Through our competitive Media Internship program, you’ll gain hands-on experience in community media and further develop your media production skillset for today’s creative workforce.
Diversify & define your skills:
Interns work directly on a variety of media production opportunities, including content marketing, live event production, and documentary & broadcast journalism. You’ll build a versatile tool kit of durable skills, from content creation to community outreach.
Practice with hands-on experience:
Through collaboration with our team of media professionals, you’ll assist with our community programs that deliver timely results for our members and clients to prepare you for a career in the communications and media fields.
Requirements & pre-requisites for a successful internship experience:
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- Internships require a minimum of FIFTEEN dedicated hours on site per week for a period of 12 weeks at our production facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Our internships are production intensive and focused on both producing a professional quality reel to assist with your media production career as well as helping us amplify, inform, and create impact in our community.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate their practical knowledge with basic camera operations and the editing of footage into a video for success with this program. Please note that strict adherence to deadlines is a part of the experience one should also consider when evaluating this opportunity.
Fall Session:
September 22, 2026 to December 8, 2026
Program Requirements:
If you do not have, or wish to become more skilled, with camera operation and video editing, please consider becoming a volunteer producer with Public Media Network or apply for one of our Media Shift cohorts to develop those valuable practical skillsets.
