Children’s Digital Production Internship – Fall 2024
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 one other day, to be determined by their business unit. 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 Children’s Media is an international leader in creating compelling educational and engaging media for a wide variety of audiences. The group develops content for the web and mobile devices. The department's work in digital reaches a huge online and mobile audience, in and out of homes and classrooms. This vibrant digital content for kids, families, and teachers keeps public media relevant in the 21st century, and our collaborative, team-based approach to creating these products makes GBH a dynamic, friendly and exciting place to work. The department also partners on many projects with learning scientists to build the research base for understanding early learning with interactive technology. Please note, this position is focused on production of digital games.
JOB OVERVIEW
As an intern, you’ll learn the ins and outs of a digital producer’s role at GBH Kids. You'll work directly with producers, learning a range of editorial and production skills, and supporting the creation of fun and educational online and mobile experiences. You will participate in production brainstorms and meetings with teams of designers and developers, and, based on project needs, contribute to content and landscape research, assist with project management and meeting notes, learn game design, copy edit, do quality assurance testing, and attend play testing with kids. You will also gain skills in industry-standard project management software, such as Jira and Confluence. You will receive training as needed for all responsibilities.
You will have the opportunity to work on games and other interactive media for multiple PBS Kids projects, such as: Team Hamster!, an interactive digital series that helps kids use engineering skills to solve problems; and Work It Out Wombats!, a playful preschool series about computational thinking.
With appropriate support from GBH, you will be required to work in a way that is compliant with all Federal regulations relating both to budgetary compliance and to FTC and FCC rules about multimedia and children.
To see a range of the team’s recent work or learn more about the team, see https://www.wgbh.org/kids and https://wgbhkids.com/portfolio-2/
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsibilities will be based on production schedules at the time including tasks such as:
- Record placeholder voice-over audio and cut audio files
- Source SFX for games
- Prepare scripts for voice-over audio records with voice actors
- Create and check Jira tickets for production tasks
- Review and QA game designs and builds
- Participate in team production and brainstorming meetings
- Take meeting notes
- Attend play testing with kids
- Other production tasks as needed
SKILL SET
- Interest in children’s interactive media (games, apps, websites)
- Willingness to learn new skills
- Ability to communicate proactively and clearly with others in a hybrid work scenario
- Ability to deliver high-quality work within time constraints
- Excellent organizational, management skills, and interpersonal skills
- Experience working with young children or deep familiarity with children’s media content preferred
JOB STATUS
Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time)
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 areas
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
- Internship dates: September 16th through December 6th
- Candidates must have their own computer and access to Wi-Fi
- Candidates must be in an Undergrad or Grad program and have work authorization for the United States
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GBH is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve are 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 based on race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Application Process Assistance
GBH will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate an accommodation request, contact the Human Resource department by sending an email to human_resources@wgbh.org or by calling 617-300-2000.