Internship Opportunities
Internships are a valuable way to gain real-world experience in your chosen field. They give you material to add to your resume, tangible experience to discuss in cover letters and interviews, and a foot in the door with professionals in your industry. Internships show future employers that you are serious about the work that you do and can bring previous work experience to their organization.
Current Internship Opportunities
Below is a list of current local and national internship and job opportunities for English majors.
- Amplify (Rolling)
- Anderson County Government (Rolling)
- April Gloaming (Rolling)
- Cronin (March 28th)
- Department of Technology Solutions UTK (Rolling)
- Love for Our Elders (Rolling)
- McNeil Center for Early American Studies (April 25)
- MoxCar Marketing + Communications (March 15)
- Penguin Random House (March 17)
- Teach for America (April 30)
- University of Tennssee Press (July 7)
Internship Opportunities by Category
Below is a list of current local and national internship and job opportunities for English majors.
UTK Internships
- Department of English
- Early American Literature
- College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
- Department of Technology Solutions
- Haslam College of Business Department of Marketing and Public Relations
- McClung Museum
- Department of Technology Solutions
- Tennessee Reading Research Center
- Thornton Center
- UT Gardens
- University of Tennessee Press
- Handshake
Find more UTK internships listed here.
Publishing & Entertainment Internships
- April Gloaming
- Association of University Presses
- Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
- Frontline
- Hachette Book Group
- Harper Collins
- Jupiter Entertainment
- Macmillan Publishers
- The Paris Review
- Penguin Random House
- Poets & Writers
- Publishers Marketplace
- Simon and Schuster
- Sundress Publications
- University of Tennessee Press
- WW Norton
Technical Writing Internships
- Mr. Cooper Group
- Oak Ridge National Lab
Education
Marketing and Communications
Nonprofit Internships
Misc. Internships and PT Jobs
- Anderson County Government Internship Program
- Congressional Internship Program
- Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
- Parker Duwey: Opportunities for microinternships
- U.S. Department of Energy’s Ready2Work
Other University and Local Resources
- College and Industry Specific Job Resources: This site lists current job opportunities organized by field including arts, education, nonprofit, media, communications, and more.
- ConnectUT: Connect UT is a social media platform exclusively for UT alumni to connect, network, and mentor current and former students.
- United Way Nonprofit Job Board: Looking for a full or part-time job working with nonprofits in the Knoxville area? Be sure to check out the current job calls listed here.
- Handshake: Connects UT students to professional opportunities including part-time jobs, internships, and full-time positions.
Erin Elizabeth Smith
Director of Career Development
Office Hours: Tuesdays (4-5PM) and Thursdays (1-2PM) in McClung 312
Interviews with Former Student Interns
Many of our undergraduate alumni have completed internships which went on to help them in the professional world. Below you can read interviews with those alumni and learn how their time working with university, nonprofit, and other local internships helped shape their career path.
- Interview with Taryn Zavalin ’11
Z Eihausen: How would you describe your educational career? Taryn Zavalin: I attended UTK for my Bachelor’s in English. I didn’t choose my major until… Read more: Interview with Taryn Zavalin ’11 - Interview with Lena Shoemaker ’23
Z Eihausen: How would you describe your educational career? Lena Shoemaker: My educational career was very arts-focused and very busy. I graduated with a BA… Read more: Interview with Lena Shoemaker ’23 - Interview with Ayesha Ahmed ’23
Z Eihausen: How would you describe your educational career? Ayesha Ahmed: I started UTK as a freshman on the pre-med track despite not knowing much… Read more: Interview with Ayesha Ahmed ’23 - Interview with Tori Finklea ’21
Z Eihausen: What can you tell me about your educational career? Tori Finklea: I did community college for two years, and then I came to… Read more: Interview with Tori Finklea ’21
Looking to Hire an English Major?
UTK English majors are intelligent, compassionate, and creative people who are excellent problem-solvers and communicators. English majors are not only accomplished writers, but also innovative thinkers and thorough researchers. Their skills can be brought into the corporate and nonprofit worlds in numerous ways including digital marketing, social media management, content creation, fundraising, grant writing, technical writing, event coordination, corporate education, and more.
If your business or nonprofit is looking for people to join your team, you can let our students know about your current openings or email our Director of Career Development, Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith, at esmith83@utk.edu to discuss ways that the department can help support possible future internships.