{"id":260,"date":"2017-10-13T20:40:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T20:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-english\/internships\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:43:49","slug":"internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship and Job Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The English Department makes full use of the manifold resources in the Twin Cities area. English majors gain valuable professional experience through internships at local organizations in a range of fields, including publishing, politics, education, and journalism. Many students apply for internships either during the summer or during the academic year. Internships can be done for pay or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/internships-for-academic-credit\/\">academic credit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:49% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3237 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1-1024x1024.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1-300x300.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1-150x150.png 150w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1-768x768.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1-1536x1536.png 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-1.png 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>English &amp; Creative Writing major and student worker Daniel Graham &#8217;26 interned at MPLS St. Paul Magazine in the summer\/fall of 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-september-2025\/english-y-internships-mpls-st-paul-magazine\/\">Read more about Daniel&#8217;s experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/In-Black-Ink-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3225 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/In-Black-Ink-Logo.png 512w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/In-Black-Ink-Logo-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Recent grad Xavier Pittman &#8217;24 worked as an intern at non-profit In Black Ink and was interviewed by The Words about his experience! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-october-2024\/the-words-chats-with-xavier-pittman-24-about-in-black-ink\/\">To find out more, read an interview with Xavier about his time at In Black Ink.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/moonstonelogo_horizontal_noweb-1024x290.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3227 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/moonstonelogo_horizontal_noweb-1024x290.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/moonstonelogo_horizontal_noweb-300x85.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/moonstonelogo_horizontal_noweb-768x217.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/english-and-creative-writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2026\/02\/moonstonelogo_horizontal_noweb.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Sarah Tachau &#8217;27, another ENCW major and student worker interned at Moonstone Arts in the summer of 2024. Want to know what she thought of it? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-november-2024\/my-summer-2024-internship-with-moonstone-arts-center\/\">Read the article she wrote about her time at Moonstone.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Macalester Career Exploration Center has many resources to get you started in your internship search:<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Career Exploration Resources<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/finding-a-job-or-internship\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Finding a job or internship\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/finding-a-job-or-internship\/databases\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Internship databases to search for opportunities\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/finding-a-job-or-internship\/internships-by-major\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Past internships by English majors and minors\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>A database of internship and job opportunities can be accessed by current Macalester students and alumni using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/cdc\/handshake\/\">Handshake<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English Department makes full use of the manifold resources in the Twin Cities area. 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