Spring Intern - Specialized Unit

Job Description

Be a part of an innovative team and culture…

ABC News' Specialized Units leads the news division in breaking news stories and providing original content to all platforms. The Specialized Units works on medical, business, law/justice, and investigative stories as well as bookings for high profile interviews, ABC News specials and all ABC News programs.

A Day in the Life…
• Responsible for digitizing and logging media content, ensuring that it is organized and accessible for the production team
• Conducting research to gather information for news stories
• Assist with the booking process, which involves coordinating interviews, guest appearances, or other elements that contribute to the content.
• Pitching original story ideas and researching characters
• Various administrative duties including sensitive show information

What we are looking for…

(Basic Qualifications)
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Interest in business, legal, medical and current affairs stories
• Pursuing a degree in journalism or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience (academic or previous internship) in broadcast or print journalism
• Previous experience (academic or internship) in writing for news stories

(Preferred Qualifications)
• Prefer strong writer and ability to shoot
• Social Media and pop culture savvy
• Foreign language proficiency a plus

Required Education:
• To be eligible for this internship you must be a junior, senior or a recent graduate (within 6 months of your graduation date) pursing a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, Film/Television or a related field

Additional Details:
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
• Must be at least 18 years of age​ and possess unrestricted work authorization
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program. ​
• Must be able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the session
• Must be able to work on-site in New York City and provide your own housing and transportation for the duration of the internship
• Program Length: The approximate dates of this internship are January 2024 - June 2024. Candidate must be available to work 40 hours/week in Eastern Standard time for the duration of the internship- could be nights, weekends and possible overnights

The pay rate for this internship in New York, NY is $21.70 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

About ABC News:

The Disney General Entertainment Content group creates original entertainment and news content for the Company's streaming platforms and its cable and broadcast networks.

This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business we call ABC News.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkye88-3-17-146-235-42 in your application.