Internship | Weekly News Intern
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Job Description
Join the Neighborhood!
Austin PBS KLRU-TV is looking for a Weekly News Intern to join our team. If you have strong communication skills enjoy working with others and are interested in helping cover stories in an ever-changing local news environment we encourage you to apply!
About Austin PBS KLRU-TV
Austin PBS is your locally owned community-supported PBS station in Central Texas. With thousands of hours of programming across multiple platforms and hundreds of community events each year Austin PBS has the potential to reach nearly every household daily.
Each year we broadcast 35000 hours of free curated content across our four channels and the PBS app covering arts culture history public affairs and both local and national news.
But we are more than just a TV stationwe are a mission-driven nonprofit media organization. Our goal is to educate inspire and entertain Central Texans through engaging programming and community events. Last year alone we hosted over 90 events with more than 100000 attendees. Visit or download the free PBS app to explore our local programs and learn more about Austin PBS.
Position Overview
The news team at Austin PBS is looking for an eager creative self-motivated intern to join our team. As a weekly news intern youll help support the weekly news program Austin InSight and our ongoing community-based journalism project Decibel. Interns get real hands-on experience and are an integral part of our team. Youll assist with studio and field productions researching topical issues social media content creation all with the opportunity to work alongside a group of talented journalists and storytellers. You will be trained & mentored on the following job duties.
Role & Responsibilities
- Write segments for weekly news show
- Assist with studio production and field productions
- Pitch story ideas in weekly meetings
- Create new social media friendly content from existing packages
- Pitch and coordinate studio and remote interviews
- Staff remote shoots
- Perform other duties as needed
- Research topical issues and current events
Important Information:
- Applications open: July 18 2025
- Deadline to Apply: August 8 2025
- Internship Duration: September 8 December 12 2025
- Pay rate: $20 per hour
Physical Demands
The working conditions are primarily a general office setting with some self-provided travel to off-site events and engagements
Equal Opportunity Employer
Austin PBS believes that diversity is important to our success. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin or ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age religion veteran status disability or any other characteristic or basis protected by law.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current undergraduate student must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program during the full duration of the internship
- Strongly prefer candidates majoring in journalismor related field.
- Student must be available for a minimum of 13 weeks of this internship
- Internship will be in-person with some hybrid work
- 15-20 hour weekly commitment
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
