The Heartland Institute internship provides a 10-week paid editorial internship requiring 20 hours of work per week for $150. Interns will report to the Executive Editor and assist with policy research, proofreading publications, formatting documents for print and web, and editing articles under the supervision of the Executive Editor. Responsibilities include proofreading letters, op-eds, research papers and formatting books, briefs, and newsletters for publication online and in email. Expected skills are an interest in public policy, experience with Word and HTML, strong written communication skills, and attention to detail.

1. The Heartland Institute
Internship in Editorial
The Heartland Institute Latreece Reed
1 South Wacker Drive #2740 Vice President - Administration
Chicago, IL 60606 312/377-4000 phone
312/377-5000 fax
lreed@heartland.org
Internship Period/Type: This internship will run for 10 weeks. Interns are required to work 20
hours each week and will be paid $150 per week.
Supervision: The intern will report to The Heartland Institute’s Executive Editor.
Responsibilities: The internship will involve a wide variety of editorial-related responsibilities,
including policy research, proofreading, formatting publications for print, formatting
publications for Web-posting and broadcast-emailing, and editing and preparation of newspaper
articles for graphic designers.
! Proofread letters to the editor, opeds, and Research & Commentaries.
! Proofread, assign MS Word styles to newspaper articles for graphics department, copyedit
final layout.
! Assist with research for one or more books, policy briefs, and other publications.
! Format and initially proofread books and policy briefs.
! Process Consumer Power Report, NIPCC Update, and Climate Change Weekly e-newsletters
– proofread/edit, assign HTML styles, send to broadcast email provider and post on Web
site.
! Assist with document “cleanup” on PolicyBot research database.
Expected Skills: The intern is expected to have:
! Interest in public policy issues and free-market thought.
! Significant experience and fluency with both Word Perfect and Microsoft Word.
! Familiarity and experience with HTML.
! Excellent written and oral communication skills, combined with a professional demeanor.
! Excellent English language skills – spelling and grammar – and attention to detail.
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