Content Production Intern

We employ 2,100 journalists, producers, engineers and sales staff. Our newsrooms publish thousands of stories a day across print, broadcast and digital.

About the internship:

Dar es Salaam Times is hiring a Content Production Intern for Sep 2027. Remote internship with the Video team. Raw footage is shared on Google Drive and you edit from home. This role is fully remote within Tanzania. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning.

Your projects:

• Turn around feedback rounds within 24 hours on weekdays.
• Repurpose podcast and webinar recordings into short clips.
• Create simple motion graphics, lower thirds and intros in After Effects.
• Add captions, subtitles and on-screen text that match brand style.
• Colour correct footage and balance audio so every video sounds consistent.
• Organise project files, footage and exports in Google Drive.

What we're looking for:

• Available for the full internship period.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028.
• Basic understanding of pacing, cuts and transitions.
• Portfolio or showreel with at least 3 edited videos.
• Pursuing a degree or diploma in Mass Communication, Film, Media, Design or any field, graduating in 2028.
• Familiar with auto-caption and subtitle tools.
• Good working knowledge of Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
• Available 20 to 40 hours a week.

Nice to have:

• Basic scripting or storyboarding.
• Thumbnail design skills.

What you get out of it:

• Working to a content calendar with fixed posting times.
• Your edits will go live on channels with a real audience.
• Strong interns get paid freelance work after the internship.
• How retention graphs and click-through rates change the way you edit.

Program dates: Sep 2027, 6 months.

Compensation: TZS 280,000 to TZS 290,000 a month

Perks:

• Certificate of completion.
• Flexible hours.
• Online learning budget.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Sep 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Dar es Salaam Times Ltd.