Audience Optimization & Discovery Intern

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Job Description

The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 90 million unique viewers a month. Over the past 224 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

The New York Post Internship Program offers a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to give interns exposure to real world work within the media and news industry. Our interns are highly valued team members who work on meaningful projects that directly impact our business. Throughout the program, interns participate in career building masterclasses that support their professional growth and have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with peers and key leaders in the company. Build your skills, grow your network, and get an inside look at life behind the headlines.

The Audience Optimization & Discover (AOD) team is responsible for growing and engaging search audiences across the New York Post’s digital platforms. We combine SEO strategy, emerging AI discovery, and on-page user experience improvements to help the company’s journalism reach the widest possible audience. The team works closely with editorial, product, development, and analytics teams to improve discoverability and drive readership.

We are seeking an Audience Optimization & Discovery Intern (40 hrs/week) to join us this summer! In this role, you’ll work closely with the Audience Optimization & Discovery team to help identify content opportunities across search and emerging discovery platforms. You’ll analyze audience trends, assist with headline and content optimization, and contribute ideas that help our journalism reach new readers. You’ll also gain hands-on experience using real newsroom data to support editorial strategy.

Note: This internship is scheduled to run from June 1, 2026 - August 7, 2026 . Participants are expected to work full time hours and adhere to our on-site work schedule. Open to current juniors and seniors pursuing a BA, MA students, and recent graduates who completed their degree within the past year. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by March 15th.

What You’ll Do

• Research audience trends and search behavior to help identify content opportunities across Google and emerging discovery surfaces
• Pitch timely and evergreen story ideas to editorial teams using data and platform insights
• Collaborate with Audience Optimization & Discovery team members on initiatives that improve visibility, engagement, and recirculation
• Assist with tracking performance across search, Google Discover, and other traffic sources
• Support audits and optimization of headlines, article pages, and landing pages
• Contribute to projects related to AI-driven discovery, audience growth, and editorial strategy

What We’re Looking For

• Understanding of SEO and how audiences discover content through search engines
• Interest in digital publishing, audience development, and how people discover content online
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with editors and analysts in a fast-paced newsroom
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of tools such as Google Trends, Google Analytics, or Google Search Console is a plus

As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.

Pay Range: $20/Hr - $20/Hr

At the New York Post, we’re passionate about providing readers with the best in National News, Sports, Entertainment, and Lifestyle like only the Post can – with wit, irreverence and authority.

OUR BRANDS: Include The New York Post ( : expert news, extensive, award-winning sports coverage, and insider commentary, Page Six ( : an influential leader in celebrity and entertainment news, Decider.com : helping the on-demand generation discover the best streaming content, and Alexa ( : our luxury lifestyle print edition focused on the best in luxury fashion, real estate and travel.

OUR REACH: People love us. We are one of the largest growing digital networks, averaging over 90 million unique visitors a month! Our social footprint continues to expand across Facebook ( , Twitter ( , Instagram ( , TikTok ( , and YouTube ( , where our videos average 313 million monthly views.

OUR PEOPLE: The Post team is a group of diverse, creative, passionate minds – ever evolving and innovating. We believe news doesn’t have to be boring to be news… so we make sure it isn’t!

OUR GROWTH: An ever evolving multi-platform media company, we span print, digital, video, social, podcast, app, commerce/affiliate, original TV programming, and Post Sports+ ( , our newly launched Sports membership experience!

We’re growing. Come join us!

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