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.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and Wednesday, Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

GBH Education is a division within GBH, whose mission is to work with communities to research, develop, and distribute quality media-integrated resources to support the equitable learning and development of children and youth. We aim to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people through research-based programming, partnerships with educators, communities, and community-based organizations. In particular, we are guided by an equity compass and seek to respond to specific community needs, include communities in the development of media and educational initiatives, and represent diverse people and stories throughout. We serve educators and learners in both in-school (prek-12) and out-of-school (informal) settings, and are co-leads of PBS LearningMedia ( www.pbslearningmedia.org ), public media’s national, free service of digital learning resources that is typically accessed by over a million users a month. We also work with GBH brands such as Arthur, Design Squad, NOVA, and Frontline (among others) to develop, produce, and disseminate content for formal learning and community educational settings. 

JOB OVERVIEW

The Learning Design intern will assist the Education teams with the design and production of educational resources for PBS LearningMedia.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in facilitating the production of new GBH interactive lessons and media-rich resources by authoring, editing, and/or performing quality assurance checks on interactive content using internal authoring tools.
• Perform a variety of content tasks, including, but not limited to, helping to maintain and update project documents and templates, formatting teacher and student support materials, processing caption files, tagging and archiving media, and tracking requests for fixes to PBS LearningMedia resources.
• Collect and analyze data on user activity to inform learning design decisions. 
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to discussions on production strategies and findings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including curriculum designers, research, and marketing.

SKILL SET

• Strong interest in K-12 education and educational media
• Familiarity with learning theory and how to design technology-based, interactive learning experiences
• Must be proactive, professional, and able to juggle multiple tasks
• Comfortable working independently, as well as with a team
• Organizational skills and keen attention to detail are essential

JOB STATUS

Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time, 10 hours per week)

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.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

• Internship dates: January 25- April 30, 2027
• 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 Graduate program and have work authorization for the United States.
• Position requires candidates to be local to the Boston area and be able to commute to the GBH offices in Brighton

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Salary Range

Compensation offered within this range is determined by skills, experience and internal pay equity.