Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship -Aspire Program

WGBH Educational Foundation; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

GBH is offering a part-time paid internship in the Aspire Works program at the GBH Archives. The role focuses on cataloging videos for the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, testing cataloging software, and improving tooling.

You will learn archival principles, gain mentorship from staff, and contribute to large-scale metadata projects. This paid internship runs during the Aspire program with a hybrid work location in Boston, requiring on-site days and a personal computer with wifi access.

Qualifications

• Experience with asset management systems, databases, and/or cataloging.
• Knowledge of archival principles for arrangement, description, and access.
• Name authority control experience is a plus.
• Interest in data processing or software development.
• Knowledge of Bash and Python is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform item-level cataloging of videos.
• Test, compare, and evaluate new cataloging software and workflows.
• Explore large scale authority control related to crediting contributors.
• Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema.
• Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
• Develop and improve Python-based tooling for viewing and analyzing catalog data.

Skills

Asset management

Databases

Cataloging

Name authority control

Python

Bash

Attention to detail

Data processing

Tools

PBCore

Job description

GBH enriches people’s lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and Wednesday, Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The GBH Archives catalogs, tracks, organizes, and preserves the media used to create GBH productions. The GBH Archives holds physical and digital media and paper records, including materials that need to be retained for production, legal, financial, historical, or administrative purposes. GBH Archives also collaborates with the Library of Congress to coordinate the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, a national effort to preserve and make accessible historically significant public radio and television programming that has aired over the past 70+ years.

JOB OVERVIEW

The GBH Archives is offering a part-time paid internship for a student in the Aspire Works Internship program.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• Perform item-level cataloging of videos in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
• Test, compare, and evaluate new iterations of cataloging software and workflows.
• Explore new approaches to large scale authority control, as related to crediting contributors to television and radio productions.
• Become acquainted with the PBCore metadata schema.
• Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
• Develop and improve Python-based tooling for viewing and analyzing new catalog data..

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience with asset management systems, database systems, and/or cataloging.
• Working knowledge of the basic archival principles for arrangement, description, and access.
• Experience with name authority control is a plus.
• Interest in data processing or software development.
• Working knowledge of the Bash shell and Python are a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.

JOB-STATUS

Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time, 20 hr/wk)

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW

As a host site for the Aspire Works Internship Program, GBH provides participants with hands‑on experience, mentorship, and opportunities to develop workplace skills while contributing to meaningful projects in public media.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Dates: September 14th to December 4th Candidates must have their own computer and access to Wifi. Candidates must be active in the Aspire Program

LOCATION

Hybrid - 1 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135

Salary Range

Salary Range $17.00 - $17.00 Compensation offered within this range is determined by skills, experience and internal pay equity.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GBH is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve are diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, GBH does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment, or promotion based on race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Process Assistance

GBH will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate an accommodation request, contact the Human Resource department by sending an email to [e-mail] or by calling 617-300-2000.

About GBH

GBH is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism. It is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, Arthur and Molly of Denali and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on‑demand video. GBH’s television channels include GBH 2, GBH 44, GBH Kids and national services WORLD and Create. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Boston’s Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; and CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. Dedicated to making media accessible to and inclusive of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide with PBS LearningMedia and has been recognized with hundreds of the nation’s premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards. Find more information at gbh.org.

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