Art & Architecture, Acquisitions Intern

Program Description

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.

Application Instructions/Guidelines

All applications are due by Monday, February 9, 2026. Applications will not be accepted after this date.

Due to the high volume of applicants, students who are granted internships will be notified after 3/2/26. Please be patient when you are waiting to hear about your application status. If you have not received an offer by 3/23/26, then you have not been selected as a candidate for the current year.

Internships are open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and students who graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program within the past 18 months. Yale University Press does NOT sponsor work visas; and will not provide any supporting documentation for existing visas including offer letters for Curricular Practical Training.

Applications will be accepted only in the form of Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF formatting. Each application must include a Cover Letter and Résumé.

When applying, applicants must indicate to which department they are applying both in the SUBMISSION FORM and in the Cover Letter. A separate Cover Letter must be submitted for each department applied to.

Only complete applications that meet the above guidelines will be considered.

Art & Architecture, Acquisitions

Yale University Press is known for its prestigious art and architecture list, which includes both scholarly monographs and exhibition catalogues. An internship with the Art Acquisitions team offers a wide variety of experience working with illustrated books, and interns will have the unique opportunity to learn about all aspects of the publishing process, from acquisitions and manuscript editorial to production to marketing. Under the supervision of the Editorial and Production Assistant, interns will work on projects such as text and art preparation; descriptive writing for internal memos; proofreading; and sales and marketing research. A background or demonstrated interest in art history and/or architectural history is a plus. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer, be detail oriented, and possess the ability to work independently.