Mountain Lake PBS welcomes interns and practicum students! The station offers internships that expose the learner to a variety of disciplines including production, programming, development, communications, engineering, information technology, outreach and education, as well as many other areas.

If you are interested in an internship with Mountain Lake PBS, please send your cover letter and resume to:

Mountain Lake PBS
Attn: Human Resources
One Sesame Street
Plattsburgh, NY, 12901

Or send via email to hr@mlpbs.org

PROGRAM EDITORIAL RESEARCH
Responsible for editorial research and some story development for Mountain Lakes’ weekly public affairs program and monthly business program. Basic print or broadcast journalism courses required. Applicant must be curious, have a pleasant telephone manner, ability to amass data, and knowledge of regional news and events. Minimum 6 hours per week. Volunteer position.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Duties may include studio setup and camera operation, logging video, transcribing field interviews, working for production during live studio events (debates, specials, fund raising, etc.) Flexible hours but must work agreed minimum per semester. 

MASS COMMUNICATIONS
This position is coordinated through the PSU Mass Communications Department and is full time for one semester. An academic internship is dependent on department approval, required courses, and GPA, and is normally done in senior year. Interns assist in local productions as production assistant, videotape editor, videographer, or researcher. When appropriate and in collaboration with a producer interns serve as writer or field interviewer. This internship is for credit hours only and is unpaid.

MARKETING & PROMOTIONS
IOpportunities to become involved might include assisting with the writing press releases, researching media opportunities, creating and placing advertising, planning and executing special events, assist with mailings, as well as handling details of a wide range of projects and activities related to the promotion of Mountain Lake PBS. Minimum 6 hours per week. This internship can be for credit hours or as a volunteer position.

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
This internship involves numerous general and administrative projects related to finance and human resources. Work requires knowledge of accounting and sound business practices. The tasks the intern would be expected to perform for this position: analyze, sort, and enter data into database, update spreadsheets with monthly data from invoices, work with staff to gather information, participate in station events to gain further insight into public television as a business, other related duties.

UNDERWRITING
The underwriting department is responsible for locating and securing corporate sponsorship for the programming that is shown on Mountain Lake PBS. This is a key component in being able to continue to bring quality programming to our community. An intern in this department would be part of a support system that would enable the underwriting staff to focus most of their time on the areas that help them achieve the marketing goals of Mountain Lake.

PROGRAM TRAFFIC AND OPERATIONS
Duties will include creating on-air broadcast logs for a digital channel, proofing station logs and other reports, researching program information, working with Master Control and Engineering with on-air discrepancies, data entry, inputting promotional materials into the server, researching and responding to program inquiries. Research projects will introduce you to television ratings, demographic studies for program placement, and assisting in delivering Mountain Lake PBS programming into national distribution.

FUNDRAISING, MEMBERSHIP, AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Internships in this field allow you to expand your knowledge of non-profit administration and improve your communication skills in various forms.  As an intern you would assist with: letter writing and/or design for appeals, thank you letters to donors and volunteers, budget development, revenue analysis, information and data management, expanding the overall mission of Mountain Lake PBS with creative ingenuity, and events and member drives.