2022 Paid Internship Program

2022 Paid Internship Program

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:00 AM - Friday, March 11, 2022 5:00 PM (EST)

Description

Rules For Applying 

In order to qualify for the MBA Paid Internship Program, stations must:

  • Be a member of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association with 2022 dues paid in full.
  • Run recruitment advertisements to hire interns. (copy will be provided or write your own)
  • Post the open intern position on the MBA Job Board.
  • Have aired an MBA Public Education Program (PEP) campaign in the last 12 months.
    • Exceptions made for Non-Commercial and/or Public Stations
  • Have a dedicated supervisor to oversee the intern during their time at the station.


Station Selection:

Five stations will be selected at random among those applying for regular paid internships.  Two additional stations will be selected for a paid engineering intern.  While we do not dictate what a student's tasks are for our regular internship, we would ask that engineering internships cover aspects of IT and engineering at your station.

Note: Stations that have won an internship in 2020 or 2021 MAY NOT be eligible for a second intern until all qualifying stations have received an intern.  If you want an intern, PLEASE APPLY EVERY YEAR as the MBA has no way of knowing when that may occur.


Application Timeline*:

  • March 11:  Station’s application for internship program consideration due to MBA. 
  • March 18:  Stations to be notified if they will receive intern, PSA scripts sent to stations


Summer Internship

  • Starting March 25 (or earlier if possible): Stations run PSA’s/Recruitment ads for their particular internship position; Stations to conduct interviews.
  • June 3:  Intern Acceptance Form for each participating station due to MBA. Failure to return the form by this date without prior consent from MBA may result in loss of funding for paid internship. Upon receipt of Acceptance form, checks will be distributed to stations to coincide with start of summer internships. 


Fall Internship

  • August 14: Checks will be distributed to stations to coincide with fall internships.


*dates subject to change



Student Requirements

In order to qualify for the intern program, students should:

  • Be entering their junior or senior year at an accredited college or university.
  • Be majoring in broadcasting, communications, electronic media, marketing or other broadcast-related fields.
  • For the Engineering Internships – be majoring in engineering, IT, computer programming, mechanics, or a broadcast-related field.
  • Have good computer skills, excellent written and verbal communication abilities and knowledge of current events. A 3.0 GPA or above is recommended.
  • Interview with prospective station(s).
  • Be a Massachusetts resident OR a non-resident student currently attending an accredited college or university in the Commonwealth.
Event Contact
Jordan Walton
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:00 AM - Friday, March 11, 2022 5:00 PM (EST)
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