English Internship Opportunities
The internship program in the English department provides exciting and practical opportunities for students to use their English skills in professional environments. Students gain valuable experience for career development and/or graduate school work, and benefit from personal and writing growth, mentoring, and networking opportunities. English majors may also take the independent study course ENGL 4640: Internship in English, to earn three (3) hours of college credit during their internship. Students must be English majors, have already completed ENGL 1010, 1020, and 2201/2, and have secured their internship prior to enrolling in the internship course. Students should find and secure their own English-related internship or apply for one of the internship positions affiliated with the English Department (please see list below). Students must be given a permit by the English Department Registrar, Bridget Wells, to enroll in the internship course.
The Experiential Learning Fellowship is available to support CAS students who will be participating in otherwise unpaid mentored research, practica placements, or internships related to their field of study and who meet selected criteria. The position is posted on TigerLink, and you can find the application here. Applications are due on September 27th, 2024.
You can also watch a recording of our most recent information session here, and you can view the PowerPoint presentation from the information session here.
Current Internship Opportunities
The National Civil Rights Museum currently has 3 PAID internships available in Collections, Community Engagement, and Education! Apply here: https://www.givepulse.com/group/internships/658959
Visit https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/employment for more information.
The Urban Fellows Program provides local college students and recent graduates the opportunity to intern within the City of Memphis Government. Interns receive challenging projects to complete in areas of the City that they are interested in. Urban Fellows work between 15 and 28 hours per week alongside their assigned mentor(s) and division and these positions are paid $12 per hour. Three internship sessions are hosted a year, one in the spring, summer, and fall. Click here to read more about this position on their website.
Gnarled Oak Farm is a small, diverse farm located in northwest Mississippi. The farm primarily grows cattle, pigs, and sheep and sells directly to the public. We are starting to expand into flowers and have a line of tallow skin care products. This position is a 20 hour per week position and pays $13 per hour. Click here for more information on the position. Please submit cover letter and resume to gnarledoakfarm@gmail.com.
To apply to either position, students need only send a brief cover letter to Stacy Early, Adult Program Director, at searly@literacymidsouth.org. The organization is more interested in students' creativity and vision than traditional work experience.
N-ABLE Social Media Intern Job Description:
Literacy Mid-South convenes the Network for Adult Basic Literacy and Education. LMS is looking for a social media intern who can create and post content highlighting
adult-learning providers across the city. This includes creating content like graphics,
videos, and copy for and posting to multiple platforms. The intern will work with
local communications and PR firm, Powers Solutions. The intern will receive $500 for
each completed partner highlight. With 6 expected partner highlights, the intern can
receive up to $3,000. Interested applicants should have some availability weekdays
between the hours of 9-5. This will be to meet with Powers Solutions and Literacy
Mid-South and travel to partner locations. Click here to apply.
Writing Workshop Intern Job Description:
10 hours/week, unpaid, in-person work required with some aspects of the work done
remotely. Literacy Mid-South is looking for one intern from the University of Memphis
English Department each semester to facilitate writing workshops geared toward adult
learners who are working to improve their reading and writing skills. The intern can
choose a weekly schedule that includes one evening, one weekend, and one virtual workshop
option. How these are facilitated, and the materials used are flexible. This pilot
program will be an opportunity to create workshops to fit your style and that are
accessible and engaging to adult learners who may have not had a good experience in
a traditional classroom.
The full job description can be found here.
We have full-time and part-time positions available and offer a stipend of $2,500 per term. Internships begin in January, June, and September, though the program provides some flexibility for starting dates, and the opportunity for interested interns to extend their terms. For the near future, internships will be remote.
We accept applications for all terms year-round but please note the following deadlines:
- April 15 for internships starting in June
- August 21 for internships starting in September
- November 15 for internships starting in January
Interns are a vital part of the Oxford American’s print and digital production teams. The duties of an intern include evaluating manuscript submissions, participating in the planning of issues, fact-checking and proofreading stories, drafting posts for social media, and creating and maintaining digital content for the website. Interns are encouraged to participate in our off-site concerts and readings, generate article ideas, and to write for oxfordamerican.org.
Applications should include a detailed cover letter, résumé, and one writing sample of up to 5 pages in length. Your sample could be one long piece or a collection of short pieces. (Samples can include critical and/or creative work, though a substantial portion should be prose.) Please specify the term for which you are applying.
Submit your application using this form. Simply create a Submittable account and follow the instructions to attach your materials.
The purpose of a Success Coach is to help young individuals become responsible, respectful, resourceful, and capable students. Responsibilities include hands-on tutoring, re-teaching, and mentoring students. Success Coaches develop skills such as decision-making, creative problem-solving, and effective communication that are attractive to employers in every industry. As a Success Coach, you will work at one of our designated partner high schools around the city of Memphis. Success Coaches work during normal school day hours, with some after school and weekend hours available (9-28 hours per week, $16.50 per hour). To apply, visit peerpowerfoundation.org/apply.
Great Neck Tools is hiring technical writers for their "eCommerce Content Writer" and "eCommerce Specialist" positions to work with their Amazon listings. These are full-time paid jobs for students who have completed their bachelor's degree. There are also internships available for both of those positions for current undergraduate students, paying $18/hour. They are in-person internships, located in Memphis. Great Neck is very passionate about bringing in young people and helping them be successful at their company. Interested students should send their resume to Chloe White - cwhite@greatnecktools.com.
Please send resume and cover letter to Shara Clark, editor-in-chief, at shara@memphisflyer.com.
Job Description: 10-15 hours/week, unpaid, remote work with opportunities for in-person work experience.
The intern will:
- Report to the editor, managing editor, and associate editor.
- Write at least one post for memphisflyer.com per week. (There is some flexibility here. These entries can be hard news, opinion, or arts coverage. The editor will give instruction, feedback, examples, and industry best practices for whichever kind of writing appeals to the intern. There is also an opportunity for some cross-publication work; e.g. Memphis Parent.)
- Fact check for the Flyer production team.
- Do some administrative duties — sending email, posting to social media, updating the Flyer’s music and events calendar, and going through older posts to check that the links still work. These duties are not priorities so much as they will help fill hours when immediate assignments aren’t forthcoming.
- Help build the Flyer’s photo library. We need updated photos of all important Memphis landmarks, and any photo of yours we use will be credited to you online and/or in print if it is used.
- There is a lot of flexibility with this job. Whatever your interest — technical writing, editorial (opinion) pieces, reporting, arts and culture, we will have work for you!
Visit their internships webpage for more information.
Internship Forms
- Internship Agreement Form
- Work Log
- Midterm Supervisor Evaluation Form
- Final Supervisor Evaluation Form
- Midterm Self-Reflection
- Final Report and Self-Assessment
More English Department internship opportunities can be found here.
To browse all internship opportunities at the University of Memphis, login to TigerLink by Handshake here.
English Honor Society students: Click here to view a list of internship opportunities currently offered through Sigma Tau Delta.
For more information about registering for internships, visit the Undergraduate Catalog.
Internships Coordinator:
Rachel Kaplowitz Cantrell
901.678.2651
rkplwitz@memphis.edu