WABC-TV (ABC7) 7 On Your Side Intern, Spring 2027

The Walt Disney Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

WABC-TV, the flagship Disney/ABC-owned television station in New York, offers a six-month, part-time internship (24 hours per week) in the 7 On Your Side consumer unit. You will pre-interview viewers, assess stories, and help prepare segments for air and digital platforms.

You will shadow reporters, refine on-camera techniques, and gain experience in journalism, production, and audience engagement in a fast-paced newsroom setting.

Qualifications

• Interest in journalism, television news, or multimedia storytelling demonstrated through coursework, student media, projects, or internships.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and communicate professionally by phone and email.
• Experience with broadcast journalism and news script writing.

Responsibilities

• Pre-interview viewers/guests, compile documentation, and pitch strong stories to the producer.
• Provide excellent customer service to viewers in need, organize documents and maintain project relationships.
• Shadow reporters to learn on-camera techniques and stand-up delivery.

Skills

Journalism interest

Professional communication

Broadcast news production

AP style writing

Social media content creation

Customer service

Education

Currently pursuing a degree at an accredited college/university

Tools

Microsoft Office

OneDrive

Social media editing tools

Job description

About the Role & Program:

WABC-TV, the flagship Disney/ABC–owned television station in New York, is the most-watched television station in the New York Television market and the United States. WABC also leads the marketinstation websites and has the highest social media engagement!

WABC-TV's 7 On Your Side unitis responsible forproducing dozens of segments each year that inform and entertain, making viewers both smarter and richer. The consumer unit produces content that runs both on over-the-air broadcasts and on WABC-TV's many digital platforms. Most importantly, 7 On Your Side serves as an advocate for our viewers. For the past decade, 7 On Your Side has successfully recovered more than a million dollars each year in restitution for ourviewers!!!

This internship is a part-time (24 hours), six-month commitment in the New York, New York area from January 2027 - June 2027.

What You Will Do:

Every single day, 7 On Your Side gets dozens of emails from our viewers. Each is a cry for help from someone who feelsthey'vebeenscammedor ripped off.It's the intern's job to effectively and thoughtfully pre-interview many of these viewers todetermineif the story is worth the unit's time, effort, and resources.

As our intern, you will:

• Be responsible forpre-interviewing viewers/guests, compiling documentation, and pitching strong stories to the producer.
• Exercise excellent customer service skills with viewers in need, organize their documents, material and maintain the project relationship.
• Shadow reporter Nina Pineda onnumerousshoots, learning on-camera techniques, and doing sample stand-ups!

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Interest in journalism, television news, or multimedia storytelling demonstrated through coursework, student media, projects, or internships.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and communicate professionally by phone and email.
• Experience with broadcast journalism, television news production, and/or news script writing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including OneDrive file-sharing workflows.
• Experience creating social media content using mobile or web-based editing tools.
• Experience writing in AP Style and adapting broadcast content for digital platforms.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
• Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• Fully available from January 2027 through June 2027
• All candidates must be willing to work24 hours/weekduring a Monday through Friday schedule
• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the New York, New York area
• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work in the New York, New York area

Materials Required:

• A portfolio review is required for this position. For full consideration, please include a link to your portfolio on your résumé. Applications without a portfolio link on the résumé will not be considered a completed application packet and may not be fully considered for the position. Please visit our support site or additional information.

The pay rate for this role in New York is $22.50 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.