World Cafe Production Internship

Fall: August 14 – December 15, 2023
Hours: 20 hours/week
Available in-person and remote

This internship provides an understanding of the production process for a nationally syndicated public radio show and is an opportunity to learn the basic principles of recording and editing interviews and music for broadcast.

Burning and archiving CD/DVD/Blu-ray for the World Cafe archive library. Assisting Line-Producer with loading music and handling metadata for the national show. Assisting engineer with recording live performances, including load-in, setup, and breakdown of artists. Creating instrumental edits of songs. This internship provides an understanding of the production process for a nationally syndicated public radio show and is an opportunity to learn the basic principles of recording and editing interviews and music for broadcast.

Applicant must have rudimentary computer skills. Experience using Pro Tools or other digital audio workstation is preferred. Experience using Microsoft Excel is preferred. Applicant must be reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work independently. Ability to juggle multiple tasks and ability to work under deadline pressure is needed. A desire to explore a career in radio is a plus, as is any previous experience with recording or production equipment.

In addition to your resume and application form, please submit a paragraph or list detailing your experience and skills in audio engineering and production.

For more information, email xpnstudents@xpn.org.