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Employment Opportunities

No open positions.


Internship (Unpaid) Opportunities

  • Page Turners Intern

  • Nonprofit Administration & Governance 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 Summer 2025 & Fall 2025.


Nonprofit Administration & Governance Intern

POSITION OVERVIEW: Words Alive is seeking a professional, responsible, and detail-oriented intern to support the goals and activities of the Words Alive Board of Directors and its various committees/taskforces. The Words Alive Board consists of 12-18 Board members, plus numerous community members, who lead the strategic, compliance, and policy work of the organization. The intern will acquire hands-on experience supporting the diverse work of the Board.

  • To read the full description of this unpaid internship, as well as instructions on how to apply, please click this link.

Recruiting for Fall 2025 and Winter/Spring 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 Summer & Fall 2025


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 Summer & Fall 2025.