Careers

Join our team

If 826DC’s mission aligns with your own career goals, check out our open positions.

(Note: We review applications for our fall internships on a rolling basis each August and early September, and for our spring internships on a rolling basis each December and January.)

Internship

826DC Educational Programming Internship – Summer 2025

This summer, Educational Programming Interns will support 826DC’s onsite and offsite writing programs, publishing projects, and resource and curriculum development! You’ll work directly with our students, getting firsthand classroom management experience and finding your stride as an educator along with supporting behind-the-scenes work of our writing programs.

Contractor

Guest Teaching Artists

We bring in guest teaching artists to connect with 826DC’s young writers. Teaching artists—adults in fields from writing to visual art to rocket science and more—work with our program managers to design and lead sessions within our writing residencies in schools and at our writing center.

Contractor

Illustrators

We hire illustrators to bring our material to life! These projects are generally cover illustrations and/or spot illustrations for student-written books and other student publications.