Non-Barnard Jobs and Internships Below are opportunities offered by organizations that have contacted the English Department directly. Please also consult the Career Development office and our bulletin board near the northern stairwell of the fourth floor of Barnard Hall. Note that though the posting may be outdated, some of the internships listed are on a recurring basis. English jobs and internships Media Internship with PPNYC Planned Parenthood of New York City Media Intern For more than 90 years, Planned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) has been a beacon of hope for the thousands of women, teens, and families who rely on us for essential reproductive health care, innovative educational programs, and effective advocacy. The work of our advocacy and organizing department encourages public and political support for reproductive health and rights. The PPNYC media department handles all of the organization’s media, press and social networking communications, from answering reporter inquiries to placing stories to writing original pieces, as well as maintaining a blog (http://unratedunfiltered.com), Twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/ppnyc), and Facebook fan site (http://www.facebook.com/ppnyc). We are looking for an intern to assist with the basics of media outreach, content creation, and social networking. Specific duties may include: -Monitoring news and social media; compiling reports/summaries of coverage Applicants should have excellent writing and research skills and a strong interest in journalism, public relations, or social media as well as politics, women’s issues and reproductive rights. They should also be familiar with the Wordpress blog platform, Twitter, Facebook, and basic HTML. Ideal candidates will also be superb at multi-tasking and prioritizing. Hours: 15+ per week To apply: Send cover letter and resume to erica.sackin@ppnyc.org with “Media Internship” in the subject line. posted 11/12/09 Wylie Agency Internships The Wylie Agency is one of the world’s leading literary agencies, representing Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Martin Amis, Lan Samantha Chang, Dave Eggers, Louise Erdrich, Mary Gaitskill, Louise Glück, Yiyun Li, Louis Menand, V.S. Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, Mark Strand, James Wood, the Estates of Saul Bellow, Roberto Bolaño, Jorge Luis Borges, John Cheever, Arthur Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, Edward Said, Susan Sontag and John Updike among others. Founded in 1980, The Wylie Agency has offices in New York and London. A full client list is available at: www.wylieagency.com.The Wylie Agency invites Columbia juniors and seniors majoring in English or Comparative Literature to apply for a part-time internship in our New York office. Wylie Agency interns work directly with agents, and gain an intensive introduction to all aspects of book and magazine publishing. Internships run year round, in intervals of approximately three months, and are unpaid. The minimum weekly time commitment is 10 hours. In addition to a record of academic excellence and a professional interest in literary publishing, candidates should have some familiarity with several of the authors on our client list. Please email a one-page cover letter and résumé to my attention at: rnagel@wylieagency.com We look forward to hearing from you. Rebecca Nagel posted 11/12/09 Internship at Literary Agency Busy New York literary agency seeks intern on Mondays and Thursdays (hours flexible). Duties are primarily administrative, but include the opportunity to read and review manuscripts. Our list covers a broad range, with a bias towards narrative non-fiction candidates should ideally have a corresponding breadth of interests. Fast-paced environment; you will work hard, but will learn about many aspects of publishing. No experience required; positive attitude a must. Please send cover letter, resume, and contact information to krobbinsasst@robbinsoffice.com. posted 10/28/09 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Internship W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.’s College English Department is seeking an administrative intern to assist two Assistant Editors with their daily tasks. posted 10/8/09 The IHS Journalism Internships Sharpen your journalism skills during a paid internship in print, broadcast, or investigative journalism during the fall, spring or summer. As part of the internship program, you’ll attend a weeklong, summer journalism workshop during the summer of 2010. You’ll receive career advice from experienced journalists, learn economic tools for understanding political and economic issues, and explore the foundations of a free press. IHS provides travel assistance to the workshop. During your internship, an IHS staff member, with years of journalism experience, will check in with you to provide tips on how to make the most of your internship. Choose from three internship tracks:
Get the application and find out more: www.TheIHS.org/journalism. Spring Internship Deadline: November 15, 2009. Summer Internship Deadline: January 31, 2010. posted 9/28/09 The Gadfly The undergraduate philosophy magazine of Columbia University, The Gadfly, is now accepting submissions. We publish casual philosophical articles--humor, reviews, ruminations, short stories, reworked term papers--and all majors are encouraged to submit. Article proposals are due September 25th at 5pm. The following staff positions are open this semester: Layout Editor, Website and Technology Director, Arts Editor and Criticism Editor. Download an application on our website. posted 9/21/09 Avanim Avanim, a project of the Columbia/Barnard Hillel, is a literary magazine committed to the expression of Jewish experience through the publication of creative writing and art. posted 9/21/09 W. W. Norton & Company Trade Department Fall and Spring Internships The trade department at Norton publishes nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Recent titles include Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World, Paul Krugman's The Conscience of a Liberal, Globalization and Its Discontents by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, Irvine Welsh's Porno, The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith, Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, The Collected Poems by former Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz, Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. Interns in the trade editorial department are asked to do everything from read manuscripts and proposals to write reader's reports, obtain permissions for forthcoming books, work on catalog and jacket copy, attend editorial meetings, and perform basic office tasks like filing and copying. In general, their job is to help the editorial assistants move projects along from the manuscript stage all the way to the bookstore. Qualified candidates are bright, detail-oriented, and responsible students who enjoy reading, write well, and, most importantly, want to learn about book publishing. All Norton interns receive a $10 per day stipend. Schedules are flexible, although we do require a minimum commitment of two to three days per week. If interested, please e-mail a cover letter, résumé, and short nonfiction writing sample (no more than 3 pages, please) to Jeff Shreve. Letters of recommendation are also accepted. For the current fall term, applications will be processed as soon as they come in. The applications deadline for spring internships is November 15, 2009. posted 9/18/09 Editorial Assistant Position Professor Sheena Iyengar, one of the world's experts on how people make choices, is currently working on a book entitled, The Art of Choosing. She is seeking an assistant to help with editing of the completed manuscript. Requirements include: Apply now. $17 an hour, approx. 20 hours a week. If interested, please email a resume and writing sample to siyengar@columbia.edu. posted 9/18/09 Editors wanted for The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism is looking for contributing authors and editorial board members for the 2009-2010 academic year. We publish original student work from across the humanities, in addition to sponsoring faculty talks, panels, guest lectures, and interviews with prominent academics. -Authors will spend the year collaborating with the editorial board to expand and refine a seminar-length paper, to be published in our annual issue next April. -Editors will work in teams on one or two of these papers, while also helping to coordinate the journal's events and, if they are interested, writing supplementary pieces for the issue. The deadline for applications and submissions is Friday September 24th at 5:00 p.m. Visit our website, www.columbia.edu/cu/english for more information, or email us with questions at cjlc@columbia.edu. posted 9/16/09 Applications for editors are still open at the Columbia Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies! The Columbia Undergraduate Journal of South Asian Studies is looking for editors for its inaugural issue. To apply, fill out an application and email it to cujsas@gmail.com by September 25th. CUJSAS is a biannual publication that will publish original research on South Asia in the social sciences and humanities from undergraduates around the country. Editors will be responsible for reading and judging submissions, as well as helping the selected authors prepare their work for publication. posted 9/16/09 Internship with Phyllis Chesler Two types positions are being offered: student internships and a job for recent graduate. Dr. Chesler requests that anyone interested in either position familiarize themselves with her work before contacting her. Please visit her web at www.phyllis-chesler.com. If your interests are a match, you may email her at: PChesler (at) phyllis-chesler (dot) com. posted 7/13/09 Editorial/Publishing Internship with Foundry Literary and Media Foundry Literary and Media, a literary agency, is looking to fill the position described below immediately. The internship is with Steven Barbara who is primarily a YA and children’s books literary agent, though he also has an adult list of clientele. posted 6/15/09 Independent Literary Agent in NYC Seeking Part-Time Intern posted 6/10/09 Assistant to Senior Literary Agent at Major Talent Agency Please note that the position described below starts in August, with interviews arranged in June and July. The agency has asked that you send me your resumé if you're interested in applying; I will then forward your resumé to the appropriate contact person at the agency who will then get in touch with you directly to set up an interview (and answer any questions you may have); I can offer you no further information than that which appears below. posted 6/2/09 Internship at boutique PR agency in Midtown Manhattan Looking for a budding PR pro who can write press releases, pitch letters and communicate with the media. Must have excellent writing skills and feel comfortable communicating with traditional, online and social media, and have an understanding of blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia. Also needed are online research skills and the ability to develop media lists in Excel, Google docs and Word tables. We have great clients in the technology and creative fields. The ideal candidate will be available for about 25 hours a week and have his or her own laptop. Hours are flexible and individuals will work remotely, but come to the office for weekly Wednesday meetings. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to take on high-level responsibilities and learn PR from the ground up. Internship provides an invaluable opportunity to learn the latest in cutting-edge PR. Monthly stipend available. posted 5/26/09 Summer Intern Sought by CSG Literary Partners LLC Message from Steven Harris of CSG (contact info at end of message): Regards, posted 4/20/09 Foundry - Summer Internship Positions: Editorial/Publishing and PR/Publicity Editorial/Publishing Internship: Description/ Duties: Additionally, you’ll spend time working on various projects for the agents which will greatly increase your knowledge of the industry. Such projects might include (but are not limited to) updating the editor list for the office, helping out with submission letters or scouring the web/blogs/magazines for book ideas and potential authors. Administrative duties will be kept to a minimum but will include tasks such as: filing, answering the phone, organizing mailings etc. We can offer course credit for the internship if necessary and also provide a small stipend. Requirements: PR/Publicity Internship: Description/Duties: Administrative duties will be kept to a minimum but will include tasks such as: filing, answering the phone, organizing mailings etc. We can offer course credit for the internship if necessary and also provide a small stipend. Requirements: If you’re interested in either position please contact/email your resume and cover letter: Kendra Jenkins posted 4/2/09 Intern at The Mercantile Library Center for Fiction The Mercantile Library Center for Fiction is looking for an intern for spring 2009. The intern will primarily assist with launching our 2009 Big Read which celebrates the Henry James novel, Washington Square. Events at the Mercantile Library (in midtown Manhattan) and throughout the Greenwich Village and Union Square areas will include: book discussion groups, theatrical productions and screenings of The Heiress, walking tours of Washington Square, panel discussions with contemporary authors and experts, and more. This project will give an intern first hand experience in all aspects of the planning and execution of a large public program. Duties will range from filing to creating publicity materials to setting up chairs to assisting the public at events. As well as helping us with the Big Read, the intern will pitch in with the Merc's regular programming which includes book discussion groups, readings, panels and lectures. Basic office skills and some event or program experience are preferred. This is a nonpaying position, but access to an extensive fiction library, study space and Writers' Studio is available. The hours are flexible, but the intern would be needed most in March and April. Interested candidates should email Kristin Henley, kristin@mercantilelibrary.org with a brief cover letter and their resume with 'Big Read Intern' in the subject line. posted 2/2/09 Intern at Pulitzer Prize-winning Literary Agency The Kneerim & Williams Agency, a Pulitzer Prize-winning literary agency in Boston, D.C., and New York, is looking for candidates for its editorial internship program in its New York office. The program offers college students and graduates a unique opportunity to be involved in the agency’s editorial evaluations. Interns help screen incoming manuscripts (in a variety of genres ranging from history/biography/politics to literary fiction to Young Adult books) and write evaluative reports, and have the opportunity to attend weekly editorial meetings in which they are exposed to the intricacies of the Agency and the book selling process. All reading and reporting may be done from your home, via email. Interns must possess an appreciation for the written word, a keen critical sense, and, most importantly, an awareness of current trends in publishing and the marketplace. Since the internship is unpaid, interns set their own schedules with the internship coordinator. We do encourage interns to work at least six hours per week. Editorial internship applications are accepted throughout the year. Applicants should submit a cover letter (including whether you are specifically applying to read YA & Children's literature), resume, and recent writing sample. We are happy to have students use the internship for college credit. All correspondence should be directed to: Leslie Kaufmann Posted 1/30/09 Story Intern at Dikkers Amalgamated, Inc. Unique internship opportunity for a smart, creative, and ambitious student with an interest in storytelling and scriptwriting with an emphasis on humor. A new cartoon-animation division of an existing film production company is looking for a story-editor intern to work closely with the principal and creative founder. The position is 10 hours per week. Applications should submit samples of their work to Kevin Spengel at kevin@dikkers.com. posted 12/02/08 W. W. Norton & Company Editorial Department Internships The trade department at Norton publishes nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Recent titles include Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman's The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, Globalization and Its Discontents by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, Irvine Welsh's Porno, The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith, Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, The Collected Poems by former Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz, Adrienne Rich’s Telephone Ringing in the Labyrinth, Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. Interns in the trade editorial department will be asked to work on a number of projects ranging from reading manuscripts and proposals and writing reader's reports to obtaining permissions for forthcoming books and assisting with advance copy mailings. Interns will also perform basic office tasks like filing and copying, and have the chance to sit in on an editorial meeting. In general, their job is to help the editorial assistants move projects along from the manuscript stage all the way to the bookstore. Qualified candidates are bright, detail-oriented, and responsible students who enjoy reading, write well, and, most importantly, want to learn about book publishing. In exchange for their contributions, Norton interns receive valuable exposure to the editorial experience and a rich sense of the publishing world. All interns are paid $10 a day. Schedules are flexible, and we accept both full and part-time interns during all seasons. The deadline for spring internships is December 3, 2008. If interested, please send your résumé, a cover letter, and a short critical writing sample (no more than 2 pages, excerpts welcome) to kfrisina@wwnorton.com. posted 11/24/08 Brand Marketers Internship Brand Marketers is a Times Square based nontraditional marketing and advertising firm who specializes in creating targeted campaigns programs that stop people in their tracks. Our company facilitates creativity and creative thinking. We like to get down and dirty with the creative process, hear everyone¹s input, and go crazy on our chalkboard walls. Clients include, Microsoft, HBO, NBA, NBC, Fox, Coca Cola, and many more. posted 10/24/08 Groton School Teacher-Intern Program 2009-2010 Groton School is offering for the thirty-second year a Teacher-Intern Program for recent college graduates interested in working under supervision to develop the varied skills required of secondary boarding school teachers. The program offers as wide an exposure as possible to all aspects of secondary boarding school. We are currently accepting applications for the 2009-2010 school year. Positions for the 2008-2009 school year have been filled. posted 10/6/08 Editorial and Research Internships Dowsr, a social change storytelling organization, seeks Editorial Interns and Research Interns. EDITORIAL INTERN QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS DOWSR BACKGROUND Dowsr was founded by David Bornstein (author, How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas) and launched with assistance from the Reynolds Program for Social Entrepreneurship at New York University. Dowsr has received support from the Skoll Foundation, the Kellner Foundation and the William James Foundation. HOW TO APPLY posted 10/6/08 VOICES UNBROKEN IS LOOKING FOR INTERNS! MISSION STATEMENT: ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES: INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Programming and Educational Resources Internship Marketing/ Web Design Intern If you are interested in applying for a Voices UnBroken internship this fall please send a resume and cover letter to our Program Director, Celeste L. Rivera at celeste.voicesunbroken@yahoo.com. In your cover letter please include the internship area you are most interested in. posted 9/25/08 On-Campus Internship Opportunity: Campus Editorial Representative Starting Now! Unigo.com is a new online company dedicated to accurately representing America’s top colleges and universities with candid reviews from the students that attend them. We are looking for creative and motivated undergraduates to act as liaisons between Unigo and Barnard’s community in an internship lasting through the fall semester. To learn more about our company, see an article written by Jonathan Dee in the New York Times Magazine on Sept 21, 2008. Also see his interview on the NPR show, The Takeaway: http://www.thetakeaway.org/archives/2008/09/18/4 Responsibilities include creating as well as soliciting bylined written articles and content from students on Barnard’s campus. This content will be featured on our website and could be published in future college guidebooks. Representatives may also have the opportunity to report for our blog, and will help build and strengthen relations between Unigo and Barnard’s administration, students, and campus publications. Representatives will be on call for inquiries from editors at Unigo, and may at times be asked to participate in editorial decisions. Applicants must be organized and responsible as well as creative and outgoing. We will consider students from all class years and majors. The internship only requires about four hours a week, and is perfect for a student looking for to gain experience and a resume booster but may not have time to take on a more time-intensive internship. Interns will communicate with their supervisors, the editors at Unigo, via email and telephone each week. The internship is unpaid but if desired, we will work with you to obtain course credit. Please send a resumé and/or list of extracurricular activities, and any major scheduling conflicts aside from planned school breaks (i.e. you will be off-campus for a week) to mike@unigo.com. Applicants will be evaluated on a rolling basis - we advise candidates to apply in a timely fashion. posted 9/19/08 Internship at Literary Agency FROM PJ MARK at McCormick & Williams Literary Agency: The days and hours are flexible; the internship unpaid. I can be reached by the email address below, or by phone. PJ Mark pm@mccormickwilliams.com posted 9/15/08 The Overlook Press Internships The Overlook Press is currently seeking interns for the Fall 2008 semester. This position is ideal for undergraduates interested in getting a well-rounded feel for book publishing, and has been a spring-board to fulltime jobs for many interns in previous semesters. Interns have the opportunity to work one-on-one with editors on manuscript evaluation, generation of marketing materials, and publication planning as well as typical administrative tasks. No previous experience in publishing is necessary, although a strong interest in books is obviously preferred. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Juliet Grames at jgrames@overlookny.com. The Overlook Press is a mid-sized independent book publishing company located in Soho. We were founded in 1972 and are committed to the publication of fine literary fiction and nonfiction. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://overlookpress.com/ and blog at http://theoverlookpress.blogspot.com/. posted 9/10/08 Newsweek Summer '09 Internships Newsweek has a paid, 13-week summer internship program designed for college students entering their senior year, graduating seniors, graduate students, and professionals with a few years of experience in journalism. Interns work at our headquarters in New York, reporting and researching for the magazine and Newsweek.com and helping with the weekly close of the print edition. Applicants must have experience reporting and writing for their college newspapers, in previous internships, or at other publications. We ask applicants to submit: -A one-page letter stating their qualifications and aspirations *Clips should demonstrate exclusive or enterprise reporting which, ideally, had an impact. Writing should be memorable and better than the average college journalist. Application material for the summer of 2009 should be sent to Internship Program, Newsweek, 251 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, must be postmarked no later than Friday, October 17th, 2008, and will not be returned. All materials, including clips, should be on no larger than 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Foreign nationals: Under federal immigration law, at time of employment all applicants must show documentation proving eligibility to work in the United States. Student visas are not acceptable without proper INS paperwork. posted 8/28/08 Reader/Assistant Position Available for blind Professor of Management at the Columbia Business School Professor Sheena Iyengar, one of the world’s experts on how people make choices, is currently working on a book on how we choose. She also teaches a course on leadership. posted 7/29/08 Columbia Daily Spectator seeks Opinion Section Columnist for Fall 2008 The Spectator accepts columnist applications from students at any school affiliated with Columbia University, including graduate schools. Columns are published every two weeks and writers are expected to edit with a deputy opinion page editor before publication. Deadlines will be strictly enforced. To apply, please type your answers to these questions and e-mail the finished document to opinion@columbiaspectator.com. The final deadline is August 1. Please include a phone number with your application. 1. What do you want your beat to be? What makes you qualified to cover it, and why is it important for the Spec to cover it? In other words, why should readers be interested in what you’re saying, and why should you be the one to say it? 2. While we address many issues of national and international importance, the Spectator’s primary role as a newspaper is to examine the problems and hot topics on campus. As a columnist, how will your beat relate to the Columbia community? If you can, name one or two issues, events, etc. that occurred on campus last year that would fall under your beat. 3. Keeping up a 900-word column every two weeks can be challenging in the midst of a busy semester. What makes you think you're capable of handling it? It is also difficult to consistently come up with creative ideas. Please give five fleshed-out column ideas. (More than five welcome) 4. Who are some of your major influences, relevant to this column? (Including but not limited to writers, thinkers, politicians, teachers—anyone who helped you develop the ideas you hope to express or the way you hope to share them.) 5. What other student organizations are you involved in and in what capacity? 6. Please attach a full-length (900 words) sample column. Please take this question seriously—we would like to see the quality of work you intend to publish. This sample must be wholly original and may have not been previously published. posted 7/7/08 Internship Opportunity at Morgan Stanley Do you have excellent writing and interpersonal skills and love computers? Are you extremely organized and attentive to detail? Do you appreciate a flexible work schedule and a positive, collaborative environment? Morgan Stanley is offering an internship opportunity to enrolled students who are interested in providing writing and project support to an Information Technology group. posted 6/30/08 Editorial Department Internships: Norton The trade department at Norton publishes nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Recent titles include Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World, Paul Krugman's The Conscience of a Liberal, Globalization and Its Discontents by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, Irvine Welsh's Porno, The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith, Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, The Collected Poems by former Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz, Stephen Greenblatt's Will in the World, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. posted 6/9/08 Paid internship at boutique PR agency in Midtown Manhattan Looking for a budding PR pro who can write press releases, pitch letters and marketing material. Must have excellent communication skills and feel comfortable communicating with the traditional, online and social media. Also needed are research skills and the ability to develop media lists. We have great clients in the creative, technology, book publishing, nonprofit, and global health policy fields. The ideal candidate will be available for about 40 hours a week and have his or her own laptop. Hours are flexible and individuals can work part-time at firm's office as well as remotely. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to take on high-level responsibilities and learn PR from the ground up. Should be well-versed in the world of newspapers, magazines and blogs. Memberships on major social networking sites is a plus. Ideal candidate is a natural networker and a creative thinker. Monthly stipend and Metro pass available. posted 4/29/08 Job for graduating senior: Public Affairs Assistant/Associate Job Title: Public Affairs Assistant/Associate posted 4/11/08 Unpaid Internship at The Accompanied Literary Society The Accompanied Literary Society is New York's premier literary nonprofit and members' organization. We bring together artists, intellectuals, and cultural influencers to promote literature, journalism and the arts. posted 2/8/08 Editorial/Publicity Intern Bloomsbury USA, an independent trade publisher of works of literary fiction and general nonfiction, seeks an intern 2-3 days a week. Some of our authors include Anthony Bourdain, Susanna Clarke, Douglas Coupland, Alan Hollinghurst, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Robert Sullivan. Interns will assist with mailings, reading and evaluating manuscripts, research, database management, and a variety of other duties in a responsible office environment. Ideal candidates are intelligent, able to manage their own time, and interested in a career in publishing. Interns will divide their duties evenly between editorial and publicity. Interns should be either juniors or seniors in college, must have a strong interest in book publishing, outstanding communication abilities, a strong attention to detail and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office. The position will run through the current semester, and candidates should be receiving college credit for their work. Interns will also receive a daily stipend. Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Paid Internship Program -Learn about the world of publishing Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of the internationally renowned Penguin Group, the second largest English-language trade book publisher in the world. The company owns a wide range of imprints, including Viking, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Berkley, Riverhead, Penguin, Dutton, Plume and Signet, among others. Some of our Young Readers imprints include Dial, Grosset & Dunlap, Philomel and Puffin. The company publishes consumer books, in both hardcover and paperback editions, as well as maps, calendars, and audiobooks. Penguin Group Inc. is owned by Pearson plc, an international media group. Internship Program
Application Procedure Penguin Group (USA) values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. We are an equal opportunity employer. updated 2/15/08 Assistant to Children's Author and Editor Lisa Ann Sandell, author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels "The Weight of the Sky" and "Song of the Sparrow" and a senior editor at Scholastic, Inc., seeks candidates for a flexible and rewarding non-paying internship. This is an ideal internship for anyone interested in writing and/or editing children's or young adult literature. Ms. Sandell seeks modest assistance with such tasks as proof reading, fan base and website maintenance, and book promotion. In return, she would be thrilled to mentor the suitable candidate about the publishing industry, writing and book publicity. For more details, or to apply, please email Ms. Sandell at lisa(at)lisaannsandell(dot)com. posted 1/23/08 Public Relations Internships Fleishman-Hillard, one of the world's largest and most recognized brands in global communications, is offering full-time, paid fall, spring, and summer internships to undergraduate juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. They will also accommodate students entering the program for college credit. "As a firm, we aim to maintain a diversity of cultures and backgrounds, so all majors are welcome to apply. Generally, however, students with backgrounds in public relations, journalism, communications or marketing are give first consideration." -Work one-on-one with leading public relations professionals The application deadline: To apply send a cover letter, resume, and writing samples to nyinterns@fleishman.com. Email applications preferred. For more information, go to www.fleishman.com posted 1/14/08 Subsidiary Rights and Editorial Intern: Grove/Atlantic Position description: Intern will be responsible for duties related to both the Subsidiary Rights (e.g., foreign, paperback, serial, audio, large print rights) and the Editorial departments. For Subsidiary Rights, tasks include letter writing, light work with contracts and royalty statements, and general office work such as filing, mailing, word processing, and database maintenance. For Editorial, intern will be responsible for reading and reporting on submitted manuscripts (usually literary novels) and drafting correspondence with authors and literary agents. Qualifications: Intern must enjoy reading, particularly literary fiction, and feel capable of voicing his or her opinion of submitted manuscripts. Reading proficiency in a foreign language is helpful. Intern must also be organized and willing to perform repetitive office tasks. Organization profile: Grove/Atlantic, Inc. is a medium-sized trade book publisher consisting of four imprints, Grove Press, Atlantic Monthly Press, Black Cat, and Canongate US. We publish literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and translations. Please visit www.GroveAtlantic.com to learn more. Send resume to Amanda Schoonmaker, Subsidiary Rights Manager: Film Studies jobs and internships The IHS Production Internships Want to fly to LA and work on a feature film? Dig into a freedom-oriented, social-issue documentary? Help produce an upcoming television comedy? Or maybe you prefer CGI, animation or video game development? The Institute for Humane Studies Production Internship Program places interns in all these areas at production companies during the fall, spring and summer. Program benefits typically include: The Production Internship Program runs year-round with separate deadlines for the Spring, Summer, and Fall internships. We offer positions from five to twenty weeks at host firms. If you are currently in school, you can be considered for a part-time internship that would work around your courseload. For an idea of what we look for in successful applicants or where you might be placed, check out our production intern bios and read about past host firms. For an idea of what you’ll do during an internship, read about a typical day. Get the application and find out more: www.TheIHS.org/production. Spring Deadline: November 15, 2009. Summer Deadline: February 15, 2010. posted 9/28/09 THE INSIDE REEL: Internship For more information on the Inside Reel please visit our website at www.insidereel.com The Inside Reel is seeking an intern to assist our Post Production team. This person must be committed, organized, flexible, creative, computer savvy, detail-oriented and conscientious. We will consider applicants who can work 15 hours a week for a minimum of 3 months. Responsibilities: Maintain video archive (log, transcribe, edit, upload), encode materials for website, assist in editing of video presentations both in-house and for broadcast, general administrative tasks in and outside of the production realm. Additional Qualifications: Knowledge of Final Cut Pro and strong editing skills, knowledge of DVD Studio Pro and Photoshop preferred. Must be self-motivated, have an interest in documentaries and television productive, and able to handle multiple tasks. posted 7/31/09 Paid job opportunity in SoHo for graduating Film Studies majors Job Title:Media/Video Assistant posted 5/20/09 Hoff Productions Summer Intern Job/Internship type: Unpaid Internship posted 4/27/09 Story Intern at Dikkers Amalgamated, Inc. Unique internship opportunity for a smart, creative, and ambitious student with an interest in storytelling and scriptwriting with an emphasis on humor. A new cartoon-animation division of an existing film production company is looking for a story-editor intern to work closely with the principal and creative founder. The position is 10 hours per week. Applications should submit samples of their work to Kevin Spengel at kevin@dikkers.com. posted 12/02/08 GKIDS Film Internships THEATRICAL FILM DISTRIBUTION GKIDS is the theatrical acquisitions and distribution arm of the New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival. Since its establishment in 1997, NYICFF has grown to become North America’s largest festival of film for children, with a programming sensibility driven by a love for brilliant, offbeat, foreign and classic films from around the world. GKIDS is seeking interns for the Spring semester to aid with Michel Ocelot’s new film, Azur and Asmar, which is receiving a limited nationwide release throughout early 2009. Interns will gain valuable hands-on knowledge of multiple aspects of theatrical distribution by assisting with marketing the film, including research, public relations and community outreach, as well as helping in theatrical and non-theatrical sales. Applicants must be responsible, intelligent, have excellent communication skills and have a strong interest in film. Internship is unpaid, but may be applied towards school credit if arranged with department. If interested and can commit at least 12 hours/week, please send a cover letter and resume to dave@gkids.com. posted 10/30/08 New York International Children's Film Festival, Spring '09 Internships FILM FESTIVAL New York International Children's Film Festival is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to discovering and promoting high-quality independent and international film for children and teens. Since its establishment in 1997, NYICFF has grown to become North America's largest festival of film for children. We present over 100 new films, plus retrospectives, filmmaker Q&A's, workshops and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony to a sold-out audience of 20,000. Our jury includes Susan Sarandon, Gus Van Sant, James Schamus, Matthew Modine, Christine Vachon, Rob Minkoff and Adam Gopnik. The Festival stands at the forefront of a movement to define a new more intelligent and compelling film for kids. Interns will assist in the following areas: The 2009 annual festival runs for three weekends from February 27th to March 15th at various locations throughout New York City. Interns will have the opportunity to experience the logistics of producing a large-scale event, and are expected to assist during the festival. Applicants must be responsible, intelligent, have excellent communication skills and have a strong interest in film. This is a great opportunity to get involved in a major citywide event. May be applied towards school credit if arranged with department. If interested and can commit at least 12 hours/week, please send a cover letter and resume with "film fest internship" in the subject line to paul@gkids.com. posted 10/30/08 Fall On-Campus Video Production Internship Starting Immediately! Unigo.com (www.unigo.com) is a revolutionary online company dedicated to accurately representing America’s top colleges and universities with candid reviews and original content from the students who attend them. At Unigo’s core is 25 year-old Jordan Goldman, who authored the best-selling Students’ Guide to Colleges from Penguin Books, one of America’s five major college guidebooks. To learn more about our company, see an article written by Jonathan Dee in the New York Times Magazine on Sept 21, 2008. Also see his interview on the NPR show, The Takeaway: http://www.thetakeaway.org/archives/2008/09/18/4 We are currently seeking one video production intern to act as a liaison between Unigo and Barnard’s community. The video production intern will produce and shoot compelling video footage, as well as conduct on-campus interviews and report breaking news events on campus. This content will be featured on our website and the intern will be asked to participate in editorial decisions when communicating with their editor via email and phone each week. Production interns who don’t own a camera will be provided with one to use which they can keep upon successful completion of assignments. Applicants must be organized, responsible and creative. We will consider students from all class years and majors, but a strong interest in film or journalism is preferred. The internship is unpaid, but we will buy you a camera and work with you to obtain course credit if desired. The internship will require about 4-6 hours a week (hours flexible). However, if you need a certain number of hours in order to receive course credit, we will increase your workload and assignments. Please send a resumé or list of extracurricular activities, and any major scheduling conflicts aside from planned school breaks (i.e. you will be off-campus for a week) to mike@unigo.com with “Video Intern” in the subject of the email. The position starts immediately - we advise candidates to apply in a timely fashion. posted 9/19/08 isotopefilms Internships isotopefilms isotopefilms, an independent film production company founded in 2005 to produce documentary films and narrative projects based on non-fiction sources, is seeking new interns throughout the 2008-2009 academic year. The hours are flexible and based on student’s schedule. We’re happy to work with you to get academic credit if so desired. Projects recently produced include: Responsibilities include: outreach and publicity assistance, script coverage, general office management, assisting with screenings and events, as well as many other tasks. For more information or to apply please send your resume to jaclyn@isotopefilms.com Have a great academic year! Good luck! posted 9/10/08 Intern/Mentor Program in Film Take advantage of a rare opportunity to interact with women in the film and television industry at New York Women in Film and Television by becoming an intern! We are looking for highly motivated, energetic self-starters to begin working immediately. Work-study students encouraged. Those interested must submit a resume and cover letter to Mimi Nutt-Birigwa: info@nywift.org. posted 3/24/08 page last updated: 11/12/09
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