Video Intern, Fall 2026

KERA • Dallas, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

KERA is seeking a video intern to help craft videos for television and digital platforms. Serving the country’s fourth-largest media market, KERA reaches more than 5 million people monthly through KERA TV, KERA News, KXT, WRR and The Denton Record-Chronicle. For more than 60 years, North Texans have turned to KERA as a destination for community engagement and lifelong learning. As we seek to recognize and reflect our audience and communities, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds and points of view to consider employment opportunities at KERA. The station’s video team is looking for a promising, energetic student-video producer to join our team. You will be exploring all things Dallas-Fort Worth with your camera and have the opportunity to pitch impactful and multiplatform video stories. If you love telling stories through video, especially for social media, this is the role for you. KERA will provide a camera for this role. This position is FLSA classified as non-exempt, and will report directly to the Director, Creative Production.

Requirements

• Current students (in an accredited degree program) or have graduated no more than 12 months prior to the start of the internship.
• Knowledge of public media
• Knowledge of social media practices
• Strong videography and video editing skills
• At least one example of a video project you’ve worked on — this could be personal work, class work or work for another internship or position.

Nice To Haves

• Audio editing experience
• Previous intern or work experience at a media organization

Responsibilities

• Create visually interesting stories through video
• Assist with running camera and/or audio for interviews, in-the-field recording and live performances and events
• Edit videos using Adobe Premiere
• Help capture evergreen footage for KERA’s video archive
• Create visuals focused on audience engagement, like video for Instagram Reels
• Help capture video of KERA employees working behind the scenes
• Participate in team meetings and meet regularly with their supervisor to discuss story ideas and get mentoring and professional development
• Work in a manner that is consistent with KERA’s mission, vision and values; and maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Benefits

• Paid time off (implied by internship duration and pay)
• Professional development opportunities
• Mentoring

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed