-Hybrid</p>