Press Documentation Intern
Groupe Les Echos Le Parisien — Press Documentation Intern in Paris. Support editorial research, indexing (GED) and newsletters for Le Parisien.
Overview
Groupe Les Echos Le Parisien is a major French media group operating national and local news brands. The organisation combines fast-paced newsroom operations with cross-platform publishing (print, web, video, podcasts), offering interns exposure to editorial workflows and collaboration across editorial, marketing and legal functions.
Role & Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive press research and compile documentary dossiers for journalists using the internal database, press aggregators, web sources and paper or digitised archives
- Select, index and tag articles in the internal document management system (GED)
- Produce newsletters and editorial news forecasts to support reporting desks
- Provide targeted documentary support to multiple editorial teams (local, national, print, web, data & innovation, infographics, video, podcast)
- Contribute proposals to improve the Documentation service’s processes, tools and communication with journalists and other departments
Qualifications
- Enrolled at minimum at Bac+3/Bachelor (third year) or Bac+4 level; students preparing for journalism schools are encouraged to apply
- Strong general culture and pronounced interest in national and international current affairs
- Good organisational skills, rigor and attention to detail when indexing and managing sources
- Strong written communication skills in French
Skills
Experience
Open to beginners; suitable for students with little or no professional experience but with academic training or coursework in journalism, media studies, library/information science or related fields.
Education
Bachelor-level studies (Bac+3) or fourth-year undergraduate/master-level coursework, preferably in journalism, media studies, documentation/information science or a related discipline.
Culture
The workplace is a dynamic, newsroom-driven environment that values accuracy, editorial integrity and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Documentation service works closely with multiple editorial teams, offering practical exposure to contemporary news production and an opportunity to influence internal workflows.