News Intern (Fall)

Hearst Television; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Hearst Television's KCRA/KQCA TV in Sacramento offers a Newsroom Intern position to observe how a television station operates and the community role it plays. You will work with a collaborative team across departments, learning how we get news on air and on digital platforms.

During a 10- to 12-week program, you will shadow the Assignment Desk, TV News Production, Digital News Production, Photographers and Logistics, Sports, and Weather, while supporting social media and content research.

Responsibilities

• Assist team members in gathering news and information.
• May also assist in research and other tasks.
• Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast.
• Time in the field shadowing reporters or anchors at a live report.
• Help research and write content for digital platforms including the KCRA app and KCRA.com.
• Assist with social media efforts and email communication.
• Assist team members with field work and news gathering.
• Monitor national sports feeds/accounts for breaking sports news.
• Log sports events for the Sports staff.
• Write scripts for daily sportscast and research team/player statistics.
• Pitch story ideas to sports department and may accompany reporters on location shoots.
• Analyze weather charts and models, prepare daily forecasts, and produce weather graphics.
• Assist meteorologists in gathering critical information and relay to News, Assignment Desk, and Web.

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Come join KCRA/KQCA TV, the Hearst Television station in Sacramento, as a Newsroom Intern! You will come to understand how a television station functions, the many jobs available and the roles the TV station plays in the community. As an intern, you'll learn what it's like to work with a collaborative team across multiple departments, how we get news on the air and on our digital platforms, and the vital role other departments play at the television station.

Newsroom interns will spend 10 to 12 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments:

Assignment Desk

• Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and placing telephone calls from reporters, sources, governments agencies and general public
• May also assist in research and other tasks

TV News Production

• Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast
• Time in the field shadowing reporters or anchors at a live report

Digital News Production

• Help research and write content for KCRA digital platforms including the KCRA app, KCRA.com and various social media platforms
• When appropriate, the opportunity to help with photo and video production for digital platforms may be available
• Assist with social media efforts and email communication

Photographers and Logistics

• Assist team members with field work and news gathering

Sports

• Monitor national sports feeds/accounts for any 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 sports department
• May accompany reporters on location shoots

Weather

• Analyze weather charts and models
• Prepare daily forecasts
• Produce weather graphics
• Assist meteorologists in gathering critical & breaking weather information and data
• Relay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and Web
• Research statistical data
• Practice forecast delivery in-studio
• Assist with social media efforts and email communication

Salary

Interns will get paid $20.00 per hour.

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's 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.

ABOUT US

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching nearly 25 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

We are an 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.