ABC News Social Media Intern, Summer/Fall 2026

About the role & program:

ABC News is seeking a creative, detail-oriented, and digitally savvy Social Media Intern to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with high-profile talent, producers, and digital teams to help shape how ABC News & Good Morning America stories are told and shared on social media, specifically across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X and Threads. This hands-on, fast-paced opportunity ideal for someone passionate about digital storytelling, breaking news, and social media.

This intern will play a key role in supporting the production of social-first content across 24/7 digital platforms, with a focus on ABC News handles.

This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the New York, New York area from June 2026-January 2027.

What you will do:

• Design daily news graphics

• Support the development and editing of social-first videos

• Participate in brainstorms, research, and pitching creative ideas

• Help track trends on social media and audience engagement

• Collaborate with producers and editors across TV and digital

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Previous experience (academic or internship) in journalism (print or broadcast or digital); television, news and news media production; and/or television news script writing; social media management

• Video editing experience including editing videos using Adobe Premiere, creating graphics using Canva and Photoshop and writing captions for all social platforms using SEO best practices

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills

Education:

• Junior or Senior year required

• Major or previous coursework in Communications and Journalism, or related major preferred

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

• Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• Fully available from June 2026 through January 2027

• Fully available from Monday through Friday, primarily, and occasionally nights and weekends for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week

• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the New York, New York area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

Materials Required:

• A portfolio review is required for this position. For full consideration, please include a link to your portfolio on your résumé. Applications without a portfolio link on the résumé will not be considered a completed application packet and may not be fully considered for the position. Please visit our support site or additional information.

The pay rate for this role in New York is $22.50 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.