Audio Visual Metadata and Training Data Internship -Spring 2027

WGBH Educational Foundation; United States; Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Paid internship

Job summary

GBH offers a part-time paid internship in the GBH Archives to test new workflows for cataloging audiovisual items. The role blends in-person and remote duties, under guidance from the Metadata Operations Manager. You will explore AI-assisted cataloging and reflect on human-computer roles in data creation.

The internship requires current enrollment in an undergrad or graduate program, with 15 hours/week. Compensation is $17/hour, and the work site is 1 Guest Street, Boston, MA.

Qualifications

• Experience with asset management systems, database systems, and/or cataloging.
• Working knowledge of 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.

Responsibilities

• Perform item-level cataloging of videos and test cataloging workflows.
• Test, compare, and evaluate new iterations of cataloging software and workflows.
• Explore large-scale authority control related to crediting contributors.
• Familiarize with the PBCore metadata schema.
• Meet and receive mentorship from GBH Archives staff.
• Write a capstone blog post on humans vs. computers in archival work.

Skills

Asset management

Database systems

Name authority control

Bash

Python

Attention to detail

Data processing

Education

Undergrad or grad student

Library Science coursework preferred

Tools

Bash shell

Python

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 an accredited undergrad or master’s program. This internship will be hybrid work, combining in-person and remote duties. The intern will work with the Metadata Operations Manager and members of the GBH Archives team, to test and carry out new workflows for cataloging of audiovisual items. The new workflows will involve human review and correction of automatically extracted data. The intern will have the opportunity to examine, critique, and help inform new approaches to AI-assisted cataloging. Instruction and mentorship will be provided. The intern will be encouraged to reflect critically on the relationship between humans and computers in data creation processes. Applicants must provide a short cover letter explaining their interest in archives and metadata. If applicable, letters should note interest and experience with libraries, audiovisual materials, databases, data science, and/or machine learning. Applicants must be willing to work a minimum of 15 hours per week, between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday through Friday. Regular working hours will be chosen by the intern and their manager.

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.
• Write a capstone blog post with reflections on the roles of humans and computers in archival description and/or name authority control.

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.

EDUCATION

Must be a current student in an accredited undergrad or graduate program. Graduate coursework in Library Science and/or Archives strongly preferred.

JOB-STATUS

Paid Internship $17/hour (Part-time, 15hr/wk)

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Dates: January 25th to April 16th. Candidates must have their own computer and access to Wifi. Candidates must be in an Undergrad or Grad program and have work authorization for the United States.

LOCATION

Hybrid - 1 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. To learn more about our program, follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhinterns/

Salary Range

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

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.

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.