Editorial Intern

YES! is a quarterly non-profit, ad-free magazine that covers solutions to the critical social, political, and environmental challenges facing our time. One of the nation's most respected independent magazines, YES! has won Utne Magazine's Alternate Press Award for best cultural coverage and reaches a circulation of roughly 55,000 readers.

Our editorial interns are fully involved in the YES! editorial team. Editorial interns spend most of their time researching story leads and facts on the Internet, writing, fact-checking, copyediting, and reviewing editorial submissions and correspondence. Interns have the opportunity to acquire short published clips and gain exposure to many aspects of magazine publishing.

We are looking for interns with exceptional writing and editing skills, sharp analytic skills, meticulous attention to detail and factual accuracy, and familiarity with Microsoft Office, database programs and Internet research. Experience working with Macs a plus.

Editorial internships are typically available once each quarter and generally correspond with magazine production cycles: February to April; May to July; August to October; November to January.

To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, two writing samples, and three references to internships [at] yesmagazine.org with "Editorial Internship" in the subject field.

You may also apply by mail by sending materials to the following address:
YES! Magazine-Internships
284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870


"The connections I made during my internship at YES! exposed me to many people who inspired me to think about how I could contribute to our global community."

—Daina, Editorial Intern (January—August 2006)


"I only have positive things to say about YES! Each and every person here, including subscribers and volunteers, is passionate about what they do—and it shows! I feel so much more socially engaged and intellectually heightened as a result of my time at PFN. There is news all around me—through emails that I receive from writers, conversations that I have at lunch, journals that are sent to the PFN library, etc.—and I am leaving here feeling much more connected to current issues, leading activists, scholars, politicians, and scientists. I hope to remain a YES! magazine subscriber for years to come and also hope to pass it along to others as a way of showing that I value the direction our country and our world is moving in—toward a just and sustainable future."

"As an intern, I felt like my job was as important as anyone else's within the organization. I was given plenty of meaningful responsibilities and enjoyed the variety of tasks that I performed on a regular basis."

—Becky, Editorial Intern (January—May 2004)


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