2025 Summer Internships

2025 Summer Internships

Ideastream Public Media, a Cleveland-based multiple media organization and home to Ohio’s largest PBS, NPR, and classical radio stations, is looking for its next class 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 $2,800 stipend paid over the course of the 10-week internship period. The summer interns will also participate in a group project.

If you’re someone who has a passion for public media, is motivated by curiosity and wants to learn about their community, check out the internship opportunities below and apply today! Please indicate your internship preference in your application. 

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. The Intern will learn best practices for digital content creation, specifically news photos and video production. At the conclusion of the internship, the Intern will learn technical and creative photojournalism techniques and skills and have a photojournalism portfolio.

Fundraising: The Intern will assist in major gift fundraising activities to support Ideastream Public Media’s Major Gift and Planned Giving programs. The Intern will learn about donor stewardship and prospect research and assist in planning onsite events. At the conclusion of this internship, the Intern will gain an in-depth understanding of development research, data management, and major gift fundraising.

Marketing: The Intern will assist in the creation of creative brand and design projects related to Ideastream Public Media’s marketing efforts and goals to raise awareness, stimulate audience development, communicate key messages, and elevate the Ideastream Public Media brand to build brand awareness to the communities we serve. At the conclusion of this internship, the Intern will have expanded their portfolio with multi-media marketing assets across print, digital, and video.

News: The Intern will work as a member of the News team to support coverage of general and breaking news, including, but not limited to, issues of public safety, government, and race and diversity. At the conclusion of the internship, the Intern will have created content for radio broadcast and digital publication.

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”. At the conclusion of the internship, the Intern will have improved news judgement, critical thinking, writing, and interview skills.