Come join us on our mission to create a more informed public and help NPR do the kind of journalism that embraces the rich diversity of the country whether it’s researching NPR’s sources for our newsroom, assisting with audio production, editing web pages, conducting research for shows, pitching ideas, engaging with our social media channels, designing and developing embedded graphics for our digital platforms, or coding survey data.
Apply by Friday, January 14, 2022 at 5PM ET. All applicants will be notified either way by beginning of March 2022.
NPR Internship page: https://www.npr.org/about-npr/181881227/want-to-be-an-npr-intern
From Day 1, interns at NPR are given real-world, hands-on responsibilities. Working alongside top professionals in the field, interns do meaningful work across a variety of departments at NPR. Find out how you can contribute your diverse talents to gain invaluable experience at the heart of a thriving multimedia organization.
Interns at NPR play a vital role in NPR’s daily operations in almost every division of the organization — from NPR News and Music, to Communications and Engineering.
Interns are also offered training and networking opportunities; and here’s the best part — you don’t have to be an intern to start learning. You can access NPR Training’s free website today.
The point is that there is a place for you. Every department at NPR contributes to our stories and we want you to bring your unique perspective and skill sets as you learn and grow as an NPR intern. For behind the scenes details on what it’s like to be an intern at NPR check out our NPR Interns Instagram. Want even more NPR? Follow the stories behind the stories on our NPR Extra blog.
Who Should Apply:
Qualified applicants must be current students (in an accredited degree program) or have graduated no more than 12 months prior to the start of the internship. We do not accept high school students.
Candidates don’t have to be backseat listeners, but we want folks who share our mission to create and reflect a more informed public.
For more details on unique requirements for individual internship positions (cover letter, writing sample, design portfolio for example), see the internship descriptions for more details.
Interns must be authorized to work in the United States.
How to Apply:
Visit our Career Portal and read the complete description and requirements for each available position. Through the portal you’ll be able to create a profile and upload a resume, cover letter, and writing samples (when appropriate).
You may apply for multiple internships. If you are uploading more than one cover letter, be sure to name each file for the corresponding internship title.
If you’d like to include references, log into your profile or “My Presence” and select “My references” at top right corner. You can then add information of reference.
Locations:
NPR’s Summer 2022 Internship Program will be offered onsite, fully remote, or a hybrid of the two as determined by each individual team’s structure. See specific internship postings for more details.
Many Member Stations offer internships of their own: check your local station’s website for details.
Pay:
All interns are paid $15.20 an hour.
NPR does not offer transportation or housing assistance.
Internship Examples:
There are 42 internships available including the following. A full list of internships can be found at the Career Portal.
Life Kit Podcast Intern – Summer 2022
Dec 15, 2021
Job Category: Internships
Requisition Number: LIFEK003019
Schedule: Full Time
Remote
United States
+1 more
Created around original podcasts, Life Kit is NPR’s brand for actionable journalism. With journalistic rigor and in-depth reporting, Life Kit publishes three podcasts a week that aim to help people be their better selves. We also produce a steady flow of digital stories, Instagram stories and posts, and regular radio pieces. We answer how-to questions with evidence-based take-aways. Our team is highly collaborative, curious, nimble, and hardworking. We are looking for an intern who embodies all those traits to join our team.
Audience Engagement and Digital Platforms Intern – Summer 2022
Dec 15, 2021
Job Category: Internships
Requisition Number: AUDIE003021
Schedule: Full Time
Remote
United States
+1 more
INTERN WILL LEARN AND BE EXPOSED TO: This internship will be spent with the team that programs and curates NPR’s digital platforms including our homepage, mobile apps, smart speakers, social media and newsletters. You’ll help ensure NPR’s content gets to our intended audiences — and you’ll help drive efforts to expand our audiences. You’ll also learn from and improve our content based on data analysis and engagement insights. This position will have some overlap with the Digital News team, which reports and writes breaking news and feature stories for NPR’s digital platforms, with opportunities to pitch stories and projects and help shape coverage.
Education Desk Intern – Summer 2022
Dec 15, 2021
Job Category: Internships
Requisition Number: EDUCA003025
Schedule: Full Time
Remote
United States
NPR Ed focuses on how learning happens in America, through radio stories, blog posts, various forms of multimedia and our social channels. You will be reporting to NPR Education’s Executive Producer, who leads the team’s daily and long-term efforts. You will work with our 8-member team, pitching and researching stories, writing for NPR.org and the NPR Ed newsletter, helping correspondents line up interviews for their stories and helping the editorial team plan and strategize. You may even help the team prep for the next cycle of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge. We are looking for people passionate about education and this job will involve real hands-on experience. It’s an opportunity for you to bring curiosity and ideas, to help us meet tight deadlines online and for radio.
Enterprise Storytelling Unit Podcast Intern – Summer 2022
Dec 15, 2021
Job Category: Internships
Requisition Number: ENTER003002
Schedule: Full Time
Remote
United States
+2 more
NPR is seeking an intern to support its narrative, longform podcasting work. This position will work across two shows: Rough Translation (a narrative podcast featuring international stories) and Invisibilia (a narrative podcast that explores invisible forces). This internship is an opportunity to work with multiple award-winning teams on all aspects of podcast production — including scouting for stories, booking interviews, conducting pre-interviews and interviews, researching, writing and assembling drafts, editing audio, and scoring. Additionally, the intern will learn how to promote the episodes on social media.
NPR Music/Culture Desk Editorial Intern – Fall/Winter 2021
Jun 29, 2021
Job Category: Internships
Requisition Number: NPRMU02822
Schedule: Full Time
Remote
United States
NPR Music and NPR’s Culture Desk — our hub for coverage of film, television, books, and music as well as visual and performing arts — are both creative and curatorial enterprises: On our site, stories created by our small team of producers live alongside features from NPR’s radio programs, podcasts and digital news platforms, essays and reviews from freelance contributors, and on-the-ground reporting from around the public radio system. This season’s Editorial intern fields daily assignments spanning a large range of mediums, genres and ideas, and must work on deadline to synthesize that information into compelling content for a savvy online audience.
