(Several positions 15-40 hours per week)

Duties: Programming Assistant interns work with National Public Radio's World Cafe and XPN programming staff on a broad range of tasks including:

• Artist hospitality & talent relations: Escort World Cafe recording artists on-site, load bands in and out, coordinate hospitality for weekly Free at Noon concerts, take pictures for web posting
• Develop prep files for the World Cafe host containing extensive research about artists booked to perform. This requires online research for press, bios, and lyrics
• Ongoing research of forthcoming books and movies related to music
• Format World Cafe host's scripts and organize show info daily for affiliates
• Research and organize World Cafe playlist information
• Write promotional copy about upcoming World Cafe shows for online publication and for radio hosts to read on air
• Maintain online calendars of World Cafe bookings and broadcasts
• Other duties as needed including general clerical tasks

Qualifications: Applicants must have a minimum of 15 hours available, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm. Successful candidates will be reliable, detail-oriented, have great interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently. This team does tons of research, so candidates must be web savvy and have good PC skills in Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook. An interest in exploring a career in media/entertainment and a familiarity with the music XPN and World Cafe plays is highly desirable.