Internships at G-Online and G Magazine
Get an inside look at science journalism in action, and see what goes into putting a magazine together, working at the award-winning Australian green lifestyle publication, G Magazine, and the website, G-Online.
From our stylish warehouse offices in inner-city Sydney, our enthusiastic team spends each day planning upcoming issues, researching stories and pictures, writing, editing, designing, fact-checking and basically doing some of the best jobs in science communication in the country.
But we also provide opportunities for journalism students, science communicators or even scientists/environmentalits keen to try their hand at journalism and who want some hands-on experience working in magazine production and online journalism. Or students who want to get a behind-the-scenes view of the magazine publishing industry from up close and contribute to the success of our titles.
We accept interns for a minimum of three weeks and a maximum of six months. Because we are a small publishing house, interns gain an insight into many aspects of magazine publishing and online journalism.
Duties
You can help us research story ideas, write news stories, find pictures and illustrations, fact-check articles, proofread or undertake other tasks that contribute to the creation of each print issue as well as G-Online. Interns even take part in editorial meetings and are encouraged to propose concepts and ideas. Depending on your writing ability, you're likely to end up getting published – either in the magazine or the website.
Interns are unpaid, but receive a written reference describing their duties and performance during their stay plus copies of the issue on which they worked. Not all tasks are glamorous (like proofreading the same article five times, or stuffing 100 envelopes for a publicity mail-out) but they are essential. And yes, we do consider interns from outside Australia who may be visiting the country.
Applications
If you are interested, send us a letter explaining why you would like to work as an intern at G, and include some background on yourself and a resume. Editorial intern applicants should also include several examples of published or unpublished articles.
The letter should be no more than 600 words long, and state what your career aspirations and the areas of the business in which you are most interested. If you are at school or university, please also indicate the subjects you are undertaking.
Letters should be addressed to:
Carolyn Barry
Editor, G-Online
PO Box 302
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Sydney, Australia
Email: EDITORIAL
