Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship
GBH
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Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship - Spring 2027
GBH
About the Role
- This is a part-time paid internship for a student in an accredited undergraduate or master’s program.
- The internship is hybrid, combining in-person and remote duties.
- Interns will work with the Metadata Operations Manager and GBH Archives team.
- Instruction and mentorship will be provided.
- Interns will be encouraged to reflect critically on the relationship between humans and computers in data creation processes.
- Minimum 15 hours per week, between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
- Internship Dates: January 25th to April 16th.
- Hourly Rate: $17.00.
Key Responsibilities
- Test and carry out new workflows for cataloging of audiovisual items, involving human review and correction of automatically extracted data.
- Examine, critique, and help inform new approaches to AI-assisted cataloging.
- Perform item-level cataloging of videos in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
- Test, compare, and evaluate new iterations of cataloging software and workflows.
- Explore new approaches to large-scale authority control, as related to crediting contributors to television and radio productions.
- Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema.
- Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
- Write a capstone blog post with reflections on the roles of humans and computers in archival description and/or name authority control.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Must be a current student in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program.
- Must have their own computer and access to Wi-Fi.
- Must have work authorization for the United States.
- Interest in archives and metadata.
- Optional but noted interest/experience: libraries, audiovisual materials, databases, data science, and/or machine learning.
- Experience with asset management systems, database systems, and/or cataloging.
- Working knowledge of basic archival principles for arrangement, description, and access.
- Experience with name authority control is a plus.
- Interest in data processing or software development.
- Working knowledge of the Bash shell and Python are a plus.
- Strong attention to detail.
Education
- Graduate coursework in Library Science and/or Archives strongly preferred.