Position description
The Washington Monthly is looking for thoughtful, creative, driven interns. We have a small staff that produces big stories, so expect to work closely with editors on our website and bimonthly print magazine. We are a nonprofit, independent voice with 50 years of experience understanding Washington and telling fascinating, deeply reported stories about the ideas and characters that animate America’s government. This is not a place where interns fetch coffee and observe journalism from the sidelines; you’ll be expected to research and fact check stories, pitch your own stories for the site, and help manage our social media accounts.
This is a part-time, paid position, and we can do our best to accommodate a second job if necessary. No phone calls, please.
“The Washington Monthly was an amazing place to do an internship. That’s where it cemented for me that I wanted to be journalist.” – Ezra Klein
Recent interns have gone on to work for the following publications: Washington Post, Politico, Politico Magazine, the Atlantic, HuffPost, Chicago Tribune, Mother Jones, the Week, American Prospect, Washingtonian, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Applicants should have an interest in politics, government, and journalism. People of color, women, and LGBTQ people are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are now soliciting applications for the Winter 2019 Editorial Internship
Internship dates: early January through mid-May (dates are flexible
Application instructions
To apply, please e-mail a cover letter, resume, and two clips — and mention ‘internship’ in the subject line to: jobs@washingtonmonthly.com.
