WVTM News Summer Internship
WVTM News Summer Internship
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Job Description
Come join WVTMTV the Hearst Television station in the Birmingham market as an intern this spring!WVTMTV is a key community partner in Birmingham providing breaking news weather and other information vital to local audiences through our newscasts. An NBC affiliate WVTMTV also provides entertainment programming and partners with the community on important local initiatives.
As an HTV intern you will come to understand how a television station operates and be expected to contribute to the operation. You will be engaged in the newsroom assisting producers editors assignment editors reporters photographers and anchors. The intern will also have the opportunity to accompany crews in the field. The intern will report to the News Director.
What youll do and learn:
- Editorial process (broadcast and/or digital)
- Writing/storytelling
- Newscast producing/story selection
- Explore broadcast and digital marketing and learn the responsibilities of the Creative Services Department
- Gain an overview of the technical areas of the station (News Edit ENG Receive Microwave News Gathering Satellite News Gathering News Photography Studio Operations Control Room Operations Air Operations Maintenance IT etc.
Responsibilities:
- Help report news stories select research and write content for live newscasts and digital platforms
- Communicate coordinate and execute creative vision with the team of anchors reporters meteorologists photographers editors and production staff
- Help producers and reporters with interviews including establishing contacts
- Conduct news interviews inperson or through remote technology like Zoom
- Work with and guiding reporters and photographers in story production
- Other duties as assigned
- Inperson attendance is required
Qualifications:
- An interest in journalism
- The ability to be versatile as Fellows handle a wide range of topics and subjects
- Excellent writing spelling grammar and copyediting skills
- The ability to remain calm under pressure and deal with the stresses and pressures of timesensitive newscast production
- Must be wellversed in local and national news stories
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Part-Time
