The Craft of Music via American Songwriter
American Songwriter offers in-depth Q & A’s with up-and-coming, established and legendary songwriters, covers recording technology, including the latest gadgets and gear every songwriter should know about, and reports on the business of music publishing with interviews and insight from publishers, producers and other industry professionals.
American Songwriter explores all genres of music – from country to hip-hop, folk to classical, rock to pop, blues to electronica and soul to r&b. Distributed internationally with a heavy domestic subscriber base, the readership of American Songwriter is just as diverse as its contents—professional to aspiring songwriters, music fans to music publishers, studio owners, copyright lawyers, record label presidents to music consumers.
Advertisers include national instrument manufacturers, record companies who want to gain exposure for their artists, publishers who honor writer achievements, demo studios, recording software companies and a select group of non-musical companies who position their product offerings to identify with music culture. More information about advertising with American Songwriter.
AmericanSongwriter.com provides much of the same plus daily news, new album reviews, video interviews, in-office video recording sessions, live photos, business insight, blogs and online exclusive content for aspiring or professional songwriters and serious music enthusiasts.
Internships:
American Songwriter seeks ambitious and energetic interns with a strong interest in “the craft of music.” Internships are unpaid and require 12-30 hours per week in the office. Internships are available for spring, summer and fall semesters. All internships are based in Nashville, TN.
Editorial Interns:
Interns involved in our editorial department are responsible for editing and writing daily news pieces for our online site, transcribing interviews, copy editing and assisting the editorial staff. Editorial interns will also be involved in minor social media tasks. Applications should include a resume, cover letter and two to three writing clips (preferably published). Previous experience in news writing is preferred, but not required.
Marketing Interns:
Marketing interns will focus on learning the daily operations of a multimedia company. Interns have the chance to work closely with the American Songwriter community though learning how a small business runs successfully, creating marketing initiatives to utilize/expand social media sites, gaining a knowledge of day-to-day office operations and working events sponsored by American Songwriter. Applications should include a resume and cover letter. Previous experience in marketing is preferred, but not required.
For a list of all available internship positions and requirements, refer to the descriptions:
Send all marketing applications to Annelise Loughead at aloughead@americansongwriter.com and editorial applications to Brittney McKenna at bmckenna@americansongwriter.com.
All internships are for college credit only.
