Careers at Chicago Magazine

EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS

Chicago magazine's editorial department seeks motivated, enthusiastic journalism students to help with fact checking and story research. Interns are also encouraged to pitch ideas and write for various sections of the magazine. Our minimum-wage positions are four days a week, so please state your availability in your application.

Chicago magazine also features a research internship for our dining section. An interest in restaurants is useful but not necessary.

Applications are taken well in advance. Deadlines are as follows:
* Summer, April 1
* Fall, August 1
* Winter, Nov. 1
* Spring, March 1

To apply, candidates should mail a resume, writing samples, and a cover letter stating their qualifications to:
Nora O'Donnell
Chicago magazine
435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60611
 

A select number of candidates will be contacted for interviews within two weeks of the deadline. No phone calls or emailed applications, please.

 

There are currently no available internships in the marketing department at Chicago magazine.

 

CHICAGO HOME + GARDEN INTERNSHIP

Chicago Home + Garden is looking for great intern candidates. These minimum-wage positions are for journalism students who can work in our offices at least two days a week. We give strong preference to candidates who are magazine majors and who have some publication experience, either with student publications or at another internship. Duties include lots of fact checking (experience in this preferred), some clerical duties, photo research, story research, sidebar writing, headline writing, and participation in story planning. Internships typically last three months but are flexible.

We have hired an intern for summer, 2009. If our needs change for summer, we will contact you. Otherwise, we are accepting applications for fall, 2009. 

To apply, send a hard copy of your resume and writing/editing samples or email your application to:

Jan Parr, Editor
Chicago Home + Garden
435 N. Michigan, #1100
Chicago IL 60611
jparr@chicagomag.com

Please state your availability. No phone calls, please. We are sorry, but we cannot respond to every application we receive.

 
 

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