Internship | Special Project Archive Intern

pDescription/ppstrongJoin the Neighborhood!/strongbr/Austin PBS is looking for a Special Project Archive Intern to join our team. If you’re passionate about storytelling, cultural preservation, and engaging with communities through archival work, we encourage you to apply!/ppbr//ppstrongAbout Austin PBS, KLRU-TV/strongbr/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.br/Each year, we broadcast 35,000 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.br/But we are more than just a TV station—we 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 100,000 attendees. Visit a href="https://video.austinpbs.org/"uvideo.austinpbs.org/u/a or download the free PBS app to explore our local programs and learn more about Austin PBS./ppbr//ppstrongPosition Overview/strongbr/Austin PBS is seeking a Special Project Archive Intern to support an ongoing oral history initiative aimed at preserving and honoring the legacy of the station. This paid internship offers hands-on experience working closely with the Director of Archives and is ideal for non-traditional students who are passionate about community storytelling, cultural memory, and archival practice.br/br/The intern will play a vital role in documenting, organizing, and ethically preserving first-person narratives from staff, collaborators, and community members. This position is ideal for students pursuing degrees such as but not limited to emanthropology, sociology, history, psychology, human resources/em, or related fields with an interest in public history, qualitative research, or community engagement./ppbr//ppstrongRole amp; Responsibilities/strong/pulliAssist in conducting oral history interviews, including scheduling, preparing questions, and transcribing recordings/liliSupport the management of metadata creation and content for collected interviews/liliEnsure compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB) standards and informed consent procedure/liliHelp design and maintain an accessible archive of oral history materials/liliContribute to the planning and execution of community storytelling events or pop-up exhibits/liliCollaborate on qualitative analysis and organization of interview data for future storytelling, exhibits, or researchnbsp;/li/ulpstrongPhysical Demands/strongbr/This role primarily takes place in a general office environment, with potential travel for off-site interviews or events. Some light lifting may be required when working with archival materials or equipment./ppbr//ppstrongEqual Opportunity Employer/strongbr/Austin PBS believes that diversity is essential to our mission. We are committed to equal employment opportunity, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law./ppbr//ppstrongImportant Information/strongnbsp;/pulliustrongResume/strong/u and ustrongCover Letter/strong/u required when applying/liliApplications Open: July 18, 2025/liliDeadline to Apply: August 8, 2025/liliInternship Duration: September 8 – December 12, 2025/liliPay Rate: $20 per hour/li/ulpRequirements/ppstrongMinimum Qualifications/strong/pulliCurrent undergraduate student, umust be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program during the full duration of the internship/u/liliCurrently enrolled in fields such as emanthropology, history, human resources, psychology, sociology, /emor related fieldsbr/Interest in oral history, public media, community storytelling, or archival studies/liliStudent must be available for a minimum of 13 weeks of this internship/liliExcellent interpersonal communication skills, with empathy and discretion/liliFamiliarity with research ethics, IRB protocol, and informed consent principles is a plus/liliPrior experience with qualitative data analysis, transcription, or conducting interviews is highly desirable/liliAbility to work independently while collaborating closely with internal teams across departments/li/ul