What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jon R. Tuttle Internship position at Oregon Public Broadcasting?
Internship Summary
OPB is committed to creating career pathways for traditionally underrepresented individuals in public media organizations. Jon R. Tuttle was one of Oregon’s most respected broadcast journalists, who passed away in 1991. In honor of his memory, OPB established the Jon R. Tuttle Journalism & Production Internship in 1994 to encourage the participation of people with diverse backgrounds who are traditionally underrepresented within public broadcasting. The internship will enable an outstanding student who is studying in the field to spend 10-weeks, full-time in a learning, hands-on environment.
What You’ll Do
This is a production focused internship. The intern gains hands-on experience learning video journalism by engaging in research, pre-production, field production and post-production activities with OPB’s Science & Environment team. This includes working for our flagship outdoor/environmental program, “Oregon Field Guide”. The intern assists staff producers in all aspects of video production and social media, however, opportunities exist to create original content for either broadcast or online media, including video and web features.
Working Conditions
Work will take place in both office and outside/field locations. Intern must be willing to travel within the Northwest. Interns must be willing to hike and to carry up to 30 pounds of production and personal gear for up to several miles in natural outdoor conditions, often in the backcountry, and in all weather.
Qualifications
- Experience producing and writing for video
- Familiarity with social media
Eligibility
- Enrolled at a college, university or community college as at least a junior (or equivalent) OR Graduated within the past year (graduated Spring of 2025 or later).
Additional Information
- This position reports to the Science Reporter-Content Producer.
- The pay rate for this nonexempt position is $19.23 per hour.
- Full-time, 40 hours per week.
- Duration: 10-week
- Starts: May 2026 or June 2026. Ideally on June 15th 2026 to join a cohort of interns joining us in the summer
Required Application Materials
- Resume
- Document with links to 2-3 examples of relevant work.
How to Apply
Click on the apply button below. You will be asked to create an account, upload the required application materials listed above and answer a few position related questions. Once you click “submit” you cannot make changes to your application.
Your application materials are due by 8:59 PM Pacific Time on January 15th, 2026.