Intern, Podcast - APM Studios

About the position

APM Studios is seeking an intern who loves researching facts, writing stories and cutting audio for podcasts with an eye towards creating impactful content for a diverse audience. This position will help across multiple teams -from working on our poetry podcast, The Slowdown, to the food and culture show, The Splendid Table, to award-winning kids podcasts like Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Forever Ago and Moment of Um. The goal of this internship is to provide immersive learning and real-world experience through impactful projects.

Responsibilities

• Use Pro-Tools to cut audio and promos for current shows and development departments
• Assist with transcripts, fact checking, identifying affinity groups, taping promos, confirming AI transcripts for accuracy, and proofreading
• Assist teams with finding guests or experts as needed and conducting interviews
• Help posting website content and update old posts for current shows
• Keep track of requested tasks and escalate for prioritization
• Work with specific show teams to help produce and promote content

Requirements

• Students who are currently enrolled and have completed one year of a 2-year or 4-year undergraduate program, are enrolled in a graduate program, or have earned a degree in the last 12 months
• Must be able to work 40 hours per week (approximately Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 5:00pm -adjusted for time zone) for the duration of this internship
• Audio editing experience on a current software
• At least 2 years of coursework or experience in audio production and editing
• Completed college level courses in writing for audio and/or script writing and editing
• Experience creating your own production or audio/podcast project either for school or a previous internship OR experience reporting, producing news, or creating unscripted podcasts or radio programs through internships, on-campus radio news stations, or similar activities
• Work well in a remote team environment
• Research experience and experience doing interviews

Nice-to-haves

• Humor/comedy writing experience or affinity
• Theater or improv experience
• Previous work with elementary age kids (teaching/coaching/counseling)
• Some Photoshop, Canva or PowerPoint work
• Social media as business promotion experience
• Ability to post on websites via a content management system

Benefits

• Eligible to accrue sick time off
• Eligible for health insurance as required under the ACA
• Eligible to participate in the APMG retirement plan