Retro Report is seeking a summer audience engagement intern who will use and expand the skills they've learned in their audience engagement and marketing classes to grow new and existing audiences for the organization. This is an internship for academic credit. The intern is expected to work from our newsroom in Midtown Manhattan Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week.
Retro Report's primary audience of interest is secondary and higher education teachers. The intern will help the audience engagement team refine its strategy and tactics through research, and by helping with social media campaign ideas, newsletter articles and at a Council of Educator Summit in July. The intern will work under the supervision of Retro Report's Senior Audience Engagement Manager and alongside the education team on projects that may include but are not limited to:
- Researching Retro Report’s offerings and comparing them with other platforms through feature-by-feature comparisons
- Experimenting with AI to create quizzes and other interactive tools
- Exploring platforms including Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers to see if they are compatible with Retro Report’s goals and mission
- Working with the Senior Audience Engagement Manager on Retro Report’s YouTube strategy
- Conducting research for outreach and additional partnerships
Retro Report is an Emmy Award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to producing documentary journalism and classroom resources that connect the lessons of history to today’s most pressing issues. Our more than 300 documentary videos provide context to the fast-paced news of our world today using investigative journalism and narrative storytelling. Our work appears on our website, our YouTube channel, and on our partners' platforms, including The New York Times, PBS Frontline, The New Yorker, Vice News, among others. Many of our videos are accompanied by free educational resources that are used by educators across the country in classes on U.S. History, English, Environmental Science, Human Geography and Civics and Government.
Duration: June 2 - July 25 (Eight weeks, 30 hours per week)
Holidays Observed: June 19, July 4
Key Qualifications
- Experience in using mainstream and emerging social and community platforms
- Strong writing and editing skills for digital platforms
- Strong research skills
- Previous experience or coursework in marketing
- Data analysis and visualization skills (Google Analytics, Google Spreadsheets, etc.)
- Familiarity with Canva
- Excellent communications skills
- Excellent project management skills and attention to detail
- A passion for history and education
- Familiarity with Retro Report's mission and work
Additional Information
- Our office is located Midtown near Grand Central Terminal
- The audience team works on a hybrid schedule. The office is open every weekday. Staff lunch is provided on Thursdays.
- Journalists in our newsroom have experience at CBS, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and CNN.
To apply, email a resume, cover letter and work samples to joinourteam@retroreport.com.
