KDKA-TV/CBS News Pittsburgh seeks an ambitious intern with a passion for journalism, video production, and social media to join our award-winning news and creative services teams. You will learn all aspects of television news journalism, studio and on-location production, commercial production, digital, and more. With this opportunity, the right candidate will be exposed to numerous career paths in the journalism, production and creative services fields. We are seeking the right person with the right attitude. Someone with a team first approach who also has community-oriented passion. If this is you, please apply!

Responsibilities:

• This Internship will be shared between the News and Creative Services Departments. Students will have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience while working with News and Creative Services professionals.
• Work with News Management and Assignment Desk Editors on developing news stories
• Work with Director of Creative Services on marketing & promotions, public relations, commercial projects and content development
• Production Assistant for in-studio and on-location video production, news gathering, and web development
• Write and produce social media campaigns for news
• Assist with video Editing
• Observe and interact with operations department supervising floor cameras, audio, teleprompter, director and producer duties for live in-studio newscasts and entertainment programming
• Participate in public relations and community events
• Assist on commercial shoots
• Assist Creative Services with department projects and brand development
• Other duties as assigned

Eligibility:

• Internships are available to students who will be Juniors or Seniors in the fall of 2024. If you are a graduating senior, please check our website for full-time job opportunities.
• You must be available to intern full-time (5 days a week/36-40 hours a week) for 10 weeks total starting in June.
• Interns will be required to work fully on-site for the duration of the program.
• Internships are paid at a competitive standard hourly rate (school credit is optional).

Exciting perks tailored just for you!

• Speaker series with industry experts
• Unique networking opportunities & social events
• Complimentary Paramount+ with Showtime subscription during your internship
• Workshops on crafting your resume, nailing interviews and career strategy
• 1:1 mentorship, volunteer opportunities, on-the-job learning and so much more!
  

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

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