Paid Writing Internship Skip to main content
Internships

Paid Writing Internship

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The Simplified Publishing Writing team creates content for a variety of Church publications and resources. These publications include manuals, handbooks, pamphlets, programs, and other documents sponsored by Church departments. Currently, the writing team is hiring for an internship.

An applicant for this internship must be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited college or university—or must have finished a degree from an accredited college or university within the last year. The term of this internship opportunity is one year. It is 20 hours per week or less. This position primarily consists of remote work, so an applicant must be able to work remotely effectively and responsibly. There are two in-office days required each month (2nd and 4th Tuesdays) but the intern may work in office any weekday. Office location is at the North Office Building in Salt Lake City, Utah.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Interns on the Simplified Publications Writing staff work with writers, designers, and editors to help produce materials. Under the guidance of full-time writers and editors, they work on several projects at a time and seek to ensure the highest level of quality.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants who are either (1) enrolled in a language-related master’s degree program, (2) completing an English or Communications major or minor, or (3) taking classes with a writing emphasis are preferred.

  • At least one semester of college-level writing experience
  • Strong writing skills
  • Strong computer skills, especially in Microsoft Word
  • Sound understanding of Church doctrine, history, organization, and policy
  • The ability to manage many projects simultaneously
  • The ability to give careful attention to detail, sustain concentration for long periods of time, and maintain the highest level of accuracy
  • The ability to work well with people.

APPLY HERE by May 29

All Church Employment all Church employment opportunities posted HERE.

Related Internships

data-content-type="article"

SEO Editing and Publishing Internship

January 10, 2025 11:14 AM
Join a fun, tightknit, and highly functional team tasked with creating, reviewing, and publishing excellent written content. Our job is to inspire people around the world to engage in family history and help them make fun family connections. 
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Family Search Social Media Internship (Full-time, Paid)

December 06, 2024 11:01 AM
Join our dynamic social media team at FamilySearch, where you'll help create engaging content that showcases our innovative genealogy products and services. As part of our tight-knit team, you'll work directly with the Senior Social Media Manager and other team members to optimize our social media presence across Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube channels. This role offers hands-on experience in content creation, strategy development, and brand management while targeting a public and Latter-day Saint audience.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Editing Internship (apply by Nov. 24)

November 21, 2024 01:02 PM
An intern is needed to help support full-time editors in their work of handling and maintaining English scripture files. The intern will assist with writing and editing study helps for a scriptures-related app. The intern will also help mark up scripture source files and help develop computer-based workflow and quality checks for scriptures in all languages. Other assignments related to scriptures and general conference document files are likely.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=