Travel Interns Wanted

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Travel, Write and learn about publishing in a GoNOMAD Internship

GoNOMAD Travel in nearby South Deerfield is looking for interns for this summer and for fall or spring. We offer great training for anyone who is looking at getting a job in publishing. We’ll show you editorial, marketing, social media, and how we make money publishing travel stories. Interns also travel and write about destinations and write articles, do social media campaigns, and email projects.

ALL INTERNSHIPS ARE VIRTUAL USING GOOGLE MEET

This is one internship that is guaranteed to help you after college, and it’s hands-on and it’s fun. 15 hours of work weekly, 3 hours in the South Deerfield on the Meet call 12 hours on your own.

More than 100 young men and women have been through the GoNOMAD internship program since we began in 2004. Dozens of articles from trips all over the world, and a legacy of learning that’s unmatched in the Valley. Publishing is changing and we know which way it is going. From mobile to social, SEO to queries, we can show you how we do it and you can be a part of an exciting web publisher blazing new trails!

Experiences and Quotes from Former GoNOMAD Interns

Dana ArmstrongDana Armstrong, from William and Mary College in Virginia, on her 2021 internship.
“I loved the hands-on, practical experiences of interviewing sources, writing/publishing numerous articles, optimizing SEO on the website, and helping proofread and publish others’ articles. It’s so encouraging to see your work on the website, and it’s a great opportunity to build up your portfolio as an emerging writer.

Plus, Max is a great mentor to guide you through the travel writing process.
My internship with GoNOMAD affirmed my career goals of pursuing travel and arts journalism. It’s ideal for any travel-loving people looking to explore a variety of world destinations and careers in the travel industry. I’m so grateful for my experience and the opportunity I received to go on a press trip to Vienna, Austria!”

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Christy Bogan, Stonehill College, on her 2022 internship.
During my time at GoNOMAD, I built confidence in my writing and networking skills. Reaching out to multiple companies and individuals to get a quote or interview wasn’t always easy, but with guidance, I got there. I had the chance to interview and meet some amazing people and write great articles about them.

As someone with a limited travel writing background, I can confidently say that interning here gave me a stronger foundation and ability to write, edit, and connect with my work. Even when I was working on someone else’s articles, I learned different ways to edit and publish their work, bringing out only the best in their writings. Working with GoNOMAD has made me a better writer and a more confident speaker in how I do work.

Jill Webb, UMass Amherst journalism and communication major, Spring 2018 intern:

Jill Webb, 2018 GoNOMAD intern from UMass.
Jill Webb, 2018 GoNOMAD intern from UMass.

“Interning at GoNOMAD has been super beneficial in furthering my writing and editing skills. I had never written pieces about international topics, and connecting with and interviewing sources from all over the globe was really exciting.

In Her Own Words: One of our UMass Interns
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I got to write about a lot of interesting topics between European road trips, urban farming, expeditions in North Korea, and more.

I got to go on a food tour in Boston which was really fun and cool to write about my experience. I learned a lot about SEO optimization and how to best promote articles on different social media platforms.

Every time I had a story published, I was really excited to share my work. Not only did I get a lot of great writing clips out of the internship, but also a lot of great experience navigating social media and helpful career tips from Max.”

Jared Shein, UMass Communications Major, 2019 Fall Intern

Jared Shein
Jared Shein

Hi Max
I just want to say thanks again for giving me the opportunity to spend the past semester at Gonomad. This internship has been a really great experience for me as it helped me improve my writing and communication skills, gave me some great published content for my portfolio, and gave me a look at what it is really like to write and edit for a website. I also had a good time.

Many of the articles I worked on were really cool and interesting, and it was gratifying to do work that will actually get out into the world, unlike the many essays I have written over the years. Thanks again

Matt Martella
Matt Martella

Matt Martella, University of Massachusetts Amherst English major, Spring 2020 intern

Interning with GoNOMAD has helped me become a better writer and made me more confident in promoting my work to others. As an enthusiastic writer and traveler, applying for this internship was a no-brainer. After writing over twenty articles on a variety of travel topics like hidden-gem destinations, internship abroad programs, and upcoming global events, I now feel like an all-around improved writer and traveler.

This internship has taught me a ton of skills in using WordPress and SEO optimization. I would recommend this internship to anyone who loves to write and travel, as you will be doing plenty of writing and researching into locations from all over the world.

Sierra Dewalt, Chapman College, 2020 Summer Intern

sierra dewalt“This internship teaches valuable skills about how to run and update a blog. Interns learn how to publish online content, market their writing, and write travel articles. They will learn and become familiar with improving SEO, reaching out to organizations, and writing articles on a deadline.

“I really enjoyed getting to learn about different countries and write articles about the exciting events going on far from home. Being able to research and write quickly are key requirements for an intern. The experience is rewarding and provides transferable experience. Thank you again for a really great internship!”

quinn heQuinn He, UMass Journalism 2020 Summer Intern

“Working at GoNOMAD.com was the perfect experience I was looking for. As someone who’s unsure they want to go into journalism, this internship was a great way to dip my toes into the industry. I learned so much in such a short amount of time like interview skills, SEO rankings, how to work under a deadline, and a lot more. Writing for GoNOMAD was the exact experience I was looking for and the skills I gained are going to help me in any future venture I pursue.”

Jackie Cohen, UMass Global Media & PR Major, 2o18 Spring Intern

Jackie Cohen
Jackie Cohen

“During my time with GoNomad, I have learned about the opportunities and challenges that come with travel writing. I’ve also realized that this is something I would love to make a career out of, and Max has given me contacts and opportunities to further my post-college career in the industry.

I now have a portfolio to show potential employers filled with my articles written for GoNomad. With this versatile, broad array of topics under my belt, I feel confident stepping forward and making the next move into my aspiring travel writing career.

To any student looking to join the journalism, travel writing, or public relations industries, Max’s expertise in the blogging world, as well as his knowledge and passion for travel, is an inspiring and helpful stepping stone into the writing world.”

Anna Levine
Anna Levine

Anne Levine, UMass English major, 2017 Spring intern:

“Interning at GoNOMAD has allowed me to combine my passions for traveling and writing into one. Every week I was researching, contacting, and writing about new and exciting places, some of which I had never even heard of before.

Max helps his interns write concisely and quickly to produce effective articles for the website. If you love to write and travel I highly recommend this internship as it is a great step towards a travel writing career.”

Erica Garnett, UMass Journalism student 2017:

Erica Garnett
Erica Garnett

“My first internship was at GoNOMAD and I couldn’t have asked for a better one. I was a spring intern during my junior year of college. The internship could be taken for credit but the experience itself was priceless.

The job entailed commuting into Max’s home office once a week for three hours. During that time, he went over our stories with us and gave us a range of tasks to do that never felt like busy work.

“Doing the assignments could sometimes be stressful when dealing with PR consultants around deadlines, but that is anywhere. My weeks became structured around Wednesdays when I would go into the office and get assigned new stories. The expectation for each story was to write around 1300 words by researching the story topics and quoting live sources.

Helena's strong writing ability landed her a content marketing job in New Hampshire and now she has a great position at Southern New Hampshire University.
Helena’s strong writing ability landed her a content marketing job in New Hampshire and now she has a great position at Southern New Hampshire University.

Going on trips yourself is also a possibility! I had the privilege of going to Plattsburgh, New York for an expense-paid trip. I was also offered trips to Richmond, Virginia, and New Hampshire that I wasn’t able to go on. This is a good opportunity to get hands-on experience as a travel writer.

I gained experience conducting interviews over the phone, in person, and occasionally by email. My writing skills improved and I learned how to “get right into” the main part of the story, as Max likes to call it. Managing the social media pages really made this internship a full-package experience.

Creating a story was much more than just writing the story. As an intern, you are responsible for getting pictures and then posting them with the story online to WordPress. Every time a story was finished, it was a proud feeling of completing the process all by yourself.

This internship took a lot of time and effort but it makes me feel more capable and prepared to continue my career as a journalist. If you are ready to work hard and write about interesting topics, stretching across the world, then a GoNOMAD internship is for you.

Devinne Zadravec, Intern Fall 2012, currently working in Public Relations

Devinne Zadravec
Devinne Zadravec

I interned at GoNOMAD during my final semester of college, and in those brief few months gained some of the skills that have contributed most to my professional success. This internship is a great way to hone writing skills and gain a resume line, but it’s also a way to gain the intangible skills that you’ll need in the work world: email etiquette, savviness working around deadlines, interviewing, confidence speaking on the phone, and more.

Through my internship at GoNOMAD, I grew my writing portfolio, learned about SEO optimization, attended press trips, and built valuable connections in the industry that I can still tap on to this day—truly, I can’t recommend this program enough to anyone looking to build their career in the media world.

Devinne Zadravec, Senior Account Executive at The James Collective, NYC

Mary Govoni, Umass Journalism student, 2017

Mary Govoni
Mary Govoni

“Writing for GoNomad was an experience well worth the time and effort. I had always loved travel and culture but had never had the opportunity to write about it for an audience. The writing assignments are interesting; I learned a lot about a new writing style as well as a lot of places around the world.

You’ll be required to do some research and to get in touch with international companies, but it’s this kind of work that really helps you develop as a travel writer. It’s opened my eyes to the ways in which the publishing industry works, which will be a good experience to speak to when I pursue a career in the field.

When you write for GoNomad there’s also the chance that you’ll be asked to take a trip or two to truly experience the content you’re writing about. I’ve been offered free excursions in NYC after writing about a tour company, and I was given the opportunity to spend four days in Grenada working with their tourism board.

Working in this industry certainly has its perks.

The writing can be challenging, especially on top of school work, but in the end, you’ll have the start of your own portfolio as a freelance writer.

Intern Mary Govoni cited her GoNOMAD Writing Experience as helping her get this writing position.
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My internship with GoNomad was an experience in that I gained skills that I’ll take with me in both my future career and personal travel endeavors.”

What She Learned

Mariel Kennison Robertson, Director of Content at Mazama Media
Mariel Kennison Robertson, Director of Content at Mazama Media

Mariel Kennison Robertson wrote the text that’s highlighted in the box on this page; she got her job in part because of her experience writing and editing during her GoNOMAD internship. Today she’s an editor and writer working in content marketing after writing stints at other agencies.

Eleanor Harte, UMass Journalism student:

Interning at GoNOMAD has been a great experience to learn more about web publishing, editing, and social media. I learned how to take a story from start to finish.

Eleanor Harte
Eleanor Harte

Max gave me press releases and it was my job to reach out to the contacts and track down the story. I emailed public relations professionals, entrepreneurs, and lifelong travelers to learn more about what they were doing.

I had great conversations and learned a lot about the millions of travel options out there. I talked to people who had started their own businesses by taking their passion for traveling and turning it into a career.

I wrote stories about these people and found photos to match the story. I would publish the story on the website, too; I really was in control of the process the entire time. Max gave helpful feedback about writing tighter, cleaner stories and over the semester I became a better writer. With practice, I learned how to conduct better interviews and get to the heart of a travel story.

Sarah Cavicchi was a GoNOMAD intern who turned that into a job as a content editor with Skyword, see the note above about writing for GoNOMAD and US News and World Report
Sarah Cavicchi was a GoNOMAD intern who turned that into a job as a content editor with Skyword, see the note above about writing for GoNOMAD and US News and World Report.

It was very exciting when my stories were published online, whether it was the first story or the tenth. I loved posting them on my Facebook page and saying “I wrote this!” Overall, this internship exposed me to a type of writing I’d never done before in an environment that helped me learn. I am leaving with some great clips and more importantly the skills that I need for my career.

Eleanor Harte was also an intern who got a great job in Los Angeles right after her internship.
Eleanor Harte was also an intern who got a great job in Los Angeles right after her internship.

Contact Max Hartshorne, GoNOMAD’s editor at this link or call 413-512-1028.

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