Internships

Folio Literary Management is an agency who places both fiction and nonfiction with major publishers throughout the U.S. and around the world. Folio offers internships three semesters per year; each semester lasts twelve weeks.  The first semester begins around the end of January, the second at the end of May and the final semester at the end of September.  They usually open applications a month before the new semester begins.  You can check their website for positions available around that time; they also publish the listings on Bookjobs.com and through Handshake. 

The Heinz History Center (and the sports museum, library and archives within it), Meadowcroft Rock Shelter and Historic Village, and Fort Pitt Museum present "the American experience with a Western Pennsylvanian connection." Their areas of focus include "archeology, archives, artifact collections, conservation, educational programs, exhibitions, library, museums, performance, publications, research, technical assistance, broadcast, media and the Internet." This might be a great internship for students studying history. The History Center building is located in the Strip District. Meadowcroft is a good location for science majors. They have an online application but it's a good idea to supplement it with a resume and cover letter.

This TV-station internship will place you with one of their shows or departments for 20 hours a week. It’s highly competitive so apply early.

The National Book Foundation, presenter of the National Book Awards, offers a summer internship for current undergraduate students looking to learn and develop skills at an established and active literary arts non-profit. This internship has historically been onsite in NYC; changing Covid-19 circumstances may determine it a remote position for some semesters.  

Interns do meaningful work for NBF supporting the National Book Awards, their educational and public programming, communications & social media efforts, and non-profit operations and administration. The staff ensures that every intern receives mentorship and experience necessary to progress in the arts or publishing industry. 

Due date: Friday March 15, 2024

Are you interested in the publishing or literary nonprofit field? Want to try working in the field…in New York City for a summer?  
 
Check out this fantastic opportunity for a Summer 2024 internship at the National Book Foundation.  As a National Book Foundation intern, you will  “do meaningful work for NBF supporting the National Book Awards, [their] educational and public programming, communications & social media efforts, and non-profit operations and administration.” You’ll also receive “mentorship and experience necessary to progress in the arts or publishing industry.” Pitt students have had fantastic experiences in this internship in the past.

For more information and application instructions, visit https://www.nationalbook.org/programs/internships/.

Due date: Sunday February 25, 2024

Would you like to learn more about how you could use your writing skills in a government setting?

Applications for Summer 2024 internships with the office of Senator Bob Casey (PA) are now open.

Washington, DC-based internships focus on policy work, media relations, and administrative processes.

Pennsylvania-based internships assist the Senator’s staff with a variety of duties, including community outreach, casework correspondence, monitoring daily news developments, assisting with event staffing, and assigned special projects. Internships are available in each of Senator Casey’s PA offices: Allentown, Erie, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and State College.

See PDF for more information. Application deadline is February 25th.

This marketing internship will provide opportunities for writing and social media for Pittsburgh’s gorgeous flower conservatory. Email hr@phipps.conservatory.org with a resume and cover letter for available internships. Call 412-622-6914 for more information.

Get the chance to learn more about working in strategic communications by interning for this multifaceted media relations firm based in the North Hills. Interns work for ~20 hours per week. Contact mkendrew@pipitone.com or call 412.321.0879.

Attend games; write feature stories; edit releases; and get experience with player bios, website stats, media guides and documents for individual sports. Contact Celeste Welsh at cwelsh@athletics.pitt.edu for more information.

Funding: unpaid

This internship combines science writing, tech writing and persuasive writing. Interns perform four major functions---providing educational and background material about research studies; writing descriptions of research studies for the database in terms lay people can understand; creating social media posts that meet regulatory criteria; and reading researchers' manuscripts and putting them into understandable news release and video forms. Heather Rockwell (htr2@pitt.edu) is the Recruitment Facilitator. You can call her at 412-624-3465.

The Marketing and Communications Office is responsible for publicizing and showcasing the diverse array of programs and services sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, affiliated student organizations, and campus partners. Interns will be responsible for feature stories, news stories, crafting social media posts, writing content for email marketing, and other writing tasks as assigned. This internship will teach you how to craft and adapt messages for a variety of platforms on a range of topics. 

Public and Professional Writing (PPW) is a major and certificate program in the English Department; students in this program work to deepen their engagement with writing as a form of social action and professional exchange that has consequences in the world. PPW seeks interns to compose website and social media content, design eye-catching flyers, and complete other program-related projects. As a PPW intern, you'll gain experience as you assist with digital representation of the program and help shape the social media strategy of the program for an audience of students just like yourself.  

Email ppw@pitt.edu for more information.

The Global Studies Center looks for students to fill the following positions on a yearly basis:

• Global Studies Student Ambassador;
• Information Specialist Intern;
• Publications/Public Relations Intern;
• Film Production Intern.

For application details, visit https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/global-studies-student-ambassador-fellowship-and-gsc-internships

Pitt Magazine, the University of Pittsburgh’s award-winning, flagship publication, regularly seeks editorial interns. Interns receive an immersive experience working and writing for a dynamic publication that prioritizes excellent storytelling. In addition to earning clips ranging from book reviews to profiles, interns will: gather story ideas, conduct research and interviews; perform field reporting; work with editors to shape stories for publication; take on proofreading and fact-checking duties; and assist with the details of shaping and publishing a magazine. This is an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience as a member of an editorial team.
 
Interns are expected to work 15-20 hours a week. Scheduling is flexible and the magazine’s office is located on campus. The position is paid and undergraduate academic credit is available. 

Our readers are alumni and physicians, scientists and community members, potential donors, deans and residency directors at the top 50 medical research centers, and local, state, and federal legislators. Our job is to tell the interesting stories of the School of Medicine, to cut through medical jargon to the core of a scientific discovery, to dig for the personality of a Nobel laureate, to paint a portrait of a married dynamic duo on our faculty. With Pitt Med you will not only get clips but also earn them. You will interview physicians and scientists and alumni. You will demonstrate excellent reporting and writing skills. You will make complex scientific concepts interesting to a general audience. You will work with editors to shape your stories for publication.
You also will participate in editorial and production planning meetings, conduct research on alumni and faculty we intend to feature, search for photographs, and help with the details of the shaping of a magazine. Essentially, you will learn every facet of putting together a magazine, from brainstorming story ideas to updating databases to proofreading copy. You will, in short, be a member of our staff.

15 regular daytime hours are required. For the time being, the position is largely remote. You may be asked to come into the office, in Scaife Hall, at times, with some trips to the School of Medicine for interviews. Internship is unpaid.