Intern - Station Engagement

Job Description

The PBS Programming Engagement Team provides PBS member stations with the materials they need to support PBS General Audience programming locally, including national research; broadcast and streaming schedules; promotional assets; and resources for general community events. The Station Engagement Intern would support member station community engagement efforts tied to PBS General Audience Programming. This would include conducting research, collaborating on resources and materials, and supporting member station communications and engagement strategies.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Collaborate on communication and engagement strategies to deliver engagement materials and best practices to stations.
• Conduct research related to the public media engagement landscape, including surveying member stations, summarizing findings, and developing case studies around their needs and local efforts.
• Support PBS member station use of programming and assets in local outreach and impactful engagement.
• Contribute resources related to station engagement for the member station platform, the PBS Hub.
• Provide additional support to members of the Station Communications and Operations team as appropriate .

Skills Intern Will Acquire
• Formal Project Management Methodologies
• Community Engagement Support
• Communication Expertise with Internal & External Stakeholders
• Landscape Analysis and Case Study Development

Requirements for success:
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Experience conducting research
• Excellent time management
• Adept interpersonal abilities

Additional Information:

Time Commitment: May 27, 2025 – August 15, 2025

Compensation: Undergraduate students receive $15/hour, graduate students receive $17/hour

PBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the EEOC and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4vp9z-13-59-89-140-42 in your application.