Editorial Business Intern

Position Summary

The Editorial Business Intern will learn about the business side of producing a magazine, while assisting in the day-to-day operations of the editorial department of Traveler magazine. Responsibilities will primarily focus on rights clearance and contract management.

Responsibilities

- Photography Rights Clearance: Includes sending and tracking permission forms, maintaining contract files, updating database with clearance status.
- Contract Management: Processing outgoing and incoming assignment contracts for writers, photographers, and illustrators; maintaining records of sent/received contracts; routing contracts for signatures; distributing copies of fully executed contracts.
- Magazine Layout Process: Maintaining magazine layout book and ensuring accuracy of photo information in the department's Filemaker pro database.
- Records Management: Filing and other miscellaneous administrative tasks.
- Miscellaneous projects such as editorial research and fact-checking, attending NG Learning Lab classes.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

- Candidates should be college/university students who are studying journalism or business.
- Successful candidate must be highly organized and detail oriented, with strong interpersonal and written communications skills.
- Experience with Filemaker Pro or other database software a plus.

Additional Information

School credit must be obtained for this internship, and there is no pay (except, of course, for the invaluable experience!). Please ask your academic adviser to verify that this internship would qualify for credit hours.
Please include cover letter with résumé.

Send Applications to:

Attention: Editorial Business Internship
National Geographic Traveler
1145 17th St. NW, 4th floor
Washington, D.C., 20036

Or apply online here.
Click on "Career Opportunities." Use search term: Traveler

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