Job Description

NPR is seeking an intern to join the Podcast Strategy and Digital Platforms teams, helping shape how audiences discover and engage with NPR’s award-winning content. The intern will curate content for the NPR app, produce original audio, and use data to test strategies for audience growth. The internship offers a unique opportunity to explore NPR’s podcast and digital strategy while building real-world skills in editorial decision-making, audience engagement and data-driven strategy.

Responsibilities

• Help podcasts engage with and grow their audiences' communities
• Assist with optimizing and measuring the success of NPR podcasts on external platforms
• Pitch and help carry out experiments designed to inform podcast audience engagement strategy
• Curate podcast promotions on NPR One and other NPR platforms
• Conduct data analysis of audio content from NPR’s flagship podcasts
• Pitch and produce original audio and digital content for NPR’s platforms

Requirements

• Strong written communication skills
• Knowledge of data analysis methodologies & best practices
• Demonstrated editorial or news judgment
• Experience creating or curating content
• Audio or video production experience is a great bonus
• Being a podcast enthusiast is a requisite; knowledge of the space is a plus
• Must be a current student in an accredited degree program or a recent graduate of no more than 12 months from the month of the start of the internship

Benefits

• No benefits