Outreach and Community Engagement Intern

Start Date: 12/4/2026

End Date: 4/2/2027

Preferred Year in School:

·Rising Senior

·Graduate Student

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Interns in the Outreach and Community Engagement department handle a wide range of assignments, including writing, webinar tech support, event coordination, content development, data compilation, marketing, and web research — all designed to support engagement around local and national productions in the D.C metropolitan area. Interns occasionally work directly with families and children in settings such as schools, libraries, and childcare centers.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·Collaborate with the Outreach & Engagement team to support events and educational workshops, providing onsite and virtual assistance with logistics, registration, marketing, and follow-up material distribution.

·Contribute to the development of content for the monthly newsletter.

·Conduct web research on assigned tasks.

·Develop and maintain community databases.

·Gather and process data collected from events and educational workshops using surveys, informal assessments, and anecdotal notes.

EDUCATION:

Preferred Major: English, Communications, Journalism, Social Work, Education

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

·The process of outreach and engagement, from conceptualizing an idea to pitching it to stakeholders to executing the project.       

·Expand knowledge and skills to develop and strengthen partnerships with local organizations, such as neighborhood groups, special interest groups, government, libraries, etc.

·A strong understanding of public media, potential careers and more specifically how local WETA differentiates itself from national WETA.               

DESIRED COMPETENCIES:

·Excellent written and oral communication skills.

·Strong organizational, computer and research skills.

·Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

·Ability to manage technological transitions for virtual workshops.

LOCATION

WETA and NewsHour Productions are Washington, DC established media and news organizations.  We are a largely local workforce based out of the Campbell Place office in Arlington, VA.  WETA and NewsHour Productions value employee flexibility when possible.  Most positions based in our Arlington, VA office will be onsite or hybrid, depending upon the role.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

WETA, the flagship public media station in the nation’s capital, produces and distributes content that informs, inspires, and enriches lives.

As the second-largest producing station for the public media system, WETA creates programming to explore history, arts, and culture, partnering with acclaimed filmmakers such as Ken Burns and Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. National WETA productions include The American Revolution and Finding Your Roots, among many others. WETA is also home to PBS News, the primary daily, breaking, and special news producer for PBS. Its broadcast productions include PBS News Hour, Washington Week with The Atlantic, Horizons from PBS News, and Compass Points from PBS News, as well as specials, documentaries, and a robust footprint across digital platforms.

Locally, WETA serves audiences across Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, through television, radio, and digital platforms. Audiences access WETA on broadcast channels WETA PBS, WETA UK, WETA Metro, WETA World, and WETA PBS Kids, and digitally through the free streaming platform WETA+. Listeners tune into WETA Classical, the exclusive home for classical music in the Greater Washington area, via radio, online, and the WETA Classical app. Benefits | WETA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

WETA and NewsHour Productions are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internships.  WETA and NewsHour Productions make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.