The Poetry Center of Chicago offers exciting internship opportunities for undergraduate students in the Chicagoland area seeking employment at a vibrant, non-profit literary arts organization. Interns learn the inner-workings of the non-profit sector while gaining essential organizational management experience.

As part of our select, dedicated team, Poetry Center interns perform a variety of daily tasks from event planning to fundraising to office management. Apply today and gain a skill-set that will guide your professional life for years to come.

Intern duties include:

Development: Assist the Development Director to prepare grants for submission

• Research new grant opportunities
• Write and edit grant proposal copy
• Maintain and update grant records

Adminstrative:

• Organize files (physically and electronically)
• Data entry
• General office maintenence

Other:

• Assist at Poetry Center readings and events
• Write/edit text for Poetry Center website updates
• Liase with general public, members and Poetry center staff

If you are an undergraduate student interested in interning at the Poetry Center please submit a resume and one hundred word bio, plus a personal statement of no more than 250 words explaining why this internship will be important to you, and what you hope to accomplish to:

jphiggins@poetrycenter.org

or mail to:

Henry Sampson
The Poetry Center of Chicago
78 East Randolph Avenue
Chicago, IL 60602