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Award-winning Portland Magazine, established 1985, has a 16-year history
of year-round internships that have acted as a springboard for promising
writers and graphic artists to work in larger markets.
A Portland Magazine internship is guaranteed to include direct involvement
with the creation of three consecutive issues of the magazine. Interns
will also receive five workshops/reviews on their personal creative
efforts. Depending on your academic program, your school may cover
the cost of the internship. A minimum of 15 hours a week are required
for a period of roughly three months, during which an intern will
rotate through all departments of the magazine to assure familiarity
with, and sensitivity toward, all the elements that make up the finished
product.
Research and fact-checking skills are honed during this period, while
at the same time making the emerging writer aware of the need to understand
his or her audience. Editorial assignments are customized to rapidly
advance each intern's existing skill level; many interns earn bylines
in the magazine before their term is over.
Gain valuable hands-on, real world experience while witnessing first
hand (and participating in) the process of creating and bringing to
market a world class publication. Whether you are an aspiring writer,
graphic designer, or business owner, an internship with Portland Magazine
is an excellent way to gain the working knowledge and insight needed
to launch your career!
Portland Magazine has played host to interns from Harvard, Yale, Brown,
Simmons, Vassar, Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, the University of Maine system,
and many others, including journalists who elect to participate at
the post-graduate level. A number of them, including Jason Brown (DRIVING
THE HEART, W.W. Norton, 1999), who has since earned critical acclaim
for his short stories and a writer- in-residence chair at Stanford,
have gone on to larger markets. In a small, high-energy environment,
Portland Magazine uniquely allows student interns to see a top- notch
commercial magazine create itself in front of their very eyes. In
fact, they help create it and participate in the miracle of each issue
as it comes to life.
Interns must expect to use their personal vehicle to make deliveries,
chase after stories, shoot photos, and other magazine related duties.
Credit Hours: 3-6, depending on the length of internship. Praising
Portland Magazine for "original regional coverage and literary merit,"
the New York Public Library has purchased Portland Magazine's entire
backlist for its permanent collection.
Dear Colin Sargent & the staff at Portland Monthly,
Thank you all for making my internship experience here so invaluable, challenging, and fun. It was great meeting all of you and I'll miss you! Thanks for helping me get that NYC job!
Best,
Leah