This internship is offered in partnership with SuccessWorks in the College of Letters and Science through the Community Impact Internship Program.
WORT is a non-commercial, listener-sponsored, member-controlled community radio station broadcasting to South-Central Wisconsin and maintaining an active Internet presence. WORT programming shall respect all peoples and their environments, and shall serve a broad spectrum of the community by:

• Providing a forum for both the discussion of public issues, and the expansion of musical and cultural experience, in order to promote greater communication, education, entertainment, and understanding.
• Facilitating community expression and providing community access to share music, culture, news, and information.
• Challenging the cultural and intellectual assumptions of our listeners through unique and diverse programming.
• Including audiences and programmers under-represented by other media.

Partially Remote

10 to 15 hours per week

$500

Eligibility Requirements
● Undergraduate enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the same semester as the internship

L&S Students are eligible to receive a $500 stipend from SuccessWorks.
L&S students who are eligible for work study funding can complete additional requirements, detailed in the "Job Duties" section to receive $12/hour in lieu of a stipend. Work study eligibility is preferred, but not required.

**To receive a stipend or work study funding, students must be enrolled in the College of Letters and Science.**

Minimum Skills/Abilities
● Ability to use or learn database, spreadsheet, website editing and word processing programs
● Ability to edit or learn to edit audio files, create web posts, share on social media
● Strong command of English language and grammar or the ability to research and correct mistakes
● Great attention to detail and a desire to perform accurate, quality work
● Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a busy work environment

Internship job duties
● Assist in managing incoming physical and digital music submissions
● Curate on-air guest appearances and interviews to post online after programming airs
● Work with the Music Director to organize and manage online and social media posts
● Discuss and create music stories, outreach and social media ideas with the Music Director
● Seek out WORT-relevant music news from local to global sources
● Identify and help create print materials to use for outreach opportunities
● Create and/or assist with social media campaigns including live streams/posts during events
● Work cooperatively with the Music and Digital Production Directors and other WORT staff

Work Study interns must complete the following additional requirements:
One 30-minute career advising appointment with a SuccessWorks Career Advisor
Participation in one SuccessWorks Careers Event (remote or in-person)
Feedback survey/short interview about their internship experience

UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086. Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu/ for the most up-to-date information.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/