Are you a currently enrolled college undergraduate or graduate student with a passion for journalism and the Lone Star State? Texas Highways, the state’s official travel magazine, is seeking motivated individuals to join our editorial team this summer. This hands-on internship offers valuable experience in magazine journalism, allowing you to work alongside award-winning journalists as they share stories about Texas’ culture, food, history, and travel destinations.
See below for more information. To apply, click here. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. CT on March 2.
Location
Austin
Duties
The essential duties for this job include:
• Fact-checking articles for print
• Writing and pitching stories for texashighways.com
• Assisting the editorial team with research, copy editing, transcribing
• Assisting the digital deal with social media, analytic reports, SEO
• Working with the ancillary publications team as needed
• Attending editorial planning meetings and brainstorming for future issues of the magazine
Experience
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds—no prior experience is necessary. However, we prefer candidates who have some familiarity with:
• Microsoft Office
• Google’s G Suite
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• WordPress
Additionally, we appreciate when students gain hands-on experience through their university’s publications or student media center, as it often provides valuable skills in content creation, collaboration, and deadline management.
Education
Applicants should:
• Have 60 or more college credit hours completed
• Be working toward a degree in journalism, creative writing, or a related field.
Compensation
Intern positions are full-time and pay $19/hour.
Any questions? Please reach out to our Managing Editor at [email protected] or our Digital Editor at [email protected].
About Texas Highways
Designated the “Official Travel Magazine of Texas” by the Legislature in 1975, Texas Highways has evolved into an award-winning, multimedia brand, reaching over 2 million readers monthly. Top writers and photographers showcase the best of Texas’ people, places, and wide-open spaces. The mission of Texas Highways is to inspire travel to and within the state of Texas. Texas Highways provides readers with a curated guide to the state’s cities, small towns, hidden gems, and natural wonders. Stories focus on Texas’ diverse cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational treasures accompanied by strong photography highlighting the state’s natural beauty.
The team also produces a suite of complimentary informational materials that are used by the traveling public, including the Texas State Travel Guide, the Texas Official Travel Map, and the Texas Highways Events Guide.
