Social Media Internship

Summary:

New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) is seeking a paid summer intern to work in our Technology Department. Over 10 weeks (June-August), the intern will assist in creating content for NHPR’s social media platform and growing and engaging our audiences online. Through your internship, you will learn about social media strategy, multimedia journalism, and digital audience insights, all while growing your professional portfolio. This is a paid, onsite internship based out of Concord, NH. The intern will report to the Vice President of Audience Strategy and have support from the audience team at NHPR.

Social Media Internship Responsibilities:

The Social Media intern will work with the Audience Engagement Producer and Senior Digital Producers, assisting with adapting NHPR’s on-air and digital journalism into compelling social media content. The intern will create engaging social media posts across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and more, based on the work of NHPR’s newsroom and programming teams. This could include accompanying reporters into the field to take photos or creating social media-friendly graphics with audio, for example. You will leave with clips for your portfolio and will have the ability to experiment with new formats and learn social media management tools while you are here.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be creative, passionate about social media and digital storytelling, comfortable working with digital technology, and comfortable working on deadlines. They should have strong writing and organizational skills, accuracy, attention to detail and good interpersonal skills. Experience with journalism, proofreading or fact-checking is a plus. If you have a strong interest in this position, but not the skills described here, please don't hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

Compensation & Benefits:

The Internship is a temporary full-time, non-exempt, hourly position. The internship program is a 40-hour a week role that is 10 weeks in length (June 2, 2025, to August 8, 2025). The compensation is $17.50 an hour and a $500 stipend is provided that can be used for housing/transportation/relocation. 

Internships are non-benefit eligible positions; however interns receive 2 paid holidays and can participate in NHPR's 403b plan. 

Things to Know About Us:

NHPR is the state's foremost news organization, focused on producing accountability journalism and engaging deeply with the diverse communities and people of the Granite State. For 40 years, NHPR has produced incisive local news on the radio and emerging audio platforms, complementing the national and global reporting of our partners at NPR. We make nationally prominent podcasts - including Bear Brook, Outside/In, Civics 101 and Document - and have a fast-growing footprint in digital and social media.

NHPR’s mission commits us to telling the stories of our changing state. That requires our organization and our journalism to reflect – and embrace – the increasingly diverse perspectives of people across New Hampshire and beyond. It requires us to model inclusion in our sources, in the voices we lift, in our reporting and in the conversations we conduct; in the makeup of our staff, Board of Trustees and Community Advisory Board, and in the ways we spend money and conduct our business. Learn more about NHPR.

To Apply:

Please apply on the job opportunities page of our website, NHPR.org, or through this link:  https://www.applicantpro.com/openings/nhpr/jobs/3637486-810020

• Include a Resume and Cover Letter 
  • In the resume or cover letter, please provide URL’s or links to any digital portfolio of social media accounts or other digital assets that exemplify your online presence or your work.

NHPR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and dynamic workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

NHPR encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); those who are first in their family to attend college; adults without a college degree; LGBTQIA+ community; and people from low-income backgrounds.