Careers at NOVA

February 2008: Web Developer

NOVA and WGBH Interactive, the creators of the award-winning NOVA and NOVA scienceNOW Web sites, are looking for a new developer. If you are passionate about quality work, user experience and the future of public media, we would like to talk to you.

Web developers for pbs.org/nova work closely with interactive designers and NOVA producers to produce highly trafficked, user-friendly, engaging and educational web sites and new media. Developers also work with each other to share skills, develop new ideas and hone their craft.

We are a Mac shop, producing for LAMP environments, with a significant amount of Flash, QuickTime and Windows Media mixed in. Meanwhile we are experimenting with AJAX, JSON, and open content and user-generated content. Also, if you have any experience with metadata exchange, we have many projects integrating our work with other public media and educational institutions.

If you are interested in working with WGBH Interactive and the producers of NOVA to translate this premiere science series onto the Internet, send an e-mail with your qualifications to

Please be sure to put "Web Developer" in the subject line.

NOVA Web Internship

NOVA Online (www.pbs.org/nova) is the award-winning companion Web site to the PBS science series NOVA, produced in Boston at WGBH.

Internship Description: NOVA Online interns assist the editorial staff of NOVA's Web site through content and photo research and general administrative support. In addition, the Web intern will have opportunities to screen forthcoming episodes of NOVA and participate in developing ideas and producing content for companion Web sites. He or she will also learn how to convert video, sound, and photographic material to digital media and clear the rights to use such material online. The NOVA Online intern is a welcome participant in weekly Web site editorial meetings.

Requirements: Strong writing skills and an enthusiasm for science, plus the ability to work 15-20 hours per week (hours are flexible). Please note that this is a content production internship; Skills in design applications and programming are not required. Internships are offered three times per year -- during the fall and spring semesters and during the summer.

Note: All interns must be currently enrolled in an academic course and able to receive academic credit for their internship.

Send your resume and a cover letter briefly explaining your interest in NOVA's Web site to nova@wgbh.org. Please put "NOVA Online Internship" in the subject line.

Please note that this job description is meant to be a generic description and represents the minimum job duties an individual will be required to perform. Individual departments will/can customize job descriptions and hours of work to meet their specific needs.

WGBH is an equal opportunity employer.