Call for Departmental Interns Fall 2024

Deep Vellum seeks interns for part-time educational internships Fall 2024, running from mid-September through mid-December 2024. All internships are remote unless otherwise specified. Interns will work on a variety of titles from the Deep Vellum and Dalkey Archive catalogs.

This call is open through September 8, 2024.

Through this internship, regardless of the position you choose, you will learn the ins and outs of working at an independent publisher and will get face time with various departments. Our goal is that by the end of the season, you’re able to use the vocabulary of a small publisher, know your way around the departments, and have learned more about what it takes to bring out a book and support its journey.

In order to apply, please send an email to jobs@deepvellum.org. In the title of your email, please use the phrase “Internship Fall 2024.” In your email, please attach your resume and cover letter, alongside the departmental positions for which you’d like to be considered.

Departments seeking interns:

Intern to the director (10-15 hours/week, must be based in Dallas):

Intern will participate in: strategic planning sessions, identifying new grant/development opportunities, marketing & publicity discussions, and editorial acquisition (reader's reports, scouting)

Deep Vellum Bookstore (hybrid/in-person at our Dallas store):

Interns will gain on-the-ground experience at our in-person hub, assisting with programming and book clubs as well as the physical management and organization of inventory, shelving, and fulfillment.

Rights and Royalties (10 hours/week)

Interns will assist in submissions for subsidiary rights in audio, UK Commonwealth, and translation territories, and first serial rights. Interns are an essential part of building and maintaining our rights databases along with the Rights Director. Interns will prepare for fair attendance at Frankfurt and other events. 

Production (10-20 hours/week):

Production interns will learn about the practical side of how a manuscript becomes a physical book, from Word Doc to printer. This internship will include learning about the logistics that keep the wheels of publishing turning, as well as giving interns significant training and experience in copyediting, proofreading, and design/layout.