Engagement and Growth Intern

About Us 

The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.

At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world.

In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.

Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.

Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

Our Internships

We are looking for passionate and motivated students who are interested in pursuing a career in media to join our team! This program is a paid, ten week summer internship from June to August 2026.

Our internships offer the opportunity to connect and collaborate across the FT — in the US and globally. You’ll develop ideas that help drive our growth, present your work to US leadership, and gain valuable insights from across the business. Plus, you’ll be paired with a dedicated Buddy to provide mentorship and support throughout your experience.

We’ve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning.

Please note: Applicants must be authorized to work in the US.

Role Overview

The Engagement and Growth team helps FT journalism reach a broader audience by producing original content for social media, directly engaging with our readers, managing engagement projects, monitoring analytics, and advising editors and reporters on best guidelines. 

We are looking for candidates with a proven interest in social media, multimedia production, community engagement or digital journalism in general. Knowledge of business and economics is helpful, but not vital. You’ll have the opportunity to help conceive, shape and implement engagement strategies and experiments as well as take part in our daily audience engagement activities. 

Key responsibilities

• Helping develop original ideas, experiments and engagement/social media strategies around planned news events, breaking news and special projects

• Assisting the social media team in producing posts and keeping our channels up to date and on the news agenda

• Producing original content specifically for social media to help promote FT journalism (this could include charts, social cards, videos, etc.)

• Assisting with direct reader engagement through reader participation/community projects 

• Using data and insights to analyse audience behaviour and help inform our journalism

• Providing SEO and social trends guidance from social and web listening tools

Required skills/experience:

• Experience in journalism (a student publication counts), and good news judgement

• Experience with design (Adobe Suite or similar) and video editing a plus

• Good writing and editing skills

• Good communication skills, organised, curious, and able to balance multiple projects at once

• You are interested in making FT journalism accessible to a broader audience across various platforms

If This Sounds Like You - Submit your application by November 24th, 2025

To apply please be sure to include the following documents in your application

• Resume
• A cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit, and explaining your interest in joining our team

Application Process

• The internship will be full time from June 1st 2026 - Aug 7th 2026. Before applying, please ensure you will be available on these dates.
• This is a hybrid internship, meaning you are required to work from our New York office at least 2-3 days per week, the rest of the week can be from home.

Further information

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $20 per hour. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a rate within the estimated range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skills; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organisational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.

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Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process may be developed to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.

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Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you wish to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email [email protected] and a member of our team will be happy to help.

The use of AI

Original reporting, great writing and intelligent commentary lie at the heart of FT journalism.  Our readers trust us to produce quality journalism that is accurate, fair and insightful. This is why FT editorial staff do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to write articles or create other reader-facing content. For specific and pre-approved cases, AI can be harnessed for certain tasks, such as assisting data research for investigations.  

We expect applicants to the FT newsroom to refrain from using AI in their test submissions, and any written materials should be a genuine reflection of their own knowledge, skills and experiences. We encourage candidates only to employ AI as a tool to help with research and interview readiness for a role. 

Candidates should be aware that the use of AI throughout the application process is monitored to ensure a fair and transparent hiring process for all.