Commonweal, as it celebrates 100 years of publication in 2024, is currently seeking two interns for summer 2024. Through its work in multiple media and conversation-oriented events, Commonweal fosters rigorous and reflective discussions about faith, public affairs, and the arts, centered on belief in the common good. Independent and lay-led, Commonweal is a bridge between the intellectual and active lives of people of good will who seek meaning and justice, inspiring people in their hopes for a more inclusive future for our Church, politics, and culture.
Commonweal aims to bring interns into the life of the magazine and assist in both editorial and publishing functions. Both interns will have the opportunity to research and repurpose Commonweal’s history and archives for use across multiple platforms, including the magazine, website, email newsletters, social media, discussion resources, and events. The internship experience also provides the opportunity to produce original content in print and online.
Our offices are located at 475 Riverside Drive, Room 244 in New York City near Columbia University. Interns are invited to work up to 15 hours per week and local interns are encouraged to spend some of those hours in-office with the staff of Commonweal (Monday through Thursday). Start and end dates are flexible. This is a paid internship at $16/hour.
Potential Responsibilities
- Proofreading, copyediting, fact-checking
- Researching, formatting, and tagging archival content
- Preparing content across multi-media platforms, including an online content management system (CMS)
- Reading and proposing archival pieces to be repurposed in podcast conversations, newsletter features, and more
- Assisting in planning and production of the Commonweal Podcast
- Creating content for social media, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Linked-In, YouTube, and TikTok
- Developing and implementing strategies to promote Commonweal’s brand and personnel and to engage various Commonweal constituencies
- Participating in other outward-facing communications, including grant and campaign writing
- Participating in original writing (including reviews, essay, commentary)
Education, knowledge & skills
- An in-progress or completed degree in a humanities-based field
- A keen interest in working with Commonweal’s 100-year archive
- A willingness to engage social-media platforms for marketing purposes
- Excellent communication skills, including copyediting and proofreading
- An ability to help oversee multiple projects and assignments in collaboration with a variety of coworkers
- Familiarity with and interest in issues affecting Catholics and the Catholic Church, and with issues of religion, politics, and culture in general
Qualified candidates from undergraduate and graduate programs in any discipline are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resumé, and two writing samples to [email protected]. Together, the two writing samples should not exceed 3,000 words. Deadline is May 13.