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Internships (unpaid)
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City Limits and its sister organization, Center for an Urban Future, include interns as integral members of our staff. Work areas include reporting and writing, fundraising, nonprofit management and policy research. Please see descriptions for each internship position below.
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Editorial Interns
Editorial interns at City Limits Weekly work 10 to 25 hours a week, assisting senior staff with research, reporting, and newsroom support duties. This is a rigorous program for those serious about journalism as a career. Interns are encouraged to pitch and write their own stories, which vary from shorter news brief to in-depth articles. Some internships include more writing, while others focus on research; please make your preference clear. Published clips and knowledge of New York City a must. Areas of interest include: government, housing, criminal justice, education and economic development. The internship is unpaid, but interns are paid freelance rates for longer published stories.
Fact Checker Intern
Fact checkers at City Limits work one or more days a week, verifying facts in articles. This is a rigorous program for those serious about journalism as a career. Interest in journalism and familiarity with reporting conventions a must. Aside from conducting quick and meticulous fact checking, interns may have an opportunity to contribute articles, which vary from shorter news brief to in-depth articles. Areas of interest include: government, housing, criminal justice, education and economic development. The internship is unpaid, but interns are paid freelance rates for longer published stories.
Photo Intern/Stringer
Photo interns or stringers are available on agreed-upon days (10-20hours/week), taking assignments and shooting photos specified by the editor or reporter. This is a rigorous program for those serious about journalism as a career. Photographers should have some experience shooting news, and a lively interest in journalism and New York City. Areas of interest include: government, housing, criminal justice, education and economic development. Pay commensurate with experience.
To apply, send a resume, three clips (or portfolio) and a cover letter detailing why you want to work at City Limits to:
Editorial Internship
City Limits
120 Wall Street, 20th floor
New York, NY 10005
or
intern@citylimits.org
Fall session: Sept. – Dec. (deadline: Aug. 1)
Winter session: Jan. – April (deadline: Dec. 14)
Summer session: May – Aug. (deadline: April 1)
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City Futures Intern
Intern will assist the Executive
Director of City Futures with research, logistics,
event planning and administration. An abiding interest
in public policy research is critical. The applicant
for this unpaid internship should also have excellent
interpersonal and communication skills and be possessed
of a sincere interest in fundraising and other development
work as well as nonprofit management generally.
City Futures is the parent of both the Center for
an Urban Future and City Limits magazine.
For three decades, City Limits has consistently
served the housing, community development and the
nonprofit worlds through informative and original
stories from the razor-sharp perspective of journalists
who dig deep to find the hidden truth. And the Center
for an Urban Future is celebrating 10 years as a
fiercely independent policy institute that employs
a journalistic approach to policy that is fact-driven,
non-partisan and accessible to a wide audience.
Send resumes and cover letters
to:
City Futures Internship
City Futures, Inc.
120 Wall Street, 20th floor
New York, NY 10005
intern@citylimits.org
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Business Office Intern
Join one of New York City's most exciting non-profits, City Futures, an organization devoted to rethinking, reframing and improving the debate around cities. City Futures comprises City Limits, an urban affairs news magazine that has explored the issues that matter to New York City neighborhoods for almost 30 years and Center for an Urban Future, a think tank that fuses journalistic reporting techniques with traditional policy analysis to produce in-depth reports and workable policy solutions on the critical issues facing cities. Business Office Interns will work closely with the Director of Business Affairs and the Executive Director to streamline the daily operations of this ever-evolving organization. Specific duties include marketing and distribution research, preparing promotional materials, filing, and database maintenance. Candidates must be able to pay great attention to detail. Proficient in Microsoft Word. Excel and Access a plus. 10-15hrs/week.
To apply, send a resume and a cover letter detailing why you want to work at City Limits to:
Business Office Internship
City Limits
120 Wall Street, 20th floor
New York, NY 10005
intern@citylimits.org
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Policy Research Intern
The Center for an Urban Future is a New York-based think tank that fuses journalistic reporting techniques with traditional policy analysis to produce in-depth reports and workable policy solutions on the critical issues facing our cities. Founded nearly 10 years ago, the Center has become one of New York City's most respected policy organizations, known for credible, fact-based research and solutions-oriented studies. The sister organization of City Limits magazine, the Center's research focuses on economic development, higher education and workforce development.
The Center seeks an intern with experience in journalism or public policy research to assist staff in researching a variety of issues impacting New York City, primarily on studies related to economic development and workforce development. The internship is a minimum 20-hour a week commitment. Responsibilities include extensive phone interviews, Web research, attending policy meetings and writing. Other duties include coordinating meetings with government officials, maintaining the Center's database and assisting on all reports. This is an unpaid internship.
To apply, send a resume
via fax, email or traditional mail to:
Policy Research Internship
Center for an Urban Future
120 Wall Street, 20th floor
New York, NY 10005
intern@nycfuture.org
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Freelance Writers Guidelines
City Limits regularly publishes articles by freelance journalists, and
we encourage queries. View our Writer's Guidelines for more information.
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