Commonweal Internship Program

Commonweal, as it embarks on its second century of publication, is seeking a publishing intern for spring 2025. 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 its development and publishing functions. Interns have the opportunity to design marketing materials, assist in outreach and communications campaigns, and to write across a range of platforms. The role will have the option to write original content in print and online and receive editorial feedback if a candidate is interested.  

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
  • Preparing content across multi-media platforms, including an online content management system (CMS)
  • Reading and proposing magazine pieces to be repurposed in fundraising efforts newsletter features, and more
  • Assisting in planning of events and programs
  • Creating content for social media, which can include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, BlueSky, 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 campaign writing and other outward-facing communications
  • Participating in original writing if the applicant is so inclined (including reviews, essay, commentary)

Education, knowledge & skills

  • An in-progress or completed degree in marketing, business management, nonprofit administration, digital marketing, journalism, or a related field
  • A keen interest in working with a journalistic nonprofit 
  • 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 February 17.

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