Fall / Winter Intern - It S Been A Minute & Life Kit

Job Description

OVERVIEW

Program Duration: October 6th, 2025 - April 17th, 2026
INTERN WILL LEARN AND BE EXPOSED TO:
This internship consists of two parts. Each part will be hosted by a different team.
It's Been a Minute, October-January:
It's Been a Minute is the future of NPR programming. Through three podcasts a week plus a radio show, host Brittany Luse highlights trends in culture (from how we live to what makes us laugh) and explores why people are connecting with them now. IBAM covers everything from politics to pop culture and is redefining cultural journalism by asking questions traditional media has yet to ask. Our team is innovative, ambitious, creative, curious, and fun. Our audience has tripled in the past six months, and we're looking for an intern who is hungry to learn how to make a show from the inside out.
Life Kit, January-April:
Created around original podcasts, Life Kit is NPR's brand for actionable journalism. With journalistic rigor and in-depth reporting, Life Kit publishes three podcasts a week that aim to help people be their better selves. We also produce a steady flow of digital stories, Instagram stories and posts, and regular radio pieces. We answer how-to questions with evidence-based take-aways. Our team is highly collaborative, curious, nimble, and hardworking. We are looking for an intern who embodies all those traits to join our team.
This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance. Editorial staff are defined as staff members who play a role in shaping the journalistic or creative direction of NPR's content, including events.
Interns will have the opportunity to experience & support the work of the team in the following areas...
• Contributing to episode research
• Pitching episode ideas
• Assisting with audio production tasks, including pulling audio clips for edit and producing promos
• Assisting with social media efforts; follow-up with episode experts
• Supporting engagement editor(s) with video production
• Booking guests and arranges logistics
• Helping monitor listener feedback
• Obtaining audio and assists with basic production
• Attending editorial meeting and pitches story ideas
• Performing routine administrative tasks
• Fact-checking for episodes and digital stories
• All work of the intern is to be performed under the close supervision of the host teams.
A strong internship candidate for this role might have…
• Strong research skills
• Strong writing skills
• Computer literacy
• Interest in audio journalism
• Knowledge of NPR podcasts and other content
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Writing Sample
EDUCATION:
Must be a current student in an accredited degree program or a recent graduate of no more than 12 months from the month of the start of the internship.
WORK LOCATION
• Hybrid Permitted: This is a hybrid permitted role. Some aspects of this role include duties that are better performed at an NPR facility. The employee will be required to be onsite at the New York City office at least 10 days a year. The employee must also reside in an NPR supported location based on the number of onsite days they choose.
JOB TYPE
• This is a temporary (28-week) full time internship.
COMPENSATION
• Hourly Rate: The US based anticipated hourly rate for this opportunity is $20.00 per hour. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum hourly rate NPR expects to provide for internships across all US locations.
• Benefits: NPR provides interns with multiple benefits and amenities. Interns receive immediate eligibility to contribute electively to a Principal 403(b) retirement plan and access to the Transit Flexible Spending Account for commuter benefits. Interns working out of DC HQ enjoy free access to on-site Cigna medical providers, no cost fitness center access, as well as bike facilities and garage parking available onsite. Interns can access the Employee Assistance Program which provides confidential counseling services as well as Business Travel Accident coverage and Global Guardian membership and they also qualify for Signal Financial Federal Credit Union membership. NPR interns who work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for holiday pay. This includes pay for the company's 10 observed holidays plus one floating holiday per year. Interns automatically earn 3.08 hours of sick leave each pay period without any waiting time restrictions and can utilize paid administrative leave as necessary. Interns have access to professional development opportunities and can benefit from flexible work hours and telecommuting options.
SCHEDULE
• Monday – Friday 9am to 6pm ET, with a one-hour lunch break.
Applications close on Monday, June 30th at 11:59 pm ET.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.
CLOSING COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
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The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
NPR Pay Range
$20 - $20 USD

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