National Geographic Cartographic Intern, Summer 2025

Job ID 10109378 Location Washington, DC, United States Business National Geographic Date posted Feb. 18, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Join us for the opportunity to intern with the National Geographic Cartography team! Cartographers play a pivotal role within the storytelling framework at National Geographic. Maps serve as vital tools in conveying location and visualizing concepts and data that may be challenging to articulate through prose or photographs alone. This responsibility entails delving into a subject, identifying aspects that benefit from spatial representation, and engaging in an iterative process to ensure clarity for a general audience. These tasks span various media formats, including feature articles in National Geographic Magazine, digital releases, and interactive presentations.

This internship focuses on honing journalistic skills to locate the most up-to-date spatial data, craft pertinent maps to enhance and bolster narratives, and collaborate with subject matter experts to meticulously verify all information.

The approximate dates for this internship are from May/June 2025 through August/September 2025. If selected for this internship, you will report directly to the Senior Manager of Cartography. A cover letter indicating your interest in the National Geographic Cartographic Intern, Summer 2025 position is required.

What You Will Do

Create content for NGM and NGH, learning how custom cartography is created for a journalistic publication.
Participate in all group meetings and content critiques, will be expected to complete assigned mapping on time
Work on mining databases and GIS resources to analyze and map story data.
By working with staff who do this on a regular bases, you will gain experience using GIS in a working environment
Learn how a multidisciplinary story team constructs a project to be published on multiple platforms.
You will be attached to one or more story teams assisting a staff cartographer.
Work on short form content for the digital platforms providing mapping support to scheduled digital stories.
By attending the daily digital meeting and working with the Manager, Digital Cartography, the intern will participate in story ideation and execution.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills
Analytical and organized
Ability to handle and prioritize simultaneous projects and meet deadlines
Self-motivated and resourceful, with the ability to work with minimal direction and exercise independent judgment
Proficient in the use Adobe Creative Suite; Avenza Mapublisher; QGIS or other GIS software
Adept at learning new software
Curiosity about National Geographic and its core subjects
Interest and knowledge of Geography

Education

Senior year preferred
Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, Cartography, GIS, or Earth Sciences.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Required Documents

A cover letter indicating your interest in the National Geographic Cartographic Intern, Summer 2025 position is required.

Additional Information

Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
The approximate dates of this internship are May/June 2025 through August/September 2025
Fully available from Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm EST for the duration of the internship, 40 hours each week
Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Washington D.C. area
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

The pay rate for this internship in Washington D.C. is $22.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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About National Geographic:

National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between Disney and the National Geographic Society, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with National Geographic Partners PAY SVC, which is part of a business we call National Geographic.

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