Patient Media and Broadcasting Intern

The Breakthrough Studio of the Child Life, Education and Creative Arts Therapy Department offers an internship training program for college students. The internship is offered three times a year and provides students with hands-on studio experience producing live programming. Interns participate in the production of live original shows for Galaxy 51, CHOP’s closed-circuit television network. They will also assist in the management of high-profile media events — all while interacting with children and their families in a healthcare setting.

Through supervised instruction, interns will produce programming that is educational, entertaining, therapeutic and interactive, with opportunities for patients to participate in live shows either in person or from the Hospital bedside.

Interns will work primarily in the Breakthrough Studios, CHOP’s own multimedia broadcasting studio. They will have the opportunity to work with many facets of media production, including live show hosting, coordinating special live-broadcast events, assisting with guest interviews, producing show content, running cameras and audio boards, technical directing, editing and designing graphics and animations — while making a difference in children and adolescents’ lives.

Requirements

Intern candidates are required to be:

• Undergraduates in their junior or senior year or Recent Graduates
• Affiliated and enrolled in a degree related to multimedia broadcasting, communications, film and television, graphic design or child development
• or unaffiliated with a university looking to further develop their therapeutic skills set.
• Previous successful experience working with children is preferred.

Internship schedule

• Interns are required to complete a minimum of 16 scheduled hours to maximum of 20 scheduled hours per week for a period of approximately 16 weeks, resulting in a minimum of 256 hours.
• Intern shifts are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. or a full shift of 10:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m.
• Intern shift schedules will be pre-determined by the supervising Patient Media Program staff prior to the start of the session with limited flexibility after the schedule is determined.
• Interns are required to attend two mandatory hospital orientations that are scheduled on the Monday and Tuesday (11a-5p) of the first week of the internship.

Start/end date

The start/end dates are established with limited flexibility:

• Spring 2027 Session: January 4th, 2027- May 7th, 2027. Application postmark deadline: October 15th, 2026.

All application materials must be postmarked by the stated application deadline to be considered a candidate for the session.

Application:

To be considered for our Patient Media and Broadcasting Programs internship experience, please visit the link below:

https://redcap.chop.edu/surveys/?s=LNWCFL9YRD8PAC7A

This link also includes an overview of the internship, requirements and training. Please note: This unpaid internship is in-person at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Thank you!