Intern with Greenspring Media

Greenspring Media has many opportunities available to intern with our organization. We are always seeking passionate and motivated students and recent graduates who are interested in the fast-paced and dynamic world of local media. Refer to the opportunities below to see what types of interns we are actively soliciting for the upcoming academic semester.

If you aren’t sure that one of the options below is a good fit for you, reach out to us at jobs@greenspring.com. With the array of projects we’re currently working on, we may have the perfect fit for your career goals.

Current Openings

Marketing/Events Intern (Summer 2019)

Part-time, eligible for college credit (unpaid)

Greenspring Media is the award-winning publisher of Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home, Where, and other national and local publications.

Greenspring Media’s Integrated Marketing department seeks a detail-focused intern to work directly with the Marketing Public Relations Manager and Event Operations Director to work on a variety of marketing projects and the planning and execution of events. Candidates must be strong communicators, have good organizational skills and be interested in marketing and events. Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@greenspring.com.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Interest in marketing and events
• Experience in Microsoft Office
• Interest in using social media for professional pages, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
• Excellent time management and organizational skills

Desired Skills:

• Detail-oriented and able to follow direction well
• Ability to work independently and stay on task
• Experience with events
• A positive attitude and flexibility for changing priorities
• Creative thinking

Social Media Intern (Summer 2019)

Part-time, eligible for college credit (unpaid)

Greenspring Media is the award-winning publisher of Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home, Where, and other national and local publications.

Greenspring Media seeks a detail-focused intern to work directly with the Marketing, Events & Partnerships department to strategize and execute social media communications around publications, events, and current events. Candidates must be strong communicators, have good organizational skills and be interested in marketing, social media, public relations and communications. Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@greenspring.com.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with social media strategy, preferably Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
• Enthusiasm, creativity and desire to learn the trade
• Experience in Microsoft Office
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented and able to follow direction well
• Ability to work independently and stay on task
• A positive attitude and flexibility for changing priorities

Desired Skills:

• Experience with marketing and communication
• Experience using Hootsuite

Sales/Marketing Intern (Summer 2019)

Part-time, eligible for college credit (unpaid)

Greenspring Media is the award-winning publisher of Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home, Where, and other national and local publications.

Greenspring Media seeks a detail-focused intern to work directly with the Marketing and Sales departments to work on a variety of marketing and sales projects.  Candidates must be strong communicators, have good organizational skills and be interested in sales and marketing. Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@greenspring.com.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiasm, creativity and desire to learn the trade
• Experience in Microsoft Office
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented and able to follow direction well
• Ability to work independently and stay on task
• A positive attitude and flexibility for changing priorities

Desired Skills:

• Experience with sales and marketing
• Experience working with clients

Editorial Intern, Minnesota Monthly (Summer 2019)

Part-time, college credit (unpaid)

Greenspring Media is the award-winning publisher of Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home, Where, and other national and local publications. Minnesota Monthly’s editorial department seeks a savvy, enthusiastic intern to work directly with the editorial team to assist with the magazine production process. Interns will attend editorial staff meetings, participate in generating story ideas, conduct background research and fact-checking, write for the print magazine and blog, proofread copy, and assist with administrative tasks. Candidates must be strong writers and editors and efficient researchers. The ability to shoot and edit video is a plus. Interns will receive writing coaching from the editorial staff and leave with print and online clips as well as a strong understanding of the magazine production process. Please send a cover letter, resume and two magazine-style writing samples to jobs@greenspring.com.

Required Skills:

• Magazine-style writing and copyediting skills
• Experience with background research and fact checking
• Detail-oriented communicator and problem solver
• Independent worker who can manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Understanding of consumer magazine audience and ability to generate story ideas

Editorial Intern, Midwest Home (Summer 2019)

Part-time, college credit (unpaid)

Greenspring Media is the award-winning publisher of Minnesota Monthly, Midwest Home, Where, and other national and local publications. 

Midwest Home seeks an enthusiastic intern who wants to learn the inside ropes of writing, editing, styling, and photographing a design magazine. Interns will participate in editorial planning meetings, photo shoots, and location scouting; conduct background research and fact-checking; write for the print magazine and blog; proofread copy; and assist with administrative tasks. We’re looking for strong writers and editors who have innate curiosity and an interest in design, home décor, shopping, and artisan-made goods. 

Interns will receive writing coaching, and leave with print and online clips as well as a strong understanding of the editorial development and magazine production process. Please send a cover letter, resume, and two magazine-style writing samples to jobs@greenspring.com.

Required Skills:

• Magazine-style writing and copyediting skills
• Experience with background research and fact-checking
• Detail-oriented communicator and problem solver
• Independent worker who can manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Understanding of consumer magazine audience and ability to generate story ideas
• Interest in design and/or architecture

Greenspring Custom Publishing Editorial Intern (Summer 2019)

Part-time, college credit (unpaid)

The custom division of Greenspring Media seeks a motivated editorial intern to work directly with the editorial staff in developing content for use across Greenspring’s custom publishing platform. The internship includes:

• Editorial assistance and daily writing assignments for numerous Minnesota tourism publications and blogs, including Twin Cities Living, WHERE Guestbook, WHERE Twin Cities and Minneapolis & Saint Paul: Official Visitors Guide to the Twin Cities Area.
• Write about shopping, dining, entertainment, meetings and events.
• Acquire great clips for portfolios and valuable experience for resumes.

Along with regular daily writing and editorial tasks excellent team attitude, plus excellent writing and quality content is a major focus. The Editorial Intern participates in the editing and proofing process and provides feedback to the editors. The position’s primary responsibility is to learn by doing, and be open and willing to take on a variety of projects ranging from administrative to full-on feature writing. Administrative duties include assisting both edit and sales staffs with marketing initiatives and some event-related projects.

The Custom Publishing Editorial Intern will be expected to:

• Plan far enough in advance to create a balanced workflow for quality work completed on deadline.
• Coordinate deadlines and daily assignments with the Managing Editor.
• Offer administrative support to both the Managing Editor and Editor.
• Some project management of ad-driven or advertorial supplements and listings sections.
• Participate in copyediting and proofing process as requested.
• Build positive relationships with staff and bring energy, creativity, and a sense of positive teamwork to the group.
• Leave with multiple clips and a strong sense of publication process and development.

Job Function(s): Communications, Journalism/Media

Qualifications

• Candidate requirements: Journalism major (seniors or recent graduates preferred) and some feature writing experience required.
• Degree Level: Bachelor of Arts or Journalism
• Desired Class Level(s): Senior, Alumni
• Desired Field of Study: Communication and Journalism

How to Apply Email cover letter, resume and two writing samples to jobs@greenspring.com.