About the position
WTAE-TV, the Hearst-owned ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, PA is recruiting college students for our 12-week paid internship program, which provides a hands-on professional learning experience, with an emphasis on TV News Producing. The WTAE Internship Program is administered through in-person training and shadowing of news producers, group meetings, and video conference calls. WTAE-TV is Pittsburgh's Action News 4. The Pittsburgh's Action News team brings live updates from all of Pittsburgh's communities, in-depth coverage of issues that matter most to viewers, and works to take action for viewers and hold public officials accountable. Interns are introduced to every aspect of news operation, including but not limited to; news producing, digital content creation, assignment desk operations, news photography, news editing, and broadcast production. Interns work closely with assignment desk editors and producers with the goal of newsgathering, producing, writing, and presenting news content.
Responsibilities
- Participate in in-person training and shadowing of news producers
- Engage in group meetings and video conference calls
- Assist in news producing and digital content creation
- Support assignment desk operations
- Contribute to news photography and news editing
- Aid in broadcast production
- Work closely with assignment desk editors and producers
- Gather, produce, write, and present news content
Requirements
- Ambitious, reliable, and enthusiastic college students
- Some classroom experience in broadcast journalism
- Preferably some knowledge of a television newsroom
- Excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Desire to learn new skills and understand how a newscast comes together
- Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to demonstrate good judgment, resourcefulness, and confidence
- Possess a positive, professional attitude
- Ability to pay close attention to detail
- Willingness to work different times of day
- Must have junior, senior or graduate studies level status to apply
Benefits
- 12-week paid internship program
- Hands-on professional learning experience
