WomansDay.com, the companion site to Woman’s Day Magazine, is looking for fabulous, detail-oriented editorial interns to write, research and more alongside our small staff this fall (Mid-Aug to mid-Dec). Ideal candidates have blogged, interned at a website or magazine and/or worked on a college publication. They’re also talented writers and researchers with a genuine interest in women’s lifestyle topics. And they’re as excited to write blog posts and feature stories (which you’ll get to do) as they are to build stories in a CMS (which you’ll also get to do). You must be able to receive college credit and work at least 12 hours per week, though preference is given to students who can work from 9:30 – 6 at least two days a week.
Interviews will be conducted in the last week of August/first week of September in our Midtown Manhattan office. Sorry, but we won’t be conducting phone/Skype interviews. Deadline to apply: 8/27.
Woman’s Day is searching for an enthusiastic fall intern to join its features department. We are looking for a student working towards a degree in journalism or English. Ideal candidates will be organized, creative, self-motivated, and passionate about the magazine.
Intern will work closely with our features team to research and brainstorm ideas for front-of-book pages and articles on personal finance, pets, family life, women making a difference in their communities, and more.
The intern will also handle reader mail, call in samples and photos, transcribe interviews, read for the Book Club page, and assist around the office when needed.
Woman’s Day is one of the oldest women’s service magazines and staying connected with our reader base is very important. Previous relevant internship experience is preferred, but not required.
LifePosts is looking for amazing interns to join our small team of journalists working on an exciting new media project. LifePosts enable people to vividly celebrate, commemorate and share the most important moments and people in their lives. Interns will work under the tutelage of entrepreneurs/journalists Steven Waldman, Ju-Don Marshall Roberts and Ned Berke.
We are accepting internship applications for the spring, summer and fall semesters. If interested, send your resume and cover letter to info@lifeposts.com. Please include Internship in the subject line.
Intern Responsibilities
Interns will have the opportunity to do some of the combination of the following:
- Learn how to curate photos, narratives and other media from people to create beautiful interactive features and profiles
- Learn the art of memorial and profile writing to find the extraordinary in the life of anyone -- from the celebrity to the everyday person
- Learn how to best edit and present photography (previous photo editing experience would be preferable)
- Create compelling features and narratives about notable people and events using new media tools including photo galleries, video, timelines and audio techniques.
- Develop expertise in social media writing and distribution
The internship is unpaid, but LifePosts will pay any internship-related expenses and will provide any documentation or feedback required for college credit.
Interns will be responsible for working closely with the Online Editors to help maintain the Interview site, www.interviewmagazine.com. Interns will gain experience with all aspects of running a website and the ever-evolving world of online media.
Duties will include: transcribing the interviews that appear on the site, building slideshows and uploading photos, pitching and researching story ideas, and some blogging. There is a strong mentorship component to the internship, with constant feedback provided on writing and pitches.
Watch Journal, the leading luxury lifestyle print magazine about fine timepieces and luxury lifestyle, is seeking fall editorial interns.
We're looking for students with strong editorial and writing skills; an interest in luxury products including watches, automobiles, fashion, technology a plus.
English, journalism, art history and history majors will probably be the best fit.
Our interns get great hands on experience and often receive bylines in the magazine. It's a fantastic chance for students interested in an editorial career to get to experience what goes on behind the production of a magazine from story ideation to printed product. Our interns work side-by-side with seasoned journalists with extensive experience.
Duties include fact checking, writing, performing small research projects, assisting with social media, assisting on photo shoots, and other activities as needed.
Town & Country is seeking a hard working, meticulous intern to directly assist the beauty and health department, beginning in early September. We are looking for interns who can work 2 days a week.
Candidate must be a quick study, ambitious, pro-active, organized, prompt, curious of mind, and possess a positive attitude. Tasks will include assisting editors with articles, writing web stories, transcribing, administration, organizing the beauty closet, and participation in meetings.
This is a FOR CREDIT internship only. Interns must be available to start in late August or early September and work through the fall semester.
Surface, an art, architecture, and design magazine, is seeking fall editorial interns. We're looking for students with strong editorial and writing skills; an interest in art, design, or architecture is also a plus. English, journalism, and art history majors will probably be the best fit.
Our interns get great hands-on experience writing, copy editing, researching, and helping with social media. Interns have also received bylines in the magazine in the past. It's a small office and a great chance to work directly with editors in the industry and see what happens behind the scenes. It's an open plan office and a start-up environment, so interns have the chance to learn a lot about how the company runs.
New York Media is pleased to offer a Junior Reporting-Writing Internship program beginning in September. During the three-month program, interns will be responsible for identifying, researching, and reporting newsworthy stories for the Daily Intelligencer, New York Magazine’s news website. Ideal candidates have a good eye for the people, topics, and events worth covering right now, display a reporter’s instincts for finding and following the stories that matter, and write with originality and style. A journalism background is not required; an appetite for news and a voracious curiosity is.
Full-time applicants are preferred, but part-time applicants will also be considered. Positions pay on an hourly basis at New York State minimum wage. No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your résumé as having been received unless your email is bounced back. New York Media is an Equal-Opportunity Employer.
Starting Date: Late August/early September to December
Supervisor: Michael Fell, Managing Editor
Compensation: For course credit only
Responsibilities:
TV Guide Magazine interns gain experience in several departments at the magazine. Beginning in the research department, the student will fact check stories and assist the researchers in news, highlights, and feature stories for publication. The student will work closely with editors and staff writers to help compile information for special packages such as our Fall Preview and Winter Preview, among others. The student will attend our daily morning news meetings and weekly editorial meetings and is welcome to pitch ideas to the staff. Interns will also transcribe interviews with actors/producers/directors, communicate with network publicists, and research TV Guide’s rich archives. Depending on the student’s skill set, he or she may have the opportunity to cover red-carpet events, conduct phone interviews for stories, and write short articles for print and online.
Qualifications:
We’re looking for interns who are passionate about TV, celebrities, and entertainment. Enthusiasm, efficiency, and organizational skills are essential, in addition to proficiency with computers and social media. Interns must be strong writers, and experience in journalistic research and conducting interviews is a plus. Journalism, media studies, and communications majors are preferred. TV Guide Magazine will provide the intern with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a fast-paced, biweekly entertainment magazine.
Time Commitment: Minimum of two days per week; regular hours are 10am–6pm (flexible according to student’s schedule)
mental_floss magazine is looking for an editorial fellow for our print magazine.
Primary responsibilities include brainstorming, pitching, and writing stories; conducting copious amounts of research; and helping with a variety of print production and administrative tasks—some of them extremely glamorous, some of them a little less so.
The position pays $12 an hour, and is based in our midtown Manhattan office. We require a commitment of three days a week for a minimum of 12 weeks.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS:
· an excellent writer, who innately understands the mental_floss tone and sensibility
· a creative, thorough, and self-sufficient researcher—able to come up empty-handed in a Google search and still, heroically, find the information another way! Someone who is happy to explore the coffers of a library or database to find the stories nobody has told.
· incredibly attentive to detail, proactive, and excited to learn new things
· passionate about print and the types of stories we tell at mental_floss