Ira Aldridge Internships

Ira Aldridge Internships at ACMRS

The Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies is pleased to offer hands-on experience in publishing and marketing for undergraduate students at ASU. Interns will work directly with ACMRS staff and scholars on projects that will have a direct influence on the Center.

Interns will be paid $15/hour and work 10 hours a week in the ACMRS offices on campus. Interns may receive 3 upper division academic credits per semester if they so choose. The course of the internship is one academic year.

Publishing interns assist with:

The editorial process for manuscript submissions.
The production of books and journals.
Developing and improving database systems, processes, and electronic interfaces for journals.
Copywriting for web and print collateral.
Creating materials and strategies to promote ACMRS publications (in collaboration with ACMRS marketing).

Marketing interns assist with:

Social media marketing strategy and execution.
Copywriting for web and print collateral.
The creation of marketing materials and content (for social media, print, editorial, digital/electronic media, etc.).
Development and analysis of campaigns and analytics.
Promoting and coordinating events such as conferences, symposia, and lectures.
Promoting, marketing, and publicizing books published by ACMRS Press.

While interning at ACMRS, I worked on a variety of projects that gave me valuable experience in marketing for an academic institution and publisher. I also got an inside view into the fields of premodern studies and critical race theory.

Laurie MacQueen

Ira Aldridge Intern 2020-21

Since graduating from ASU's The Design School, Laurie MacQueen has gone on to be a Production Artist at Greenleaf Book Group.

Being an editorial intern for ACMRS Press gave me invaluable publishing experience that made me well-equipped to take on a Masters in Publishing. The editorial team both challenged and supported me through the learning process. I am so grateful for my time at ACMRS; thanks to Roy, Geoff, and Todd, I am certain that my future lies in publishing!

Nora Martinez

Ira Aldridge Intern 2020-21

Since graduating from ASU's School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Nora Martinez received her MA in Publishing at the University of Exeter and is now the Assistant Digital Media Project Editor for Norton.

During my time as an intern at ACMRS, I can truly say that I learned an invaluable amount. I learned about a very wide variety of aspects of scholarly publishing, ranging from copy editing to managing journal subscriptions and from formatting layouts to dabbling in metadata. Everyone who works at ACMRS was incredibly dedicated to making sure that their interns got something valuable out of the experience. As a result, I gained many valuable and transferable skills that have allowed me to work as a Writing Mentor for ASU English courses and in other areas of publishing, as well as enhancing my research and writing abilities overall. Working with such interesting scholarly material has inspired me to pursue graduate school for medieval history—something that I did not imagine myself doing before this internship.

Mackenzie King

Ira Aldridge Intern 2019-20

Since graduating from ASU, Mackenzie is pursuing a PhD in History at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

To apply

We will begin seeking applications in the spring semester of 2023. Join our mailing list to stay in the loop.

Requirements

Undergraduate students pursuing an internship should have an academic classification as a junior or senior and be in good academic standing with at least a "C" (2.50) GPA.

ACMRS' internship program is run through ASU's Department of English. Please see their internship requirements.

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