MD Center for Media Literacy & Education Student Fellow

Broadcasting•Baltimore County, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Maryland Public Television (MPT), Maryland’s only statewide broadcaster and a member of PBS, has an opening in its Education Department for a Student Fellow supporting the Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education (MCMLE). The fellow will build and maintain digital resource collections for MPT’s education website, Thinkport.org, and assist with online courses, accessible educational content, communications, outreach, and administrative work. The position is located at MPT’s headquarters in Owings Mills, Maryland. Applicants must be enrolled in an eligible educational institution or be recent graduates; high school applicants must be juniors or seniors. The fellow must commit to at least 16 hours per week.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in an accredited high school, college or university, graduate college, or trade school, or be a recent graduate.
High school applicants must be in their junior or senior year.
Must be willing to commit to a minimum of 16 hours per week.
College student applicants must submit a cover letter identifying an internship opportunity listed on MPT’s website and stating whether the internship is for academic credit, a resume, a letter of recommendation (academic or professional), and an unofficial transcript.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain digital resource collections for MPT’s education website Thinkport.org using HTML structure and styling.
Support online accessibility standards and WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance for web content, videos, and PDF documents.
Assist with online course development tasks within the Moodle Learning Management System, including accessible PDF remediation and formatting.
Design communication and outreach materials for print and digital distribution.
Support outreach, communication, and administrative activities associated with MCMLE programs.