Summer / Fall Intern - KFSN-TV Newsroom

Job Description

KFSN-TV (ABC30) Newsroom Intern, Summer/Fall 2024

About the Role & Program

KFSN-TV (ABC30) is the Disney/ABC Owned TV station in Fresno, California. Our main newsroom is located in Downtown Fresno. Our website, ABC30.com, is the number one news website in Central California, complementing the legacy of excellence established by Action News, which is consistently the highest-rated local newscast in the region!

The internship program is designed to provide you with an educational experience that complements your academic studies and an opportunity to participate in developmental programming and contribute to daily operations of a major market television station. As part of our team at ABC30, you will rotate through our various departments and get an exciting look at how everyone works together in our newsroom!

The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through early January 2025.

What You Will Do
• Assist the assignment desk, answer phones, conduct beat checks, and transcribe news interviews
• Research news topics (including online/social media news research)
• Assist in the planning of news series and promotional campaigns
• Observe editors, reporters, writers, producers, directors, and technical crews as well as attend editorial and production meetings
• Travel with marketing department, news reporters and field crews for stories and live remotes on occasion

Required Qualifications & Skills
• Major or previous coursework in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Marketing or related field
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• High attention to detail and experience multitasking in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience using social media for news gathering and/or to post content
• Previous experience (academic or internship) in journalism (print and/or broadcast); television, news and news media production; and/or television news script writing
• Previous coursework in producing, writing, or editing

Education
• Undergraduate students in their Junior or Senior year or recently graduated within the past 6 months preferred

Eligibility Requirements & Internship Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
• 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 at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information
• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through early January 2025
• Fully available to work 20 hours per week during a Monday through Sunday schedule (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor and could include nights, weekends and holidays)
• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program​ in the Fresno, California area
• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work​

The pay rate for this internship in California is $17.20 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 Disney Entertainment:

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

This position is with KFSN Television, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv696j-18-224-214-215-42 in your application.