Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship -Spring 2027

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 The GBH Archives catalogs, tracks, organizes, and preserves the media used to create GBH productions. The GBH Archives holds physical and digital media and paper records, including materials that need to be retained for production, legal, financial, historical, or administrative purposes.

GBH Archives also collaborates with the Library of Congress to coordinate the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a national effort to preserve and make accessible historically significant public radio and television programming that has aired over the past 70+ years. JOB OVERVIEW The GBH Archives is offering a part-time paid internship for a student in an accredited undergrad or master’s program. The intern will work with members of the GBH Archives team, focused on preservation of archival CDs for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting Applicants must provide a short cover letter explaining their interest in archives and metadata.

If applicable, letters should note interest and experience with libraries, audiovisual materials, public media, and/or data science. Applicants must be willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week, between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday through Friday. Regular working hours will be chosen by the intern and their manager.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES Test and implement workflows for preserving CDs in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting Perform item-level cataloging of audio in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema Create and correct automatically generated transcripts from public media programs Learn about basic machine learning concepts and workflows Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff Write a capstone blog post SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Experience working with optical media Working knowledge of the basic archival principles for arrangement, description, and access. Interest in data processing or software development. Strong attention to detail.

EDUCATION Must be a current student in an accredited undergrad or graduate program Graduate coursework in Library Science and/or Archives strongly preferred ​JOB-STATUS Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time, 15hr/wk) INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW GBH internships provide students with valuable work experience and real-world knowledge across many fields of study, from TV and radio production to web design, accounting, law, and other administrative areas. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Dates: January 25th to April 16th 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.

LOCATION Onsite - 1 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135 To learn more about our program, follow us on Instagram: <https://www.instagram.com/gbhinterns/> Salary Range $17.00 - $17.00 *Compensation offered within this range is determined by skills, experience and internal pay equity.* 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 (mailto:human_resources@wgbh.org) or by calling 617-300-2000.