Role overview

W. W. Norton is seeking interns to participate in our twelve-week internship program. This program provides participants with an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing, including educational lunch sessions and networking opportunities within the intern class.

What you'll do

Learn the basics of copyediting and proofreading.
Work one-on-one with the managing editor and individual project editors to learn about specific tasks in our production process.
Format and code manuscripts to prepare for copyediting and design.
Review typeset first pass (1pp) markup vs. clean 2pp (and then 2pp markup vs. clean 3pp).
Proofread indexes and other text that arrives after the 1pp proofreading is complete.
Track offset 1pp vs. the originating publisher's final printer files.
Check PDFs of blues (printer's proofs).

Qualifications

You are a college junior, senior, recent graduate, or someone looking to make a career change.
You are eager to improve your verbal and written communication skills.
You enjoy collaborating and working in a group to solve challenges.
You have a passion for learning and ideas.
You have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat.
You have an eye for errors: misspellings, grammar snafus, formatting/design inconsistencies.

Compensation and Benefits

Interns are paid $17 per hour, subject to applicable law.

Internship details

Maximum of 20 hours weekly.
Internship period is twelve weeks from 9/14/2026-12/4/2026.
Our workday is 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time; specific work hours are flexible to accommodate an intern’s schedule.
For interns who reside within commuting distance of the office, this internship will be in-person in our Manhattan offices; those in other locations will work remotely.
Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.

Application Information

Submit your resume and cover letter to Rebecca Homiski ([email protected]) no later than August 14, 2026.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and if enough applications are received, this listing may close early.
Please refrain from sending additional follow-up emails after submitting your application.
Final hiring decisions will be made by 9/1/2026. If you do not hear from us by then, you can assume the internship has been filled.
Your cover letter should be original and not AI-generated.

Trade Manuscript Editorial Internship, Fall 2026

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