Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship -Spring 2027

GBH•Boston, MA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

GBH Archives is offering a paid, part-time internship for a current student enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program. The intern will work with the GBH Archives team on preserving archival CDs for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a collaborative national effort with the Library of Congress to preserve and provide access to historically significant public radio and television programming. The role includes developing preservation workflows, cataloging audio, working with metadata and transcripts, learning about machine learning, and completing a capstone blog post. The internship runs from January 25 through April 16, 2027. Interns must work at least 15 hours per week between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; regular hours are selected by the intern and their manager. The position is onsite at 1 Guest Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Candidates must have their own computer, Wi-Fi access, and U.S. work authorization. Applicants must submit a short cover letter describing their interest in archives and metadata, and, if applicable, their interest or experience in libraries, audiovisual materials, public media, or data science.

Requirements

Must be a current student in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program.
Must be willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Must have a computer and access to Wi-Fi.
Must have work authorization for the United States.
Experience working with optical media.
Working knowledge of basic archival principles for arrangement, description, and access.
Interest in data processing or software development.
Strong attention to detail.
Applicants must provide a short cover letter explaining their interest in archives and metadata.

Nice To Haves

Graduate coursework in Library Science and/or Archives is strongly preferred.
Interest or experience in libraries, audiovisual materials, public media, and/or data science.

Responsibilities

Test and implement workflows for preserving CDs in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
Perform item-level cataloging of audio in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema.
Create and correct automatically generated transcripts from public media programs.
Learn basic machine learning concepts and workflows.
Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
Write a capstone blog post.