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Position Title:

Intern

Department:

Product & Technology

Corporate Area:

PBS KIDS

Status:

Temporary, Full time NonExempt

Manager Title:

Director, Product Management

Position Overview:

Come help the PBS KIDS Games team redesign our mobile games app experience!

As we reimagine the PBS KIDS mobile games app experience on iOS, Amazon and Android/Google, we will focus on features to enhance discovery, engagement and the learning needs of children. The intern will support redesign efforts with the games squad and learn about mobile app development, developing games for children, along with supporting the coordination of new game launches and seasonal promotions.

Time Commitment: 40 hrs./week, May 28, 2024 – August 23, 2024

Undergraduate students receive $15/hour, graduate students receive $17/hour

Key Responsibilities/Projects: 

  • Support the Games Squad with redesign efforts by managing work streams and deliverables
  • Coordinate and plan game launches and seasonal promotions 
  • Research market and competitors to understand the children’s media landscape 

Skills you will acquire: 

  • An understanding of the mobile app development process, including acceptance testing and debugging/using logs (or bug reporting) 
  • An understanding of how games are created for children 
  • Market insights for children’s media 
  • Team building 

Skills Required 

  • Good communication and organization skills 
  • Knowledge of MS Office or Google suite of products 
  • Interest in games and gaming technology 
  • A desire to learn more about game development, app development, and the children’s media industry 

PBS is a membership organization that, in partnership with its member stations, serves the American public with programming and services of the highest quality, using media to educate, inspire, entertain, and express a diversity of perspectives. PBS empowers individuals to achieve their potential and strengthen the social, democratic, and cultural health of the U.S. 

PBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with the EEOC and the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

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