Why WGBH Educational Foundation
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedProduces and distributes educational, inspiring public media content—including television, radio, and digital programming—to foster learning, culture, and diverse perspectives nationwide.
- The WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston, is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. With its wide range of programs, events and services it is one of the nation's preeminent public media institutions.As the largest producer of…$197.1M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives. At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and Wednesday, Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW GBH Education is a department within public media powerhouse GBH, whose mission is to work with communities to research, develop, and distribute quality media to support the learning and development of children and youth. We aim to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people through research-based practices and partnerships with educators, families, and community-based organizations.
We serve educators and learners in both in-school (prek-12) and out-of-school (informal) learning settings, and are co-leads of PBS LearningMedia ( www.pbslearningmedia.org ), public media’s flagship service of free digital learning resources JOB OVERVIEW The Program & Outreach Coordinator supports the implementation of education and community engagement initiatives at New England Public Media (NEPM).
Reporting to the Manager, Education Marketing & Outreach, this position provides administrative, programmatic, and outreach support across a portfolio of media literacy, career exploration, and educator engagement programs serving children, youth, college students, educators, families, and community partners in Western Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth. The Coordinator will assist with program logistics, participant communications, internship coordination, event planning, and outreach activities that help connect learners to careers in media and public media.
This is an ideal opportunity for an early-career professional interested in education, youth development, media literacy, and community engagement.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Coordination Coordinate day-to-day logistics for Media Lab programs, workshops, and student experiences. Support the planning and implementation of high school media literacy cohorts and college internship programs. Assist with participant recruitment, registration, scheduling, and communications. Maintain program records and collect participant data and feedback. Train interns and youth in NEPM best practices, media production, and technical skills. Internship & Youth Programs Support the coordination of interns annually, including onboarding, scheduling, and communications. Assist with planning internship and mentoring activities connected to Media Lab programs.
Coordinate materials and logistics for student projects and presentations…
About WGBH Educational Foundation
From its Form 990- Budget $215.6M · Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Staff 1,316 · founded 1951
- Pays its leaders $331K–$696K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 20 · Jobs at WGBH Educational Foundation · Full 990 report
