Intern (PBS KIDS Distribution)

Position Title

Intern

Department

Distribution

Corporate Area

PBS KIDS

Status

Temporary, Part time NonExempt

Manager Title

Assistant Director, Content Scheduling & Operations

Position Overview

The PBS KIDS Distribution team is responsible for the strategy, scheduling, and delivery of PBS KIDS content to the National Program Service (NPS) channel (linear), the PBS KIDS Channel (linear), video-on-demand (VOD) and livestream services on the PBS KIDS Video App for web, mobile, and Connected TV streaming devices, podcast platforms, and the PBS KIDS YouTube channels. The intern will gain a strong understanding of where broadcast and digital streaming platforms (web, mobile, Connected TVs, YouTube) converge in today’s media and entertainment landscape, help with supporting strategies and plans on increasing the discoverability of content and engagement with our core 2-8-year-old audience.

Key Responsibilities Will Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Assist the team with curating and updating series’ video libraries and create thematic video compilations to the PBS KIDS Main Channel and PBS KIDS Games Channel on YouTube.
• Support the team with scheduling the free video-on-demand and broadcast linear schedule, helping identify seasonal episodes to highlight, strategizing premieres, and marathons.
• Support the team in scheduling gameplay video content across PBS KIDS streaming platforms.
• Liaise with Content, Communications, and Programming to manage files, episode descriptions, and general deliverables.
• Upload and check content with newly outfitted accessibility features, such as descriptive audio, Spanish captioning, and Spanish language capability.
• Analyze incoming metadata for seasonality and key moments
• Assist in operationalizing approval processes for digital content between PBS KIDS teams and producers
• Collaborate cross-departmentally with digital production and creative teams to schedule and obtain approvals for YouTube channel content.
• Participate in weekly video product, design, content, marketing reviews for web, mobile and Connected TV platforms, and conduct quality assurance testing to ensure content control and reliability
• Update and maintain documents and spreadsheets as needed
  
  

Requirements For Success

• Resourceful, self-directed, and a flexible team player
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Docs
• Willing to learn new systems as needed
• Attention to detail; Have the ability to plan, problem solve, and prioritize multiple assignments at the same time
• Receiving a bachelor’s or master’s degree with a focus in media, education, communications, film, educational technology, or related field
• Excited about the children’s media industry and willing to learn about and share trends in television and streaming videos
  
  

Skills Intern May Gain

• A strong understanding of where broadcast and digital streaming platforms (web, mobile, and Connected TVs) converge in today’s media and entertainment landscape
• Strong organizational skills by editorializing, curating, and scheduling video content based on premieres, timelines, educational and popular themes.
• Insight into the children’s media lifecycle from series production through distribution
• An understanding of the public broadcasting service and system, and how our teams support our local member stations.
• An understanding of the YouTube Kids space.
  
  

Additional Information

• Time Commitment: June 1, 2026 – August 21, 2026
• Compensation: Undergraduate students receive $15/hour, graduate students receive $17/hour
  
  

PBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the EEOC and the Commonwealth of Virginia.