National Geographic Internships

National Geographic offers internships across all business units. Most National Geographic internships are for academic credit and based in their Washington DC headquarters. Internship opportunities are offered year round and the majority are related to marketing, pr, digital, production, and photography.

Created by visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change, National Geographic is now the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution. The organization is guided by a growing awareness of the critical need to protect the planet's natural resources, and the realization that young people must better understand the world if they are to become its future leaders.

National Geographic Internships: here

National Geographic offers internships across all business units. Most National Geographic internships are for academic credit and based in their Washington DC headquarters. Internship opportunities are offered year round and the majority are related to marketing, pr, digital, production, and photography.

Created by visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change, National Geographic is now the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution. The organization is guided by a growing awareness of the critical need to protect the planet's natural resources, and the realization that young people must better understand the world if they are to become its future leaders.

National Geographic Internships: here

"I got real PR experience at National Geographic driving events" Position: National Geo Live PR Intern Location: Washington, DC Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 7/6/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Learned how to market an event. - National Geographic treats interns well and I felt a good support system. - For the resume, I can show real results of how my marketing drove attendance to events. Cons: - College credit. - Lots of coordination work. Advice for other students: It's a good internship.

"national geo is the top dc place to learn editorial and magazine work" Position: Photography Editorial Intern Location: Washington, DC Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 7/6/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: - Everbody knows National Geo. - I got a look into magazine operations. - Learned a lot about assets (photos/articles) and how they can live across multiple media types. - Cool office. - Great boss. Cons: - Some work (organizing and categorizing photos) can get redundant. - college credit Advice for other students: National Geographic Magazine is one of the best places in DC to gain editorial experience.