2026 Library & Archives Internship

Friends of KEXP•Seattle, WA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

KEXP’s Internship Program seeks to provide interns from historically under-invited and under-represented communities with hands-on work experience. KEXP internships are educational experiences and we seek applicants who are at the beginning of their career journey or embarking on a career change. All internships are a limited term, 18 hours per week (450 hours in total) and include: $22 per hour compensation opportunities for mentoring cohort activities Internship Position Summary: The KEXP Library & Archives provides staff with access to the information and media they need to keep the station operational. While the library largely supports the needs of the DJs, the institutional archives are dedicated to organizing and preserving KEXPs rich history. T-shirts, posters, vinyl records, photographs and documentation are just a small list of items that the Library & Archives is tasked with preserving for the future while making them accessible and useful in the present. The intern will contribute to the maintenance and growth of the archives by assisting with a variety of projects aimed at collections organization and access, while assisting with the further development of archival policies and procedures. The primary focus of this internship will involve archival tasks such as the arrangement and description of collections (writing finding aids and creating inventories) and creating digital access to items added to the digital asset management system. The intern will create detailed documentation of their work to add to KEXP’s archival policies and procedures related to processing, cataloging/description and digitization. Library specific projects will be assigned as needed to help with library backlogs, which can include shelving and cataloging work.

Requirements

Passion for and commitment to KEXP’s mission
Basic understanding of the principles of organizing information in library and archives settings
Basic familiarity with item inventory, metadata and cataloging standards for libraries and archives
Basic familiarity with collection and digital asset management systems
Some experience with spreadsheets and databases
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort with delivering presentations
Ability to work independently and take initiative on projects
Commitment to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality
Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to juggle multiple projects at once
Comfortable working in groups
Long periods of being in a stationary position; operating a computer and other office equipment; frequently communicating by phone, email, and video conferencing; frequently remaining in a stationary position during meetings, discerning meeting content, expressing oneself, and exchanging accurate information; occasionally move materials and boxes up and down shelves, items may weigh up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities

Assist in writing documentation about arrangement and description policy and procedures
Identify, arrange, and describe archival collections
Create and maintain archival collection inventories
Write archival finding aids
Digitize assets of different format types, such as photographs, vinyl records, and audio cassettes
Create and enhance access to digital collections in KEXP’s digital asset management system by uploading digital content with detailed metadata sets
Work on Library specific projects as needed, such as shelving CDs or cataloging music