GRAY MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM WINTER '27 - WWBT

Gray Media • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

Gray Media is seeking college students for its 10-week immersive training program at WWBT 12 On Your Side in Richmond, Virginia. Participants gain hands-on experience in local media by taking on real assignments in areas such as producing, multimedia journalism, meteorology, and media sales. Work may be published or broadcast, and participants create content for television, social media, streaming apps, and websites. Interns work alongside experienced media professionals, build a professional portfolio, and contribute to stories and projects serving the community or helping local businesses. The program is paid and requires a commitment of 25 hours per week for 10 weeks. Gray Media describes the program as a potential pathway to full-time opportunities across its station network.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a college or university; junior or senior status is preferred, and senior year is preferred in the qualifications section.
• Pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, sales, marketing, broadcast journalism, or a related field.
• Strong work ethic and organizational skills.
• Ability to take initiative and a hands-on approach to work.
• Digital media awareness and comfort creating content across platforms.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to tell a story, pitch an idea, or explain a forecast.
• Reliable commitment to the full 10-week program and 25-hour weekly schedule.
• Urgency, a can-do attitude, and interest in local media and community impact.

Nice To Haves

• Junior or senior college standing, preferably senior year.

Responsibilities

• Take on real-world assignments in a specialty such as producing, multimedia journalism, meteorology, or media sales.
• Create content for social media, streaming apps, websites, and television.
• Collaborate with experienced media professionals.
• Build a professional-grade portfolio through hands-on work.
• Tell stories relevant to the community or help local businesses grow through media strategies.

Benefits

• Paid internship; pay ranges from the applicable state minimum wage to $15 per hour.
• Hands-on, real-world experience and portfolio development.
• Access to experienced media professionals and Gray Media's station network.
• Potential pathway to full-time career opportunities within Gray Media.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed