Internship
2024 Summer Remote Internship
This is a paid 8-week, part-time, remote internship that will involve you in every aspect of preparing nonfiction book manuscripts for submission to a publisher. Rising college juniors, seniors and recent graduates are invited to apply. Ideal candidates will have editing and/or long-form journalistic experience.
Key responsibilities:
Read and evaluate proposals and manuscripts
Draft feedback to be used in editorial letters and assignments for writers
Line editing manuscript drafts
Assist authors in the research and reporting process, including sourcing and fact-checking
Attend regular team meetings and participate in brainstorming sessions with authors
Interns are free to set their own schedules but must meet daily deadlines. The selected candidate will report directly to Mr. Cook. We believe in making publishing a more diverse and equitable industry and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, gender and sexual identities, and disability statuses to apply. The position is paid ($15/hour).
Dates: June 3, 2024 – July 26, 2024
How to apply: Please send a resume and cover letter to: verto@vertoliterary.com. Select candidates will be invited to submit additional materials. The deadline to apply is April 1st, 2024. Final decisions will be made by April 19th, 2024.
Hear from our interns
2020 Summer Intern
“My experience at Verto has set the standard for the kind of job—and work culture—I want in my career. Each day was different. I might encounter a lyrical passage on the tribulations of parenting and then the next hour tackle a dense report on the history of the Southern Strategy. At the end of each day, I left the office—or, with remote work, closed my computer—feeling, not drained from the day’s work, but animated and eager to keep reading about the signs of civil war or the history of man’s mission to Mars.
Throughout my internship, my colleagues acted as mentors, teaching me the tricks of the trade honed over years spent in the newsroom. Despite their decades of experience in publishing, they always made a point to ask for my input and cite the contributions I’d made to the project. I stayed with Verto for far longer than I initially envisioned, not because of a lack of other opportunities—this job has provided me with plenty—but because I was reluctant to give up an experience that has been so rewarding, invigorating, and enjoyable.
As for Gareth, there is no better boss. I’ve learned so much from him, both as an editor and as a person. He models what it means to show his employees that they matter. He’ll take the extra step to compliment a line edit well done or even your winning time on the morning’s mini crossword, recorded on the office leaderboard. And, despite his Pulitzer (yes, he’s also a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist as well as a Pulitzer-prize winning person), he’s the opposite of intimidating, but warm, thoughtful, and always encouraging.”
— Aidan Campbell, Yale ‘22
2021 Summer Intern
I can’t imagine a better place to be an intern. The culture at Verto is wonderful. All of my co-workers were friendly and supportive on top of being impressive editors, and Verto’s small size fostered an ethos of constant collaboration. I learned a lot from all this collaboration—it was a treat to work side-by-side with such talented editors.
Even though I was just an undergraduate, I didn’t spend the summer organizing spreadsheets. The editors trusted me—expected me, in fact—to contribute intellectually to our projects. I had the opportunity to work on a wide range of assignments, from detailed line-edits to structural overhauls and conceptual critiques. It was an amazing, hands-on experience.
— Eli Mennerick, Yale ‘22