Internship: Work 4-10 hours per week as an intern and receive an Access Membership, regardless of residency. There are many departments to intern in. CCTV relies on volunteers who agree to provide regular assistance to staff in some area of operations. Anyone, regardless of their age or place of residence, may apply to become a CCTV intern.

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Available Internships:
Please note, not all kinds of internships are available at all times, as openings depend on CCTV's needs at the moment. However, even if the kind of internship you are interested in is not immediately available, we will keep your application on file should there be an opening.

Cablecast Intern
Cablecast interns are responsible for the on-air operations of CCTV's three Public Access channels. Cablecasters cue up and play programs according to the schedule, and facilitate users of CCTV's BeLive studio. An interest in working with people and technical equipment is required, as is attention to detail. No experience required; training provided. For more information, contact Marissa Acosta, (617) 661-6900.

Graphics Intern
Graphics interns create the computer-generated community bulletin board which plays on CCTV's Public Access Channels betweeen programs. For more information, contact Marissa Acosta, (617) 661-6900.

Production Intern
Those who already possess production skills may be interested in becoming a production intern at CCTV - planning, videotaping, logging, and editing CCTV video productions. Applicants must have demonstrated production skills. For more information, contact Shirin Mozaffari.

Computer Central Staffing Intern
Staffing interns oversee Computer Central, CCTV's combined Mac/IBM computer lab during the Public Access Drop-in Hours. Staffing interns should be comfortable with both Mac and PC computers, and motivated to learn more. A sincere interest in helping people use computers is required, as is a sensitivity to the needs and concerns of those new to computers.For more information, contact Nicole Belanger at (617) 661-6900.

Training
Brand new, flexible internship that may include, depending upon the intern's expertise, the design, updating and distribution of promotional materials about CCTV's training program, adaptation of CCTV's manuals for web publication, production of intructional videos, administrative support, research for training materials. Good organizational, writing, and computer skills required. Contact Shirin Mozaffari at (617) 661-6900 for more information.

Bilingual Teaching Intern: Do you speak Spanish, French, Portuguese or Chinese?
CCTV has specialized open access hours for Cambridge's linguistically diverse communities. We are looking for bilingual interns to teach basic computer skills to the Portuguese, Spanish, French (Haitian), and Chinese communities in Cambridge. If you speak one of these languages and are interested in making a contribution, please call Nicole Belanger at (617) 661-6900 for more information.