Jobs at NPR

Lead and manage anchors, producers, and editors for NPR Newscast across broadcast and digital platforms. Oversee weekend operations, editorial planning, hiring/onboarding, talent development, and editorial standards. Collaborate on editorial and operational strategy, adapt workflows and technology, and represent Newscast externally. Occasional travel for reporting or team projects; may fill in for the Executive Producer as needed.

Six-month full-time internship splitting time between Editorial Graphics and Education teams. Produce information graphics and data visualizations, research and analyze data, collaborate with reporters and editors, write and report digital/radio stories for education coverage, assist with reporting logistics, and support team projects including the NPR Student Podcast Challenge.

Full-time editorial internship split between All Things Considered and the National Desk. Interns research, pitch, report, book guests, log and mix audio, assist with digital production, attend editorial meetings, and learn radio journalism ethics while supporting reporters and producers on daily news and longer projects.

Six-month, full-time on-site internship rotating between Morning Edition and the NPR Washington Desk. Interns learn radio production, editing, pitching, booking guests, research for political reporters, logging interviews, building digital story pages, and may write for the web. Requires close supervision and work across show shifts, including weekends and swing schedules.

Support production and filming of Tiny Desk concerts, produce high-quality photography, create multi-platform social content (especially TikTok), and track music and digital culture trends to maintain audience engagement.

Hybrid, full-time editorial internship rotating between "It’s Been a Minute" (Oct–Jan) and "Life Kit" (Jan–Apr). Support episode research, pitching, basic audio production, booking guests, social/video support, fact-checking, listener engagement, and administrative tasks under close supervision. Requires in-office presence in NYC three days per week and standard internship deliverables (resume, cover letter, writing sample).

Six-month full-time internship supporting narrative, longform podcast production across Planet Money and The Sunday Story. Duties include research, booking and prepping interviews, logging and editing audio, mixing and scoring, writing digital and social copy, fact-checking, archival research, and contributing to editorial meetings under host-team supervision. Three months spent with each show, with hands-on opportunities to lead an episode.

Support NPR Newscast team by assisting anchors, reporters and producers with newsgathering, audio cutting, pitching and writing short-form copy. Conduct research and interviews, build coverage calendars, learn newsroom ethics and radio producing, and produce/report stories under close supervision with opportunities to have work aired.

The Senior Manager of Communications leads an integrated communications program, driving strategic campaigns to promote NPR's journalism and engaging with national media and stakeholders. Responsibilities include developing strategies, managing a team, fostering collaboration, and overseeing public messaging and reputation management.

Design, build, and deploy scalable generative AI systems to improve content metadata and personalization. Lead architecture, MLOps, RAG, prompt engineering, and evaluation; collaborate cross-functionally, integrate ethical AI practices, and monitor performance.

The IT Network Manager oversees network infrastructure, manages a team of engineers, and ensures high availability and security for real-time media transport in a collaborative environment.

Lead strategy to amplify NPR journalism and talent across press, creator platforms, AI discovery, and events. Manage publicists and talent relations, build creator partnerships, pilot emerging channels, partner with newsroom leadership on narrative defense, and set modern KPIs to measure editorial influence.