Summer Internship - Beat the Press at GBH in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
Beat the Press is a weekly news and media criticism program hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Emily Rooney.  The program airs weekly on GBH.  Beat the Press is a creative and fast-paced environment.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Beat the Press intern conducts research and gathers news articles on key media-related stories each week.  The program addresses coverage of local and national topics from politics to sports. The Beat the Press staff works Wednesday through Friday so the internship will take place during those three days each week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct research and gathers news articles on key media-related stories each week




• Help gather visual elements for packages including still photos, video, tweets and newspaper headlines




• Communicate with video editors and graphics artists to provide them with visual elements they need 

SKILL SET

• An interest in news and the arts




• Well informed about current events




• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment working independently




• Good sense of visuals




• Very detail oriented

JOB STATUS

Paid Internship $15/hour (Part-time 16 hours)

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW

GBH internships provide students with valuable work experience and real-world knowledge across many different fields of study, from TV and radio production, to web design, accounting, law, and other administrative arenas.

SUMMER 2021 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Summer 2021 Virtual Internship dates: June 7 - August 13




• You must have cover letters for each internship that you are applying to.




• Candidates must have their own computer and access to Wifi.




• Candidates must be in an Undergrad or Grad program and have work authorization for the United States.

To learn more about our program follow us on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/gbhinterns

GBH is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, GBH does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.