Education Marketing Intern

Deadline to apply for KQED Internships is Friday, October 30, 2026. Please state which internship(s) you are applying for in your cover letter and apply to each internship individually. This is a paid internship, working 16 hours per week from Tuesday, January 19, 2027, through Friday, June 25, 2027. The current hourly rate is $19.61 per hour. Position Summary KQED’s education department provides services to K-12 educators and students, including classroom resources and professional development that help them bring media making, media literacy, and civic engagement into their classrooms. See our most recent annual report for reference. The Education marketing team actively works to increase awareness, registration, engagement and adoption of KQED’s free educational products and services including the Youth Media Challenge, KQED Teach, and live professional development events. We are looking for an Education Marketing Intern to work with the Senior Marketing & Communications Manager and others in the education department to support online and in-person professional development workshop marketing and production, as well as to support production of our newsletters. There will also be opportunities to support review and curation of student submissions to the Youth Media Challenge and other marketing programs. KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling. We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply. KQED Code of Ethics https://www.kqed.org/about/code-ethics The mission that drives us: KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.This position is a hybrid role based in San Francisco and reports to the Senior Marketing & Communications Manager, Education. Working in-person at least one day a week is a requirement. Essential Functions: Online workshop marketing & production supportManage online calendar of events, e.g. publishing new events in Zoom Webinars Plus, removing past events and other updates as neededAssist in the creation of event assets, including images, promotional copy, and marketing kits Draft workshop follow-up communicationsReport event data In-person event supportPrepare the department's presence at industry conferences, e.g. create tabletop signage, pack exhibiting materials, write follow-up communications, etc.Support logistics and promotion for in-person workshops at KQEDNewsletter supportDraft newsletter copyProgram and schedule emailsOther duties as assigned Internship Qualifications: Interest and/or experience in events, marketing, education, media literacy and/or youth voiceStrong writing and editing skillsAbility to take direction and to work independentlySelf starter who is not afraid to ask questionsAbility to organize and prioritize work and complete tasks on time Strong skills with Google suite (documents, spreadsheets, presentations)Comfortable working in spreadsheets and organizing dataPreferred: Experience setting up webinars/events on ZoomPreferred: Familiar with Canva and proficient with basic image editing and sizingAble to follow KQED journalistic standards and maintain a public presence that is nonpartisan and unbiased