PUBLICATIONS INTERN

Overview:

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is seeking an Editorial Intern as part of our Strategic Engagement Team (SET) to help scholars publish compelling and clear work that has an impact. They will help the SET editors produce digital and print versions of scholars' writing and will assist at various stages of the writing and production process, from editing or proofreading an article to crafting a title to flowing the paper into a print or digital template. They will also join other interns in reading and discussion groups on classical liberalism. In addition to learning the skills needed to carry out the responsibilities listed above, the Editorial Intern will also learn about classical liberalism and free-market economics through the research of scholars in the Mercatus applied research areas including policies on artificial intelligence, labor, fiscal issues, housing, monetary issues, and competition.

Role Responsibilities:

The roles and responsibilities of the Editorial Intern may include any combination of the below, depending on scholar needs:

• Proofreading and editing articles
• Checking research paper footnotes for Chicago style
• Helping to craft SEO friendly titles and compelling deks
• Staging final versions on the web
• Typesetting papers for print publication

• A recent college graduate with a Bachelor's Degree or an undergraduate enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program
• An affinity to editing
• An interest in classical liberalism and free-market economics

The application deadline to apply is July 20th 

EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee Benefits: Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. In addition, Mercatus provides excellent benefits to all individual employees, including full health and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, parking/travel benefits, and twelve free credits per year at George Mason University.

About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University: For over 40 years, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has been the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, Mercatus works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying sound economics to offer solutions to society’s most pressing problems.