Nord Family Network Director’s Fellowship in Publications

The Publications Department at the Cleveland Museum of Art is offering an editorial internship designed to offer the opportunity to learn about the role of the editor in an art museum through hands-on experience with museum texts and exposure to the workflows of three staff editors. The intern will be introduced to processes of editing for any of the following: museum publications, gallery didactics, and various ephemera through projects assigned to them and through weekly meetings with the other editors. The intern will primarily edit ephemera such as brochures, web text, wayfinding materials, and signage for clarity and consistency to comply with specified style manuals and to connect with a variety of audiences.

Over the course of the internship, the selected candidate will deliver a first pass of edits in Chicago style (using the Chicago manual and examples in the genre) on a set of magazine articles in Word (up to 10,000 words), then a second pass as PDF comments. Additional projects may include similar edits on brochures, web text, wayfinding materials, and other ephemera both printed and digital. The intern will also participate in meetings where higher-level editorial projects such as exhibition didactics and publications are discussed.

At the conclusion of the internship, the chosen candidate will possess a portfolio of work, including tracked-changes edits on and completed samples of the above genres. The intern will learn to balance multiple project timelines at once, practice writing queries on projects of various genres to writers across the museum, and work with staff editors to learn more about the role of editing in the museum field. The intern will be introduced to the production process of a magazine—from initial editing stage to proofreading to copyediting.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be an upper-level undergraduate student
  • Students graduating in spring 2026 are eligible to apply
• Major in English, History, Communications or a related field, or Art History
• Have experience writing or editing in academic settings
• Must be willing to adhere to The Chicago Manual of Style along with other house style guides
• Additional writing or editing experience for non-academic texts is preferred
• Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style is preferred

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Samples of previous editing work (showing track changes and editorial queries) are welcomed

Application Deadline: March 20th, 2026

This position is funded through an Eric and Jane Nord Family Director’s Fellowship. The pay rate for this internship is $16/hour. The internship is 35 hours/week for nine weeks. The internship includes a generous housing and travel stipend.

The schedule can be flexible around the intern’s availability, but some regular on-site hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. should be expected. The intern can be expected to attend at least two weekly meetings for introduction to broader editorial discussions, as well as complete a handful of editing tasks as outlined by the schedule each week.

The tentative start date for this internship is June 1st, 2026.