Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, distributed by Public Radio International, is a weekly arts & entertainment interview public radio show and podcast about things that are awesome.

We offer a comprehensive internship program, welcoming a student each academic semester. Students must commit to 24 hours per week in the summer, and 20 hours per week in the winter or spring, working in our office in Mount Washington on the east side of Los Angeles. We generally prefer students who will receive academic credit for their work, but invite any person to apply as long as he or she can provide a firm commitment for the internship period.

Interns should expect to work actively and directly in the production of Bullseye, as well as MaximumFun.org and our family of comedy podcasts. Duties generally involve editing audio and/or video, creating and posting content to our website and podcast feeds, corresponding with listeners and donors, helping to coordinate live shows and events, and providing assistance to our host/producer before and during interviews with actors, comedians, musicians, authors, and other pop culture figures. Interns are a key part of our small crew and also participate in strategy sessions and in researching and booking guests.

We offer three internship periods, each approximately 3 months in length. The Fall period runs roughly from September through December, the Winter/Spring period from January through April, and the Summer period from May through August. We can make some provision for varying academic schedules as necessary.

Application deadlines are as follows:
Fall Internship - September 1st
Winter/Spring Internship - January 15th
Summer Internship - May 1st

Earlier applications are always appreciated. Decisions will be made within four weeks.

Please provide a resume, along with two references, as well as a cover letter not longer than 500 words describing why you are interested in the position. Please also (briefly) list any experience you may have in radio, film/tv/internet broadcasting, or other journalism, as well as what skills you have with a computer and whether you have any experience editing video or audio.

Please submit this information in Microsoft Word or PDF format AND as text in the body of an email to internships@maximumfun.org.