Paste Internships: How to Apply

By Paste Staff | March 13, 2023 | 11:10am

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Paste Magazine offers remote internships in our editorial department. Internships are part-time and offered during the summer months to both current students and recent graduates. A one-time $1,000 stipend will be provided to all interns at the completion of their internship.

Editorial Interns are primarily responsible for assisting Paste’s music staff with the day-to-day tasks of running the website. These include writing breaking news, pitching features, and collaborating on lists, as well as occasional administrative tasks or help with social media accounts. Basic HTML skills are a plus but not required.

All interns work closely with Paste‘s editors and are encouraged to participate in creative collaboration with members of the staff via email, Slack, and weekly video calls throughout their time with the publication.

How to Apply

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Our summer internship runs May through August. The application window for our summer 2026 internship period begins on January 5th, and the deadline to apply is Friday, April 4th. The start date for the internship will be May 5th.

All applicants should submit (via email to [email protected]) a resume (please note GPA) and a cover letter addressed to Paste editor Matt Mitchell listing previous relevant experience as well as responding to the following questions:

–What relevant experience in music journalism/communications do you have?

–What are your career goals?

–Why do you want to intern with Paste?

–What do you hope to get out of your internship experience?

Applications must also include three examples of your writing, preferably published clips. Clips should be attached as .doc, .rtf or .pdf file types. Images should be attached as .jpg or .gif file types. Links to clips are accepted.

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on the day of the deadline. No application materials will be accepted for a given term after that term’s deadline has passed. If you are chosen to move forward you will hear from an editor within two weeks after the deadline. Otherwise, you are welcome to apply for the next term.