McKnights Editorial Intern
Haymarket Media Inc. is seekinganEditorial Internto join theMcKnights Long-Term Care NewsMcKnights Senior LivingandMcKnights Home Careteams. This internship is based out of ourNorthbrook ILoffice but consideration will be given to remote workers.
Job Overview:
The summer intern will perform a variety of reporting writing and editing tasks for news for the companysMcKnights Long-Term Care NewsMcKnights Senior LivingandMcKnights Home Carebrands.McKnights LTC Newshas a bimonthly print edition and daily and weekly e-newsletters reflecting what skilled nursing providers need to know.McKnights Senior Livinghas a quarterly print edition and a daily e-newsletter focused on assisted living providers.McKnights Home Careproduces a daily newsletter. The intern will be asked to learn about policy issues and at various times write features as well as news on tight deadlines.
Ideal candidates must be able to craft copy that is concise clear interesting and above all accurate. They also must have copy editing content management system and social media experience.
This nine-week summer internship program will run from June 15 2026 to August 14 2026 (9 weeks).This is a paid full-time internship and is not for college credit.
Responsibilities include:
Basic website management and social media updates
Work on custom print and digital content
Writing and editing feature articles for print and online edition
Daily news writing
Skills and Requirements:
Must be enrolled or have recently graduated from an undergraduate program at a college/university
Interest in elder care including assisted living and memory care and ability to write clinical product policy and crime stories
Excellent written and verbal communication and time management skills
Ability to write short targeted articles homing in on subjects importance to readers
Ability to meet deadlines and work independently
WordPress experience a plus
Must provide own housing and transportation to and from work or ability to work remotely (as applicable)
Application Instructions:
Please include your cover letter resume and two (2) writing samples as attachments (including at least one news story).
What We Offer:
About McKnights:
McKnights is the long-term care sectors best known and longest publishing b2b source for career-minded professionals news information and analysis needs. Among our offerings are five daily newsletters two print magazines podcasts blogs webinars custom content live events awards programs and more.
About Haymarket:
Haymarket has its heart and soul in publishing and media. Since the company was founded half a century ago Haymarket has always prided itself on being a highly creative business with an unrelenting focus on the quality of the products and the people. The philosophy has always been quite simple: only by having the highest quality individuals can you produce the highest quality products combining the best in content design production and customer services. Globalization is opening up the world further and provides many opportunities for growth. Haymarket has offices around the world and many of the titles are now truly global brands. Haymarket serves a broad spread of business markets from marketing to medicine to technology along with exhibitions and live events. Predicting the shape of the business in 3 5 or 10 years is almost impossible; and the unpredictability is part of the appeal. Haymarket aims to be the perfect company to work with or for we have the processes and attitude that ensure quality and consistency and an entrepreneurial spirit that makes every day rewarding. As a Certified B Corporation were proud to be part of a community of companies working together for change and taking part in collective action to advocate for a shared goal of a global economy that benefits people and the planet.
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Required Experience:
Intern