Editorial Intern at Alaska Airlines Magazine

Summary

Paradigm Communications Group, the Seattle-based publisher of Alaska Airlines Magazine and Horizon Edition Magazine, is seeking editorial interns. Interns will acquire professional experience, work closely with editors, and learn about all phases of magazine publishing while writing articles for in-flight magazines.

Responsibilities

• Research story concepts
• Conduct interviews
• Write articles
• Check facts
• Help with special sections
• Develop event calendars
• Write sidebars for longer stories
• Assist with editorial research
• Assist with art queries

Skills

• Meticulous about accuracy; this is especially important for verifying facts, but it also applies to spelling, punctuation and usage
• Solid writing experience
• Enjoy conducting in-depth research about a wide variety of subjects
• Exhibit interest in learning about the magazine industry
• Possess strong communication skills
• Able to take direction
• Gain valuable self-editing and rewriting skills, enabling them to produce content that meets the needs of editors and readers
• Writing or editing experience in newspapers or magazines is an asset, although any writing experience, including coursework, will be considered

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Meticulous about accuracy; this is especially important for verifying facts, but it also applies to spelling, punctuation and usage
• Solid writing experience
• Enjoy conducting in-depth research about a wide variety of subjects
• Exhibit interest in learning about the magazine industry
• Possess strong communication skills
• Able to take direction
• Gain valuable self-editing and rewriting skills, enabling them to produce content that meets the needs of editors and readers

Nice to Haves

• Writing or editing experience in newspapers or magazines is an asset, although any writing experience, including coursework, will be considered

Benefits

• Opportunity to write several short articles published with the intern’s byline for two in-flight magazines viewed by more than a million travelers per month.
• Work closely with editors and learn about all phases of magazine publishing.
• For students: intern supervisor can work with advisers to provide college credit for the internship experience.
• Internship hours are flexible; asks that interns work a fixed schedule (typically two full days and a half-day each week).