GBH Children’s Media Archives Internship - Fall 2023
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 one day each week: every Tuesday. 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.
All employees who will be working on-site at any GBH facility and/or attending GBH events are required to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) unless a request for an accommodation on medical or religious grounds has been requested and approved by GBH.
INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
The GBH Archives is offering a part-time paid internship for students in an accredited undergrad or master’s program. This internship will primarily be on-site in Boston. The Intern will work with the Senior Archivist and members of the GBH Children’s Media team. The project entails archiving media and materials created during the production of Children's Media programs. This is not a media production or content creation role.
Duties will include, but are not limited to: reviewing database records for digital and/or physical media, creating new records for materials in the GBH Media Archives Research System, researching people or events covered in a production, and updating existing archival records when necessary.
Applicants should include a cover letter and explain why they are interested in working with the GBH Archives.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The GBH Archives manages all aspects of media research: cataloging, tracking, and organizing the stock and originally shot footage and images that go into our productions. The GBH Archives holds physical media, digital media, and paper records, including materials that need to be retained for production, legal, fiscal, historical, or administrative purposes. Currently, the Archives house more than 10,000 boxes of material and more than 50,000 audio, video, and film masters.
GBH Children's Media is responsible for developing, producing, and supervising GBH multimedia productions for children and families, such as Arthur, Molly of Denali, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, and Work It Out Wombats!.
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
- Archive digital media created by production department
- Work with some physical material created in support of production, learning production terms and processes
- Create and review metadata and upload processed records into the GBH Media Archive Research System
- Learn media formats associated with broadcast production
- Learn FileMaker database software
- Learn about GBH collections and digital repositories
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Strong attention to detail
- Database or cataloging experience is preferred
- Knowledge of archival principles of arrangement, description, and preservation is highly desired
- Comfortable working independently, as well as with a team
EDUCATION
- Must be a current student in an accredited undergrad or master’s program
- Coursework in Library Science and/or Archives preferred
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
- Fall 2023 Virtual Internship dates: September 11th through December 1st.
- Candidates must have their own computer and access to Wi-Fi.
- Candidates must be in an Undergrad or Grad program and have work authorization for the United States.
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