SRL Academy Events Intern

WETA

Position Overview

PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) seeks an Academy Events Intern to support the planning, coordination, and execution of SRL's academy programs for high school students and youth media/educator-related projects. SRL Academies are intensive, multi-day video journalism production opportunities for high school students. Students develop and create original content, working through the entire journalism process: developing ideas/pitches, researching and conducting interviews, producing/fielding video/audio/photo, editing, and creating a final product. Students also receive instruction and constructive feedback from SRL staff and experienced mentors.

The Academy Events Intern will work in a hybrid setting, primarily assisting with the coordination and execution of the 2027 Spring Academy in Arlington, VA, from initial planning through on-site execution and post-project wrap-up. The intern may also assist with preparations for SRL's Summer Academy, the Teacher Ambassador Fellowship, educator workshops, and other SRL youth media programming as time permits.

This internship is geared towards students seeking experience in events management, non-profit administration, and/or program design, with an interest in youth media, journalism, education, or public broadcasting.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain schedules, planning documents, task lists, and program resources for Academy events.
• Assist with student recruitment, application, selection, and onboarding activities.
• Prepare communications and materials for various audiences.
• Assist with Academy logistics, including: guest coordination, meeting spaces, meals, transportation, supplies, equipment, registration, and daily schedules.
• Help organize production equipment and instructional materials.
• Conduct research related to venues, program resources, partners, vendors, student opportunities, and other Academy needs.
• Provide on-site logistics support during Academy programming.
• Help collect participant feedback and organize program materials following the Academy.
• Participate in additional SRL projects and activities as opportunities arise.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Interns must be very organized, flexible, and able to multi-task.
• Experience working on projects with many moving parts and complicated logistics.
• Skilled at communicating progress and roadblocks frequently and clearly with a variety of collaborators.
• Strong organizational skills and careful attention to detail.
• Previous experience with event planning, student organizations, camps, school programs, or youth programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating as part of a team.
• Willingness to take initiative, ask questions, and learn new skills.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where program needs may change.

Qualifications

Preferred Year in School

• Rising Senior
• Graduate Student
• Recent Graduate

Preferred Major

• Communications
• Education
• Non-Profit Administration
• Hospitality (Events)

Preferred Interests

• Youth media
• Journalism
• Storytelling
• Media production
• Education
• Youth programming
• Public media

Work Schedule

• Approximately 16 hours most weeks.
• Exception: For the SRL Spring Academy (March 19th - 24th, 2027), approximately 40 hours per week are expected. Academy programming may include late nights/mornings, weekends, and off-site events.
• Hybrid schedule.
• Required to work in person at WETA every Thursday.
• Other regularly scheduled workdays may be completed remotely, with the option to work in the office.
• Additional in-person availability required for Academy programming, workshops, meetings, and other program activities, primarily the Spring Academy.

Location: Arlington, VA