NPM Corporate Sponsorship Internship - Fall 2026

About the role

A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility - and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide. Across our organization, we're building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR . This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR. Internship Program Duration: October 5th, 2026 - April 16th, 2027 Application Instructions : Applications close on Sunday, June 14th at 11:59 pm ET. Intro to Position As the corporate sponsorship sales team for all NPR network programs, NPR and PBS stations, National Public Media works with companies across a variety of categories and objectives to generate support for the public broadcasting system, while delivering breakthrough results for sponsors. National Public Media is looking for an intern to join our New York NPR sales office. The sales team represents NPR's radio, podcast, digital, and events platforms. The ideal candidate has experience or would like experience working in a fast-paced media sales or advertising agency environment, is curious about the media industry, detail-oriented, able to multi-task and has a proven ability to thrive under pressure. The ideal intern candidate is either pursuing a major or has an interest in advertising, marketing, media sales and/or media planning/buying. National Public Media (NPM) is the sponsorship subsidiary of NPR, working with brands, agencies, producers and broadcasters to develop campaigns that deliver on sponsor objectives while fueling the mission of public media. It serves as the exclusive sponsorship representative for the NPR network, which reaches 46 million people weekly across platforms, and designs multi-market campaigns with public media stations nationwide. National Public Media is committed to excellence in audience research, measurement tools, product design and creative consultation and production for each of its brand and station partners.