Intern (Fall)

KCRA 3 & My58 Television; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

KCRA 3 & My58 Television in Sacramento is offering a Newsroom Intern position. You will learn how a television station operates across departments, collaborating with teams to get news on air and online, while observing the roles of different newsroom functions.

The internship covers Assignment Desk, TV News Production, Digital News Production, photographers/logistics, sports, and weather—providing hands-on experience and exposure to live and digital news workflows.

Responsibilities

• Assignment Desk: Assist in gathering news and information; take and place calls from reporters, sources, government agencies, and the public.

Job description

Job Description

Come join KCRA/KQCA TV, the Hearst Television station in Sacramento, as a Newsroom Intern. As an intern, you’ll learn how a television station functions, including the many jobs available and the roles the TV station plays in the community. You will work with a collaborative team across multiple departments to get news on the air and on digital platforms, and appreciate the vital roles of other departments.

Internship Experience

• Assignment Desk: Assist in gathering news and information, take and place telephone calls from reporters, sources, government agencies, and the public. May also assist in research and other tasks.
• TV News Production: Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast; shadow reporters or anchors during live reports.
• Digital News Production: Research and write content for KCRA digital platforms (KCRA app, KCRA.com, social media). May help with photo and video production for digital platforms. Assist with social media efforts and email communication.
• Photographers & Logistics: Assist team members with field work and news gathering.
• Sports: Monitor national sports feeds/accounts for breaking sports news, log all sports events recorded by the Sports staff, write scripts for daily sportscast, research team and player statistics, pitch story ideas to the sports department, and may accompany reporters on location shoots.
• Weather: Analyze weather charts and models, prepare daily forecasts, produce weather graphics, assist meteorologists in gathering critical weather information and data, relay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and Web, research statistical data, practice forecast delivery in-studio, and assist with social media efforts and email communication.

Training Duration

The internship is 10 to 12 weeks.

Salary

Interns will be paid $20.00 per hour.

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. We highlight people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. We strive to be 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.

About Us

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and operates 35 television and two radio stations across 27 media markets in 39 states, reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as a premier broadcasting company and has received numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.