Posted On: October 17, 2024

Media-Related Internship

Media Organization: WFMU

Company Description

WFMU-FM is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station broadcasting at 91.1 Mhz FM in Jersey City, NJ, right across the Hudson from lower Manhattan. It is currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States.

WFMU’s programming ranges from flat-out uncategorizable strangeness to rock and roll, experimental music, 78 RPM Records, jazz, psychedelia, hip-hop, electronica, hand-cranked wax cylinders, punk rock, gospel, exotica, R&B, radio improvisation, cooking instructions, classic radio airchecks, found sound, dopey call-in shows, interviews with obscure radio personalities and notable science-world luminaries, spoken word collages, Andrew Lloyd Webber soundtracks in languages other than English as well as Country and western music.

All of the station’s programming is controlled by individual DJs and is not beholden to any type of station-wide playlist or rotation schedule. Experimentation, spontaneity and humor are among the station’s most frequently noted distinguishing traits. WFMU does not belong to any existing public radio network, and close to 100% of its programming originates at the station.

Job Description

Interested in becoming an intern in the Music Department at WFMU? We’re hiring!

Details:
+ All internships take place in-person at WFMU HQ in Jersey City, NJ
+ This is an unpaid internship
+ Applicants should be available 2 days per workweek, 11:00am - 5:00pm
+ Applicants can receive college credit, though this is not required.

Job description:
+Assist Music Director with various administrative tasks.
+Maintain organization of record catalog.
+Research new label releases, artists, and upcoming performances.
+Maintain database of radio play.
+Write descriptions of incoming records, CDs, and tapes.

Requirements:

+Familiarity with and love of WFMU.
+Voracious appetite for music consumption and education.
+Willingness to help out wherever needed.
+Office experience preferred.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter stating 1) your professional or academic experience 2) what you like about WFMU 3) why you should intern here to: jessica@wfmu.org.

To Apply

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter stating 1) your professional or academic experience 2) what you like about WFMU 3) why you should intern here to: Jessica Romoff (jessica@wfmu.org).