Call for Departmental Interns Summer 2024

Deep Vellum seeks interns for part-time educational internships Summer 2024, running from June through August 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 May 15, 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 Summer 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):

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.

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.

Marketing (10 hours/week):

Interns will participate in a variety of tasks to familiarize themselves with the Dalkey Archive, Deep Vellum, Phoneme, A Strange Object, and La Reunion catalogs. Tasks will include research and assistance pertaining to forthcoming titles, including book descriptions, press releases, regional promotions, and eBlasts, alongside more technical aspects of metadata, sales, and distribution.