What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship - Fall 2026 position at GBH?
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.
RESPONSIBLITIES
Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time, 20 hr/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
Hybrid - 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 or by calling 617-300-2000.
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.
RESPONSIBLITIES
- Test and update workflows for preserving CDs in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
- Create automatically generated transcripts and captions from public media programs
- Perform item-level cataloging of audio material in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
- Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema
- Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff
- Write a capstone blog post with reflections on the preservation of archival audio
- Experience or interest working with optical media
- Working knowledge of the basic archival principles for arrangement, description, preservation, and access
- Experience with asset management systems, database systems, or cataloging
- Strong attention to detail
Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time, 20 hr/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: September 14th to December 4th
- 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.
Hybrid - 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 or by calling 617-300-2000.
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