HNP Rebele Editorial AI Development Intern at Houston… · San…

Summary: Houston Chronicle is seeking an Editorial AI Development Intern for the summer season who is passionate about local news and journalism. In this role, you’ll provide hands-on engineering support to enhance editorial AI services and newsroom tools. Responsibilities: - Hands-on engineering support for our editorial AI initiatives - Extending and hardening existing editorial AI services and APIs - Prototyping newsroom-facing AI workflows (e.g., Slack-based alerts, utilities and reporting tools) - Contributing to internal tooling that makes our development processes more repeatable and scalable - Writing clear internal documentation to support adoption and maintainability - Supporting experimentation and evaluation of AI-driven newsroom utilities - Collaborate with team members on data-driven AI projects - Learn how to create digital tools and experiences to make communities stronger and readers’ lives easier Required Qualifications: - Experience using Python to build or extend APIs and interact with remote services - Familiarity with prompt design, evaluation workflows or AI product prototyping - Understanding of RESTful services, JSON, and basic web architecture - Working knowledge of Git and Github - Experience in a modern newsroom (including student publications) or a related work environment - Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects and fast deadlines - Comfort with Slack, Zoom and Google Sheets Preferred Qualifications: - Any experience with AI-integrated IDEs (Github Copilot, Cursor) - Any experience with AWS systems such as S3, EC2, Lambda Required Skills: Python, RESTful services, Git, Github Important Skills: AI product prototyping, AWS systems Nice-to-Have Skills: Self-management, Communication tools, Experience in newsroom