Are you eager to put your WRD education to use? Perhaps you want some work experience to get you ahead of the crowd while you’re hunting for a job? An internship is a valuable opportunity to practice the skills you develop in the classroom out in the real world, and to strengthen your resume with relevant professional experience. Writing is an integral part of almost every professional field, and as a WRD major, you will have no doubt developed the writing and research skills to work in a wide variety of industries and organizations.
There’s more value to an internship than just the experience. Both undergraduates and graduate students can use their internship to earn academic credit and to fulfill the undergraduate Junior Year Experiential Learning requirement. If you are interested in working a Spring Quarter internship for credit the time to apply is now! DePaul’s Handshake job and internship portal can help you find the work experience that will benefit your career goals. You can also make an appointment with the DePaul Career Center for advising and assistance while researching internships. To help you get started with the search, we’ve compiled a list of relevant internships for WRD students below.
Internship Listings
Wise Apple (Marketing Intern)
This Chicago start-up is looking for an intern to assist with the digital marketing campaign for their school lunch delivery service. Intern responsibilities include writing and editing copy for their email and website, producing written content for the Wise Apple blog and other media sources, and planning and executing social media content strategy.
Application Deadline: March 15th
Feeding America (Technical Editor/Publisher Intern)
Feeding America is a non-profit hunger-relief charity looking for a summer intern. The internship is part of an initiative to edit and publish both print and online manuals for distribution within the organization, which is great experience for students looking to work as an editor or technical writer.
Application Deadline: March 15th
Vogelzang Law (Copywriter Intern)
Vogelzang Law is a boutique personal injury law firm, specializing in asbestos and mesothelioma litigation. The copywriter intern works alongside the business development and PR team to develop and write dynamic content that can be shared through a number of public facing channels both in print and online.
Application Deadline: March 22nd
DePaul University (Public Relations and Communications Intern)
DePaul University offers a seasonal part-time internship to students interested in academic public relations and communications. This internship caters to student interests to develop experience in news and information, internal communications, social media, and other specialized areas.
Application Deadline: March 23rd
The Graide Network (Marketing and Communications Intern)
The Graide Network is an online platform that connects middle and high-school teachers with remote teaching assistants to provide grading and feedback for their students. Responsibilities include writing content for print and digital marketing materials, creating long-form content such as case studies and blogs, and social media strategy.
March 30th
Cards Against Humanity (Customer Support & Editorial Intern)
Cards Against Humanity is a card game company with a reputation for social hijinks. This internship mostly involves handling email correspondence with customers, but the company has a highly dynamic work environment where interesting projects might spring up at any moment.
Application Deadline: March 31st
Lincoln Park Zoo (Audience Research Intern)
The Lincoln Park Zoo is a free, public zoo located on the eastern edge of Lincoln Park. Responsibilities for this internship includes working alongside the zoo’s audience research staff to collect and analyze data about how audiences connect and engage with the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Application Deadline: April 17th
Council on American-Islamic Relations (Communications Intern)
The CAIR is a non-profit civil rights and advocacy group. The primary responsibilities for this internship include producing articles on news and issues relevant to Islamic rights, managing social media channels, and designing content for print and digital distribution.
Application Deadline: April 30th
These are just a handful of the numerous internship opportunities that have relevant experience to WRD majors. More can be found by searching the Handshake job and internship portal, or by scheduling a career advising appointment at the Career Center.