Editorial internships

Boston Review is a prestigious, fast-growing national magazine of politics, culture, and the arts. Interns work year-round on a variety of editorial and promotional projects and are essential to the magazine’s operation.

The internship program includes copy editing, fact-checking, proofreading, and desktop publishing, for which training is provided. Other responsibilities include screening submissions for publication, summarizing and proposing books for review, corresponding with authors, updating the magazine’s Web site, and maintaining our database of writers and other contacts. Boston Review’s office is small and gives interns a unique opportunity to be involved in nearly every aspect of magazine publishing.

Boston Review welcomes interns from a wide range of backgrounds. Some interns have entered the program while graduate or undergraduate students. Many use the internship as an introduction to publishing after having completed their studies or having pursued a different career. Previous Boston Review interns have gone on to work and write for Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic Monthly, The Times of London, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications.

Prior work experience in publishing is less important than the applicant’s knowledge of Boston Review, and the level of commitment and creativity that he or she can bring to the magazine. We offer twelve internship positions each year, four per term. Two of the four positions are full-time, and two require a minimum commitment of fifteen hours a week. All internships are unpaid. Candidates are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Boston Review archives.

1) A cover letter explaining why you would like to participate in the Boston Review internship program. Please give us some sense of the ideas, issues, and debates that are most important to you. Please describe your proficiency in any languages other than English, your organizational and research background, and any specific areas of intellectual or academic concentration. Describe your computer proficiency. Macintosh experience with HTML, MS Word, Filemaker, Adobe InDesign, and Quark is particularly helpful. Finally, let us know whether you are applying for a full- or part-time position. Bear in mind that there is greater competition for part-time positions.

2) Your résumé or c.v.

3) The names and phone numbers or e-mail addresses of two references. Please specify their relationships to you.

4) A proposal for a Boston Review New Democracy Forum. Please include a specific topic for the lead article, and the names of at least five prospective respondents.

5) A list of five of your favorite books, and a brief statement explaining why you like two of them.

6) A list of five publications you read regularly.

The deadlines are as follows:
• Spring term (January–May): Application deadline: November 15
• Summer term (June–August): Application deadline: February 15
• Fall term (September–December): Application deadline: June 15

Please understand that we cannot consider incomplete or late applications. If you have any questions that were not addressed here, you may send them to review@bostonreview.net.

Marketing internship

Boston Review is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic intern to assist with marketing and publicity.

The ideal applicant wants to learn the business of magazine publishing, including advertising, promotions, publicity, development, and business management. Responsibilities include managing subscriptions, preparing mailings and invoices, publicizing the magazine, some bookkeeping, and communicating with distributors and booksellers. We are a small office, and interns have the opportunity to become involved in many types of projects according to their particular interests. The internship is part-time and unpaid. Experience with Macintosh computers, FileMaker Pro, and general office management is helpful but not necessary.

To apply, please send a cover letter and résumé to Maddy Kotowicz, 35 Medford St., Suite 302, Somerville, MA 02143 or e-mail it to maddy@bostonreview.net.