Want to join the MLA team? View the listings below for our current opportunities. To apply, please use the Web link or e-mail address listed at the end of each job description.

Communications and Outreach Intern

The Modern Language Association (MLA) seeks a communications and outreach intern for summer 2021 to assist with communications, social media, advocacy, and marketing tasks for the MLA’s wide range of outreach and social media programming.

Reporting principally to the MLA’s director of outreach, the communications and outreach intern will assist staff members in the office of outreach with content creation and aggregation, social media management, landing-page optimization, list development and maintenance, and data analysis. The communications and outreach intern will also perform related work as needed, as well as participate in conversations about communications and marketing strategy.

Candidates should possess strong organizational, writing, and research skills and be comfortable working with Microsoft Office and common social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The preferred candidate would have some knowledge of graphic design using one or more of the more common graphic design programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator. Particular attention will be paid to candidates with a demonstrated interest in the humanities and nonprofit communications and marketing.

The communications and outreach intern will work remotely with outreach staff members and participate in regular video conferences, communicating with team members through e-mail, Slack, and our project-tracking platform.

The communications and outreach intern will receive a $960 stipend every other week. To apply, please send a résumé and cover letter by 19 March to Outreach2021@mla.org.

Marketing and Design Intern

The Modern Language Association (MLA) seeks a marketing and design intern for summer 2021 to assist with digital marketing tasks for the MLA’s wide range of outreach and social media programming.

Reporting principally to the MLA’s director of outreach, the marketing and design intern will assist staff members in the office of outreach with content marketing (copy and design), landing-page optimization, pay-per-click marketing (Google AdWords), and data analysis (Google Analytics). The marketing and design intern will also work on list development and other related tasks as needed, as well as participate in conversations about creative vision and marketing strategy.

The preferred candidate would be adept at graphic design using one or more of the more common graphic design programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator.

Candidates should possess strong organizational, writing, and research skills and be comfortable working with Microsoft Office. Particular attention will be paid to candidates with a demonstrated interest in the humanities and nonprofit communications and marketing.

The marketing and design intern will work remotely with outreach staff members and participate in regular video conferences, communicating with team members through e-mail, Slack, and our project-tracking platform.

The marketing and design intern will receive a $960 stipend every other week. To apply, please send a résumé and cover letter to by 19 March to MktDesign2021@mla.org.

The MLA is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws.