ESPN Editorial Placement

Are you an aspiring sports journalist looking for experience at an industry-leading company? This is your chance to join ESPN for an exciting and rewarding internship.

ESPN – the world’s biggest sports publisher and broadcaster – is offering a 12-month internship for undergraduates, based at its London HQ in Hammersmith, starting in summer 2025.

You will spend time in all of the key departments in the London office, including news, features, video, live, programming and social.

As an ESPN editorial intern, you will be fully integrated into the day-to-day activities of our editorial team. You will use your wide understanding of the sports world to provide valuable support to our teams on a number of our sites, including ESPN UK, ESPN FC and ESPN Cricinfo.

You will be involved in writing and sourcing material, conducting interviews, uploading content, photo management, research, site traffic reporting, maintenance of blogs and general admin tasks. This internship will develop your communication and writing skills, along with your sports industry knowledge.

Working in this remit will provide a phenomenal springboard for your future career.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

Eligibility

• Must be a second-year undergraduate student returning to study in Autumn 2026
• Must have the right to work in the UK at the start of placement
• Available to start working full time from June 2025
• Interested in the area you are applying for; whether this is through your studies, experiences, extracurricular activities or a general interest
• About you
• Excellent written and editing skills (in English)
• Demonstrate editing skills
• A strong curiosity about sports news
• Excellent sports knowledge
• Attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to connect with people at all levels in a professional and mature manner
• Ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and undertake various administrative duties
• Excellent MS Office skills

In order to be successful, we will be looking for potential in the following areas:

• Builds Relationship & Communicates Effectively
• Drives Results
• Thinks Strategically
• Inspires Creativity & Innovation
• Exhibits Professional Excellence

The Perks

• Develop your workplace skills and experience to help build the foundations of your future career
• Constructive on-the-job training as well as companywide learning and development initiatives
• Learn how decisions and actions are made within a global business environment
• Tackle real responsibility and become an essential part of an encouraging team
• Have the support and network of a large community of interns
• Access to join and support our Employee Resource Groups ranging from WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group – TRUST
• Annual salary of £23,500 with 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Discounts & Perks: You are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort food & beverage and ticketing
• Access to free support services including Unmind, the mental wellbeing app
• Opportunity to select eye care and flu vouchers

Interested?

You must be tenacious, incredibly enthusiastic, proficient in English, a great writer with a passion of sports news, excellent under pressure and have an extensive sports knowledge.

Please note, applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
For your cover letter we will be looking for approximately 400 words and looking to understand the following areas:

• Why have you chosen ESPN?
• Why have you chosen this internship?
• Why should ESPN consider you for this internship?

We don't have fixed closing dates, as we recruit on a rolling basis, so we will close roles when we have a sufficient number of applications. We would highly suggest submitting your application sooner rather than later.

Please only apply for ONE internship opportunity.

Once we have received your application we will be in contact within 14 days to let you know more about the blended online assessment.
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Good luck!