Start/End Dates: May 25th, 2026 – October 5th, 2026 (20 weeks)
Compensation: $688 per week
Medical Insurance: Not Provided
Application Due: March 1st, 2026

The Latino Heritage Internship Program seeks to engage young professionals in natural resource and cultural heritage careers. Applicants must meet the following additional requirements:

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Be between the ages of 18–30, or up to 35 if a veteran
• Be willing to undergo a background check upon hiring
• Have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record

Note: A personal vehicle is required for this position.

Position Description

This multimedia outreach internship supports San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in expanding its connection with local communities and students. Working alongside the park’s Visual Information Specialist and Interpretation & Education team, the intern will create engaging educational media and programs to help orient students and educators before their park visits. These products will highlight themes of culture, heritage, survival, innovation, and stewardship, using multimedia tools to reach diverse learners and enhance field trip experiences.

The intern will use historic primary sources to inform content and will contribute to both on-site and off-site programming as needed. In addition to multimedia production, the intern will gain experience in front-line interpretation by staffing the Visitor Center and conducting roving interpretation at Mission San José. One major deliverable will be a kid-friendly multimedia educational resource designed for local 4th-grade students learning about mission history.

This position provides hands-on training in interpretation, media creation, education, and public engagement, all in support of engaging the next generation of park stewards.

Responsibilities

• Develop multimedia educational products (photos, videos, graphics, etc.) for use by teachers, students, and the park’s website.
• Collaborate with the Visual Information Specialist to create visually appealing and curriculum-relevant classroom resources.
• Produce at least one educator resource that orients 4th-grade students to the park before field trips, incorporating kid-friendly history and safe-visitor behaviors.
• Use historical primary sources to guide video and media content development.
• Connect themes of culture, heritage, survival, and innovation to resource-protection messages.
• Staff the Visitor Center front desk, greeting visitors and providing orientation and information.
• Conduct roving interpretation at Mission San José and assist rangers with on-site and off-site educational programs as needed.
• Receive training in formal interpretation and integrate these skills into visitor engagement.
• Use creativity and multimedia tools to connect with diverse audiences and enhance park relevancy.

Qualifications

• Experience in at least one media discipline: photography, videography, illustration, graphic design, etc.
• Strong written communication skills and professionalism.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; strong work ethic and initiative.
• Preferred: videography experience and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud (especially Adobe Premiere).
• Preferred: proficiency in Spanish.
• Interest in education, storytelling, cultural heritage, and multimedia communication.

Interns in this program will receive 640 hours towards Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority. See below on information about:

Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority (PLC)
The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. The intern must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, inclusive, or a veteran up to age 35 and complete 640 hours of work on an appropriate conservation project to be eligible for this hiring authority. Upon successful completion of the PLC project(s), the intern is eligible for two years to be hired non-competitively into a federal seasonal, term, or permanent position. The applicant must apply to a PLC-eligible position advertised on USAJobs.gov and selected off a non-competitive certificate of eligibility. For more information, see DOI Personnel Bulletins 11-02 , 12-13, and 17-03.

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