Weigel Broadcasting

Summer Intern - Props & Costumes - Weigel Productions


PayCompetitive
LocationChicago/Illinois
Employment typeTemporary

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 509082
      Summer Intern Props & Costumes - Weigel Productions

      About Weigel Productions:

      Weigel Productions creates original programming and content for Weigel’s television and digital outlets. Grown out of the long-form productions including Toon In With Me, Svengoolie, Collector’s Call and My Start Story. The Weigel Productions team consists of producers, writers, editors, directors of photography, graphic artists, and researchers.

      General Job Description:

      From the first day, interns are given real-world, hands-on responsibilities. Working alongside a dynamic production staff, interns do substantial work in the world of busy, fluid daily production. Interns are treated as professionals and given in-depth learning opportunities for those who want to see what producing daily television really means.

      Overview:

      This internship will support the program and production staff.

      Intern duties will revolve around the daily costume and wardrobe assembly and maintenance of the production as well as creative duties when needed.

      Interns report to heads of each department respectively.

      Work up to 20 hours per week.

      All interns are paid.

      Weigel Broadcasting Co. does not subsidize housing.

      Duties/Responsibilities:

      Prep Costumes & Wardrobe for productions.

      Follow organizational and archival procedures to manage costume storage.

      Present on set for productions for wardrobe touch-ups and prop modifications.

      Assist with costume creation when needed.

      Collaborate on creative and prop creation when needed.

      Other duties, as assigned.

      Requirements:

      Students must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.

      Candidates should have an interest in history, pop culture, and news.

      Flexible schedule to meet the demands and rigor of a daily one-hour television program.

      In-office role.

      If you have what we are looking for, please apply with your resume and cover letter. Within the cover letter please answer the following questions:

      Why do you want an internship at Weigel Broadcasting?

      What are your career aspirations?

      What are your expectations for an internship?

      Our Perks & Benefits:

      Compensated internship

      Tax-free Transit

      Discounted Parking Access

      Gym Membership Discount

      Convenient access to highways and public transportation

      One block from the aptly named Restaurant Row

      Weigel Broadcasting Co. maintains an Equal Employment Opportunity Policy for all applicants and employees. We give fair consideration to all qualified persons and afford all our employees opportunities for advancement according to their individual abilities, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age or sex, or other protected categories. No opportunities for promotion, transfer or any other benefit of employment will be diminished through discriminatory practices. Employees or prospective employees have the right to notify an appropriate local, state or Federal agency if they believe they have been discriminated against.

  • About the company

      Weigel Broadcasting Co. is a family-owned media company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company owns and operates national television networks, as well as local broadcast stations throughout the country. The company’s history goes back more than five decades. Always an entrepreneurial company finding innovative ways to serve its markets, Weigel began with a single television station — WCIU-TV.