Editorial Intern Guidelines

Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking smart and outgoing six-month interns for our editorial department located in Seattle, Washington. The position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4-5 hour stints. We are flexible with student schedules during the academic year. The internship will start in September, 2008 and end in January, 2009.

Applications for fall internships will be accepted until all positions are filled. We also accept applications on a rolling basis for spring and summer.

Editorial interns are responsible for fact-checking, primary research and reporting for our listings section, assisting editors with numerous editorial projects such as Best Doctors, Best Places to Work, and Holiday Shopping, participating in team brainstorming meetings, and assisting with some administrative tasks.

When interns have proved successful on shorter writing assignments, interns may have the opportunity to contribute to or even write departments and features. We want our interns to walk away with strong clips that they have earned.

The ideal candidate will have just completed or will be working toward a bachelor’s degree in journalism, English literature, publishing, or creative writing. Our internship candidates also commonly have previous editorial experiences (at school newspapers, journals, magazines, or the like), strong interests in magazine writing, and abilities to juggle several assignments at once.

To apply, send a cover letter, résumé, three references, and writing samples (no longer than one [1] page each) to:

Stefan Durham, Research Editor
Seattle Metropolitan magazine
1201 Western Ave Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
sdurham -at- seattlemet.com

No phone calls please.

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Art Intern Guidelines

Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking smart and creative design interns to help with the production of our 160+ page (full color) magazine. The position requires a minimum of 15 hours a week in 4-5 hour stints. The duration of the internship is generally 8-12 weeks depending on the needs/schedule of each candidate. We are flexible with student schedules during the academic year, and the internship can be used to fulfill school credit. There is also the possibility to be paid for ad design as a freelancer.

Depending on skill level, art intern opportunities may include page design and layout, photo research, marketing/collateral design, inputting editorial corrections, scanning and adjusting photos, ad design (paid as freelance), participating in team brainstorming meetings, and assisting with some administrative tasks.

When interns have proved successful on smaller art assignments, interns may have the opportunity to contribute to or even design departments or features. We want our interns to walk away with strong clips that they have earned.

The ideal candidate will be working toward a bachelor’s degree in design, photography, publishing, or journalism, have a good understanding of print design, a working knowledge of the Adobe CS Suite and Mac OS X, the ability to juggle several assignments at once, and have an interest in publication design.

To apply, send a resume and digital samples (1mb or less) or links to:

Melissa Kennedy
Designer
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
1201 Western Ave. Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
Fax: 206.447.3388
mkennedy -at- seattlemet.com

No phone calls please.