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Employment Opportunities
All open positions are listed below. Click each link to display the corresponding job description.
To express interest in a position, please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Include the title of the position in the subject line and a brief note about you in the body of the email (please include something we wouldn’t know from your resume). Resumes received by July 6th, 2026 will be given priority.
Internship (Unpaid) Opportunities
Page Turners Intern
Learning Design for Social Change (Programs) Intern
Storytelling Intern
Page Turners Intern
POSITION OVERVIEW: Words Alive is seeking an energetic, responsible intern to support and strategically grow our largest volunteer mobilization initiative, Page Turners. Through Page Turners, volunteers review and share insights about diverse, relevant, fresh titles Words Alive is considering for use in our programming. Our Page Turners volunteers develop deeper connections with Words Alive while building the love and joy of reading in themselves, their families, and their communities. More than 1,200 volunteers, from around the world, participated in Page Turners over the past year.
To read the full description of this unpaid internship, as well as instructions on how to apply, please click this link.
Recruiting for Fall and Winter 2026.
Learning Design for Social Change (Programs) Intern
POSITION OVERVIEW: Words Alive is seeking an organized, thoughtful intern with strong writing skills and a deep interest in informal curriculum development to help us deliver the Words Alive mission. Our Learning Design Intern leads and supports passionate, experienced volunteers (many are retired teachers) to create high-quality informal curriculum for use in our programming for youth 0-18.
To read the full description of this unpaid internship, as well as instructions on how to apply, please click this link.
Recruiting for Fall and Winter 2026.
Storytelling Intern
POSITION OVERVIEW: Words Alive is seeking an energetic, responsible intern with strong writing and organizational skills to help us tell the Words Alive story through compelling stories and with the support of passionate volunteers. At Words Alive, we know that the power of a good story has the ability to change lives. Our Storytelling Intern has an opportunity to build a team of volunteers who can capture and organize mission moments across the organization, and then work to disseminate these mission moments to the Words Alive community.
To read the full description of this unpaid internship, as well as instructions on how to apply, please click this link.
Recruiting for Fall and Winter 2026.