About COSMOS

Get an inside look at science journalism in action, and see what goes into putting a magazine together, working at the award-winning Australian science magazine, COSMOS.

From our stylish warehouse offices in inner-city Sydney, our enthusiastic team spends each day planning upcoming issues, researching stories and pictures, writing, editing, designing, fact-checking and basically doing some of the best jobs in science communication in the country.

But we also provide opportunities for journalism students, science communicators or even scientists keen to try their hand at journalism and who want some hands-on experience working in magazine production and online journalism. Or students who want to get a behind-the-scenes view of the magazine publishing industry from up close and contribute to the success of our titles.

We accept interns for a minimum of three weeks and a maximum of six months. Because we are a small publishing house, interns gain an insight into many aspects of magazine publishing and online journalism. Internships are unpaid; however, as a result of doing an internship here, some graduates have landed jobs in the media - either with us here at Luna Media or elsewhere, or become regular freelancers for our magazines or websites. Two former interns have won Best Newcomer to Journalism at the annual Bell Magazine Awards (and two others have been finalists).

Editorial interns: You can help us research story ideas, write news stories, find pictures and illustrations, fact-check articles, proof-read or undertake other tasks that contribute to the creation of each print issue as well as Cosmos Online. Interns even take part in editorial meetings and are encouraged to propose concepts and ideas. Depending on your writing abilitiy, you might even end up getting published – either in the magazine or at Cosmos Online.

Publishing interns: Learn about magazine publishing in a small and friendly environment where you will be exposed to all facets of the business. You will help research potential markets in Australia and overseas, contribtute to the development and execution of marketing, publicity and promotional plans and work closely with the magazine's award-winning publishing team.

Interns are unpaid, but receive a written reference describing their duties and performance during their stay plus copies of the issue on which they worked. Not all tasks are glamorous (like proof-reading the same article five times, or stuffing 100 envelopes for a publicity mail-out) but they are essential. And yes, we do consider interns from outside Australia who may be visiting the country.

If you are interested, send us a letter explaining why you would like to work as an intern at COSMOS, and include some background on yourself and a resume. The letter should be no more than 600 words long, and state what your career aspirations and the areas of the business in which you are most interested. If you are at school or university, please also indicate the subjects you are undertaking.

Letters should be addressed to:

John Pickrell
Deputy Editor, COSMOS
PO Box 302
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Sydney, Australia

Email: EDITORIAL