Multiple Ideastream 2026 Summer Internships

Company Information

Cleveland-based Ideastream Public Media, Ohio’s largest public media organization and home to PBS, NPR, and classical stations, is looking for its next cohort of summer interns! Our Internship Program is designed to maximize the internship experience through hands-on work, delivery of products, and relationship-building with our staff. We eagerly welcome individuals with diverse lived experiences and perspectives to enrich our work and bring fresh ideas into our organization. Each internship comes with a $3,500 stipend paid over the course of the 10-week internship period from June 1 through August 7, 2026. Interns will be scheduled to work onsite 25 hours per week and will participate in a group project. We have positions available in Cleveland at The Idea Center and at The Ohio Channel in Columbus.

Qualifications

• Has a passion for public media
• Motivated by curiosity and wants to learn about their community

Duties

• Arts and Culture: The Intern will assist in local arts and culture content production for digital, television, and radio platforms.
• Digital: The Intern will assist with the Digital Content and News teams to produce visual content for digital platforms including web, social media, and newsletters.
• News: The Intern will work as a member of the News team to support coverage of general news, breaking news, including, but not limited to, issues of public safety, government, and race and diversity.
• Sound of Ideas: The Intern will assist with planning, researching, booking, and producing Ideastream Public Media’s morning public affairs news show, the “Sound of Ideas”.
• WCLV: The Intern will establish a new feature in WCLV’s programming software MusicMaster to help station Hosts identify complete histories of classical pieces as they are scheduled for air and then published on Ideastream Public Media digital platforms
• Statehouse News Bureau: The Intern will work as a member of the Statehouse News Bureau team to support digital media production.
• The Ohio Channel: The Intern will support the technical and operational broadcasts of The Ohio Channel and gain experience with video production, live and recorded coverage, and digital archiving of legislative and public meetings.

How to Apply

Apply with external link. Indicate on your application which internship(s) you are interested in.

Application Deadline

May 5th, 2026

https://www.ideastream.org/about/careers?gnk=job&gni=8a7885a89be7cb6b019c1fd598e1394d&lang=en