Education Program and Outreach Coordinator

GBH enriches peoples lives through programs and services that educate inspire and entertain fostering citizenship and culture the joy of learning and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community mentor and learn from colleagues and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week every Tuesday and Wednesday Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

GBH Education is a department within public media powerhouse GBH whose mission is to work with communities to research develop and distribute quality media to support the learning and development of children and youth. We aim to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people through research-based practices and partnerships with educators families and community-based organizations. We serve educators and learners in both in-school (prek-12) and out-of-school (informal) learning settings and are co-leads of PBS LearningMedia () public medias flagship service of free digital learning resources

JOB OVERVIEW

The Program & Outreach Coordinator supports the implementation of education and community engagement initiatives at New England Public Media (NEPM). Reporting to the Manager Education Marketing & Outreach this position provides administrative programmatic and outreach support across a portfolio of media literacy career exploration and educator engagement programs serving children youth college students educators families and community partners in Western Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth.

The Coordinator will assist with program logistics participant communications internship coordination event planning and outreach activities that help connect learners to careers in media and public media. This is an ideal opportunity for an early-career professional interested in education youth development media literacy and community engagement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Coordination

• Coordinate day-to-day logistics for Media Lab programs workshops and student experiences.
• Support the planning and implementation of high school media literacy cohorts and college internship programs.
• Assist with participant recruitment registration scheduling and communications.
• Maintain program records and collect participant data and feedback.
• Train interns and youth in NEPM best practices media production and technical skills.

Internship & Youth Programs

• Support the coordination of interns annually including onboarding scheduling and communications.
• Assist with planning internship and mentoring activities connected to Media Lab programs.
• Coordinate materials and logistics for student projects and presentations.

Community Outreach & Events

• Coordinate interactive station tours for middle school high school and college students.
• Assist with organizing workshops school visits and career exploration events.
• Represent GBH and NEPM Education at college and community career fairs as needed.
• Support outreach efforts with schools colleges early childhood partners and community organizations throughout Massachusetts.

Communications & Marketing Support

• Assist with creating promotional materials newsletters and social media content for education programs.
• Support communications efforts related to internship recruitment and program participation.
• Maintain contact lists and assist with event and program promotion.

Administrative & Grant Support

• Track program participation and assist with data collection for grant reporting requirements.
• Support grant-funded projects by maintaining timelines deliverables and documentation.
• Assist with budget tracking for program expenses and supplies.
• Provide general administrative support for education initiatives and special projects.

SKILL SET

• Strong attention to detail organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Interest in media literacy public media education and career-connected learning.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with educators students and community partners.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Google Suite and familiarity with social media platforms preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel statewide as required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish speaker preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience in Education Communications Public Media Community Engagement or a related field required.
• One to three years of professional experience or relevant internships preferred.
• Experience working with children youth or community-based programs is a plus.
• Experience with production and media technology editing and other technical skills.

JOB SPECIFICS

Contract position

Hybrid position

LOCATION

44 Hampden Street Springfield MA 01103