The Philadelphia Business Journal seeks college students for its paid editorial internship. Candidates should have some previous writing experience and be able to commit to 20 hours a week for the term. An interest in business is desirable but not required. Editorial internships pay $8/hr and include opportunities to write bylined features and report daily news on the website.
The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Starting and ending dates are negotiable but preference will go to the candidate who can begin in early January and work through the end of May.
The Philadelphia Business Journal is a weekly local business newspaper serving Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey. We were named Newspaper of the Year by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Foundation in 2012, 2008 and 2006. In 2005 and 2009 we received the general excellence award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Also in 2009 we were one of only 14 publications nationwide to receive a “best of the best in business” award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The Philadelphia Business Journal is owned by American City Business Journals, a publisher of 40 newspapers across the country, and is a subsidiary of the Advance Publications publishing company, which also owns the Condé Nast magazines.
If interested, please submit a cover letter explaining your interest in the Business Journal, résumé, clips and the names and emails of three people who can comment on your work or writing to Sonja Sherwood, 400 Market St., Suite 1200, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, email: ssherwood@bizjournals.com. No phone calls, please.
Remember that to receive credit for an internship, you must apply at the Internship Office (click here).