Composition, Communication, and Literature Editorial Internship, Spring 2024

Job Description:

Who we are

Founded in 1923, W. W. Norton is the oldest and largest independent and employee-owned publishing house, publishing works of Nobel laureates, master teachers, and Pulitzer Prize winners. For a century, Norton has been dedicated to achieving a common goal: to bring to readers and students enduring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as high-quality textbooks and digital learning tools.

About the internship

W. W. Norton is looking for interns to participate in our twelve-week internship program. Our internship program provides participants with an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing that includes brown bag lunch sessions and networking within the intern class. Your work if you become a Norton intern with the Composition, Communication, and Literature teams may include the following:

• Assisting with manuscript preparation and production for anthologies, readers, and handbooks across the literature and composition list
• Reading manuscripts, proposals, and proofs at various stages of publication to help editors and authors improve the quality of print and digital content
• Assisting with the ebook proofing process for rhetorics, readers, and handbooks across the composition list
• Compiling, checking over, and posting assessment questions and media assets for Norton products such as ebooks, Testmaker, InQuizitive, and Norton Teaching Tools
• Assisting with copyediting review for various media assets
• Working with the editorial assistants to complete projects as needed for the composition, communication, and literature teams

Experience and Skills:

Why you’ll be a great fit

We are excited to add interns who bring diverse perspectives to Norton. The ideal candidate is curious, hardworking, and eager to learn more about the different facets of publishing. Here are some skills and qualities we look for in candidates:

• You are a college junior, senior, or recent graduate.
• You are eager to improve your verbal and written communication skills.
• You enjoy collaborating and working in a group to solve challenges.
• You have a passion for learning and ideas.
• You have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• You are excited to learn about the world of college publishing
• You have interest or experience in the fields of literature, composition, and digital humanities

Internship details

• Interns are paid $15 per hour, subject to applicable law, and work a maximum of 20 hours weekly.
• Internship period is twelve weeks from 2/5/24-4/26/24.
• Our workday is 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time; specific work hours are flexible to accommodate an intern’s schedule.
• For interns who reside within commuting distance of the office, this internship will be in-person in our Manhattan offices; those in other locations will work remotely.
• Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
• W. W. Norton & Company ('Norton') strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated is a condition of employment for any Norton intern who will perform any work in our offices or be physically present at any Norton location or event at any time. Norton makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other conditions protected by applicable law.

If you are interested in applying, please submit your resume and cover letter to Caroline Fairey Meese and Juliet Godwin ( cfairey@wwnorton.com ; jgodwin@wwnorton.com ) no later than January 3, 2024. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and if enough applications are received, the listing may close earlier. Once you have submitted your application, please refrain from sending additional follow-up emails, as these will only delay the hiring manager’s ability to read the applications received. Final hiring decisions will be made by January 22, so if you do not hear from us by then, you can assume the internship has been filled by a different applicant. You must follow these submission instructions in order to be considered for the internship. Intern applicants who apply via our website will not be considered.