Creative Technologist Internship

Innovate, Learn, Repeat

This research-driven internship charts new territories for the L.A. Times. From new storytelling technologies to novel user experiences, we take on unique challenges faced by the newspaper and deliver actionable insights from our experiments.

Who we are

We are engineers, designers and researchers. We are innovation-minded and value-oriented problem solvers.

Projects

Quoteworthy

social sharing                   news tool

Quoteworthy is a Chrome extension targeted at improving news engagement through article sharing. The intuitive interface allows users to generate beautifully designed quote graphics with proper attributions. The tool not only reduces the friction between article sharing and social platforms, but also aims to combat misinformation.

L.A. Times App Redesign

personalization                   user research

Readers have many ways to access news—from picking up a print, opening a browser, or checking their email inbox. How can the Los Angeles Times mobile app provide unique value to readers, in ways that other platforms can’t? Our research project discovered that helping users build habits through thoughtful personalization and valuable utility content might be the key.

L.A.'s 21 Essential Burgers

augmented reality                   photogrammetry

The first augmented reality project developed at the L.A. Times is about something that everybody loves - cheeseburgers. Using the latest 3D scanning technologies, we brought some of the best cheeseburgers in town to our audiences. We even made the AR experience accessible to our print readers.

Podcast+

mobile development                   user experience design

The technology behind podcasts has largely remained unchanged since its creation in the early 2000s. What can we do to make it more interactive and engaging? This project explores the next generation of audio storytelling.

InsightNLP

natural language processing                   machine learning

To obtain better placement in search results, we developed an algorithm that generates SEO keyword suggestions for our editors based on Google Trends, with the goal of saving editors time. Semantic analysis and NLP techniques are used to identify the relevance and popularity of keywords.

Current Openings


All of our internship positions for this year have been filled, please stay tuned for future opportunities!