Full Time Paid Intern – Liahona Writer/Editor (Church Magazines) at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Overview

We’re looking for candidates with strong writing, editing, interviewing, and researching skills. We want critical thinkers and organized self-starters. An understanding and familiarity with Chicago style and the Church Style Guide is helpful. Print or digital journalism experience is a plus. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is a must.

Role

If you’re a critical thinker with strong writing and editing skills this may be the internship for you. We’re hiring for positions during September–December (Fall). This internship is 40 hours a week for the four-month period. It includes medical benefits. You’ll work at the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City, Utah with the possibility of some days working at home.

About The Company

Responsibilities

As Liahona intern, you’ll work with staff to plan and develop magazine content for readers worldwide. You’ll be writing, editing, interviewing, researching, proofreading, and evaluating manuscripts, but duties may depend on your strengths and goals and our needs at the magazine. The magazine is published in 50 languages but is produced first in English, so foreign language skills are not required. But international experience is helpful.

Requirements

Applicants working toward an editing minor or major or taking classes with an editing/writing emphasis, or those who have print or digital journalism experience, are preferred.

Applicants must:
• Be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university.
• Or recently completed a degree from an accredited college or university within one year of beginning this internship.
• Be available for video conference interviews.
Core qualifications include:
• At least one semester of college-level editing or writing experience, such as on a newspaper staff, for a literary journal, in a writing lab, or as a professor's assistant.
• Strong writing, revising, copyediting, and proofreading skills.
• Sound understanding of Church doctrine, history, organization, and policy.
• The ability to manage many projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• The ability to give careful attention to detail, sustain concentration for long periods of time, and maintain the highest level of accuracy.
• The ability to work well with people and present an image of professionalism.

To apply, please submit:
1. A cover letter
2. A resume that includes a link to your digital portfolio
3. Digital portfolios should include editing and writing samples

• Writing samples should highlight your ability to write for specific audiences. You might consider writing a new article on a gospel topic that could be published in Liahona.
• A 40-word teaser that invites readers to follow a link to explore an article (any article, such as a longer article found in this month’s Liahona).
• Editing samples should clearly show your edits (so make sure track changes are on or, if it’s a scan of a hard copy, that your editing marks are legible).
  Writing and substantive editing skills will be assessed using your portfolio. You may be required to take a test.