Candlewick MIT Kids Press STEAM-focused Editorial Internship Candlewick Press

Candlewick Press offers internships in the fall, spring, and summer according to the needs of various departments. The desired time commitment averages fourteen hours per week up to twelve weeks. We are a dynamic company that provides excellent opportunities to acquire firsthand knowledge of the publishing industry. We are looking for motivated, conscientious, and dedicated individuals with excellent organizational skills, as well as strong attention to detail, who are very eager to learn about the children’s publishing industry and be part of a high-energy, creative team. Candlewick MIT Kids Press STEAM-focused Editorial Internship In collaboration with MIT Press, our MIT Kids and Teen imprints publish engaging and ambitious books with a focus on STEAM themes for kids ages 0-18. Our list is predominantly nonfiction, and we work with scientists, artists, inventors, writers, and thinkers to make beautiful, cutting-edge books for young audiences. We are in search of a detail-oriented intern who can complete photo research, fact checking, reader’s reports, and a variety of other tasks to help bring our projects from submission to finished book. Depending on availability, our intern can expect to attend production and design meetings as well as editorial brainstorming sessions, and to get a front row seat to the bookmaking process. Interest in children’s nonfiction and/or STEM topics strongly preferred. Spring internships (running from early February through early May) – November 5th Summer internships (running from early June through mid-August) – April 5th Fall internships (running from early September through end of November) – June 15th To Apply: submit PDFs of your resume and cover letter via e-mail specifying the department and semester of interest to the attention of the internship coordinator at interns@candlewick.com. If applying for more than one department’s internship, please submit separate cover letters for each. #J-18808-Ljbffr