RETRO REPORT (full-time fall audience engagement internship) (in-person preferred; will consider remote candidates as well)

Retro Report is seeking a fall 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 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week.

Retro Report’s primary audience of interest is secondary and higher education teachers. The intern will assist the audience engagement team in refining its strategy and tactics through research, as well as contribute to social media campaigns, newsletter articles, and other initiatives. 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
Conducting research for outreach and additional partnerships
Creating social media graphics and copy to promote our free classroom resources and new projects throughout the fall, as educators head back to school

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: September 8-December 12 (10 am to 5 PM each day) (Dates are flexible)

Holidays Observed: 10/13, 11/27-28

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 communication 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 in 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.

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