KGOTV ABC7 7 On Your Side Intern Spring 2027

Disney; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney’s KGO-TV (ABC7) internship in San Francisco offers hands-on experience with the 7 on Your Side team, contributing to consumer news segments and daily operations of a major market station.

You will gain newsroom exposure, assist producers, and learn essential office skills while supporting viewers and producers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a college/university pursuing a degree; at least one class at time of posting.
• Be at least 18 years old and eligible to work in the US.
• No Disney internship/College Program prior completion required.

Responsibilities

• Keep up with daily consumer news with an eye for potential stories; light writing possible.
• Research for producers' stories; web research; verify data by phone; cross-check sources.
• Sift viewer responses to identify compelling stories; compile data from viewer messages.
• Assist consumer counselors as they respond to viewer emails and present issues to companies.
• Assist producers in the field.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Education

Junior or Senior year preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Premiere

Airtable

Job description

About the Role & Program

KGO-TV (ABC7) is an ABC-owned television station (OTV), located in San Francisco near the city's iconic waterfront. The station is in the #8 ranked television market in the country. You will have an opportunity to participate in developmental programming and contribute to daily operations of a major market television station.

With the 7 on Your Side team, you will get hands‑on experience working with our team that produces consumer news segments multiple times a week, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers and directly helping the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area!

While you'll get news production experience, you'll also learn essential office skills. Overall, we hope to teach how to find, craft, and distribute good stories while instilling a sense of teamwork and a desire to help those around us.

The approximate dates of this internship are January 2027 to early June 2027.

What You Will Do

• Keep up with daily consumer news with an eye for potential stories, with possible light writing assignments
• Research for producers' stories, including web research, verify data over the phone, and cross‑check multiple sources
• Help sift through viewer responses to find the most compelling stories for the producers, and compile data on the information gathered from the pool of viewer messages
• Help consumer counselors as they answer viewer email and present the viewers' issues to the relevant companies/agencies
• Assist producers in the field

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience using Microsoft Word, Google Docs and Google Sheets
• Experience creating and maintaining spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with researching and keeping multiple projects organized
• High attention to detail and experience multitasking in a fast‑paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience (academic or internship) in journalism (print and/or broadcast); television, news and news media production; and/or television news script writing
• Experience with AP style writing
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere and/or Airtable
• Experience using camera and/or lighting equipment

Education

• Junior or Senior year preferred

Eligibility Requirements & Internship Information

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess unrestricted work authorization
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program

Additional Information

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• The approximate dates of this internship are January 2027 through early June 2027
• Fully available to work 20 hours per week during a Monday through Friday schedule (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor and could include nights/early mornings)
• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the San Francisco, California area
• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work

The pay rate for this role in California is $23.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits