Adventure is an outdoor travel magazine published by the National Geographic Society. We cover the world of adventure, from travel destinations and outdoor pursuits, to accounts of expeditions and scientific exploration. Our editorial offices are located in midtown in New York City.

Adventure offers internships in our editorial, photo, art, and online departments. Read below for descriptions of the photo and editorial internships. Please send general inquiries to adventure@ngs.org.

Photo Research Internship

Summary of Internship:
Adventure magazine is seeking an intern to assist with photo research and administrative office projects. Duties also include routing photography materials, learning magazine production and conducting photo research on future story assignments. Interns will gain an understanding of the way the photo, art, and editorial departments work together to produce the magazine.

Responsibilities:
- Assist with stock photo research for story assignments
- Assist with calling in gear and equipment for studio and in-the-field photo shoots
- Assist with cataloguing, organizing, tracking, and returning all stock photo submissions
- Provide some administrative support for the department staff. These duties could include typing, filing, photocopying, organizing, mailing, and tracking packages

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Intern must be working toward a college degree. Previous photo editing experience through former internships, college courses and/or work on school publications. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, acute attention to detail, and the ability to work independently are required. Demonstrated love of the outdoors and adventurous travel is a plus.

Additional Information:
The unpaid photo internship is offered during the spring (January through May), summer (late May through August) and fall (September through December) semesters, to coincide with academic schedules. School credit must be obtained for this internship. Please ask your internship coordinator to verify that this internship would qualify for credit hours.

We request that interns be available for two or three consecutive days for internships offered during the spring and fall semesters although half-day schedules can be accommodated. The summer internship is full-time (40 hours per week).

Application Deadlines:
Fall Semester: August 15
Spring Semester: December 15
Summer Semester: April 1

To Apply:
Mail a resume and a cover letter explaining what you're looking for in an internship to the attention of Kezi Barry.

Address to:
Attention: Kezi Barry
National Geographic Adventure
104 West 40th Street, 19th floor
New York, NY 10018
 

Editorial Research Internship

Summary of Internship:
This unpaid internship is available to enrolled or registered college students who are eligible to receive college credit for their service as an intern at Adventure magazine. Editorial interns provide research and administrative assistance.  
 
Qualifications:
Applicants must have significant writing and editing experience, either through former jobs or internships, university courses, and work on school publications. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, acute attention to detail, and the ability to work independently are required. Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the outdoors and adventurous travel is a plus.
 
Principal Responsibilities:
- Fact-check articles
- Provide background research on future articles
- Research and report news blurbs and sidebars
- Observe and assist in writer-editor relations
- Perform administrative duties such as sending out office mail, filing, and providing office assistance to editors
 
Scope of Internship:
Candidates must be available full-time for a minimum of three months, from September through December, January through May, or May through August. We can occasionally accommodate part-time schedules.

To Apply:
Mail a resume, a cover letter explaining what you're looking for in an internship, and two or three short writing samples (no academic papers, please) to the attention of Andrea Minarcek.
 
Address Materials to:
National Geographic Adventure
104 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Editorial Internship


Art and Production Intern

Summary of Internship:
National Geographic Adventure magazine is seeking a qualified and motivated intern to work closely with the art and production team. Duties include working with photos, illustrations, advertising, layout development and production. The intern will gain a clear understanding of the production of a magazine, from conception to the shipping of pages to the printer, he or she will learn each department's independent role and how they function as a whole.

Responsibilities:
-Scanning photos into Photoshop
-Working closely with art, photo, editorial, and production departments in the preparation of layouts for the various stages of production
-Working closely with the advertising department to print out and place ads on the edit/advertising "wall."
-Creating maps and other graphics in Illustrator.
-Performing general administrative duties, such as mailing, filing, organizing, and photocopying.

Skills Requirements:
While some skills application will be learned on-site, the intern must have a proficient understanding of Mac OS and such programs as Adobe CS and QuarkXPress. (Pro-level Jenga skills are a plus.)

Additional Information:
The intern must be an enrolled or registered college student who is eligible to receive college credit for their service as an intern at Adventure. This is an unpaid, full-time (40 hours per week) internship. Any published illustrations created by the intern will receive an illustrators credit.

Application Deadlines:
Summer Semester: April 1
Fall Semester: August 15
Spring Semester: December 15

To Apply:
Mail your résumé along with a cover letter briefly explaining your interest in working at Adventure and a small sample of any previous work to:

Attn: Production Manager Paul Rouse
National Geographic Adventure
104 W. 40th St., 19th Floor
New York, NY 10018