Acquisitions Editorial Internship

Yale University Press offers competitive paid internship opportunities to learn about publishing in various business areas including Acquisitions Editorial, Art Workshop, Marketing/Publicity, New Business, Production, and Product Development and Sales.

By participating in the internship program, students observe the inner workings of a major university press and successful business. The value of this internship is to gain experience and to show a potential employer your skills and abilities to obtain future employment.

The Summer Publishing Internship Program requires a commitment of 30 hours a week for 10 consecutive weeks from June 1 to August 7, 2026. Applicants must commit to the full 10 weeks for consideration in the program. Each summer intern is paid at a rate of $16.94 per hour, the Connecticut minimum wage.

Internships may be in person, remote, or hybrid depending on the position and current Yale guidelines.

Yale University Press encourages its staff to possess an understanding of the value of diversity and the importance of inclusion as demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization.

Acquisitions Editorial

This internship provides the opportunity to learn about the publishing world from the ground up. The Acquisitions Editorial Department evaluates proposals and manuscripts received from potential authors and literary agents, summarizes and presents selected projects to colleagues throughout the Press, signs book projects, and works with authors to prepare a complete draft of the book. Under the supervision of Editorial Assistants and Assistant Editors, the acquisitions intern will interact with all stages of this process. This may include summarizing proposals, researching sales data, contacting reviewers and blurbers, analyzing manuscript drafts, evaluating illustrations and permissions, and sending complimentary books. The intern will also have the opportunity to observe Press-wide decision-making and interact with other departments. Applicants should have strong writing and communication skills, the ability to work independently, and be highly detail-oriented and organized.