Employment

Employment Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in employment at Yoga Journal. We are currently seeking interns for our San Francisco office.

Editorial Internship

Yoga Journal is not currently seeking an Editorial Internship.

NOTE: YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RECEIVE CLASS CREDIT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS INTERNSHIP.

Curious about the inner workings of a national magazine? Yoga Journal, the award-winning consumer health and fitness publication, seeks an energetic, mature journalism student for its popular internship program. Applicants must be currently enrolled in university during the duration of the internship and eligible for coursework credit.

This three-month internship requires 16 hours of on-site work per week in our office in San Francisco's Financial District. Interns enjoy a fun, casual working environment; daily yoga classes taught by some of the Bay Area's top instructors; and a small stipend upon completion of the internship.

Intern Duties Include:

• Assisting editors with information and product gathering
• Story research
• Helping to maintain model portfolios, issue files, and the Yoga Journal library
• Sending information to contributors

Duties May Also Include:

• Attendance at weekly editorial/art planning meetings (schedule dependent)
• Fact-checking
• Reporting and writing

Requirements for Consideration:

• Editorial experience (previous internships, student or community newspaper/magazine experience)
• Maturity
• Enthusiasm
• The ability to work independently
• A regular yoga practice and a strong interest in holistic health and lifestyle

Contact:
Email a short cover letter describing why you are Yoga Journal's best choice for this internship, two references, and two writing samples to the Production Editor at EditIntern@yjmag.com and specify "Editorial Internship" in the subject line. No phone calls.

Web Editorial Internship

NOTE: YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RECEIVE CLASS CREDIT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS INTERNSHIP.

Yoga Journal seeks an enthusiastic student intern to join its Web team two days a week, for a total of 16 hours (scheduling is flexible), in our downtown San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will be a creative, detail-oriented local student of journalism, multimedia, or web production with interest in online publications. A three-month commitment is required. We offer a small stipend at the end of the internship as well as daily on-site yoga classes. This internship is offered in the Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the web editor to develop web pages for yogajournal.com
• Import magazine content into the CMS
• Maintain photo libraries
• Create and optimize images for web projects
• Proofread online articles and newsletters
• Help maintain social media accounts
• And more!

Skills and Qualifications:

• Must be detail-oriented with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work independently
• Have a working knowledge of HTML and Photoshop
• An interest yoga and holistic lifestyle topics is a big plus

If you love yoga and the web we want to hear from you!

Contact:
Please e-mail a cover letter and resume to WebEditIntern@yjmag.com.

About Yoga Journal:
Our magazine is the most widely read and trusted magazine about yoga, with a paid circulation of more than 300,000. With comprehensive features on the practice, fitness, well-being and everyday balance, we deliver the yoga tradition in a voice suited to today's lifestyle.