Intern - TV Station

Job Description

Fall Intern - Gray Television Future Focus - KNOE

Are you among the best and brightest at your college or university and are contemplating what's next? Stop waiting for ''real life'' to start and put your knowledge to the test. Launch your media career with Gray Television's Future Focus paid internship program! As a paid intern, you won't sit and watch someone else doing their job. Gray's Future Focus program is an immersive experience where you serve as a valued member of our award-winning team.

With 113 television stations across the US, Gray Television offers an unprecedented opportunity for students to learn an area of broadcast expertise from seasoned professionals in the business. Whether your interest involves news, production, sales, marketing, or engineering, our stations become a hands-on learning environment for Gray Television interns. If we have an employee doing it, there can be a Gray intern learning and earning. Not only will you walk away with an expanded resume and portfolio, Gray's paid internship opens doors to begin your full-time career with Gray Television. Many of our current employees started as interns.
Our paid internship program puts you at the front of the line for full-time job openings, armed with the training you received from your internship.

Interested in learning more? We look forward to hearing from you!

About KNOE:

KNOE-TV 8 News is an award-winning television station and news organization located in Monroe, Louisiana, covering northeast Louisiana, Union and Ashley Counties in Arkansas, and Warren and Adams Counties in Mississippi. KNOE-TV is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television and is a sister station to ABC affiliate KAQY. Our offices and studios are located on Oliver Road in Monroe, and our transmitter is located in the town of Columbia in Caldwell, Parish. Since our first broadcast day on September 27, 1953, KNOE-TV has offered the best news, entertainment, weather, sports, and investigative reporting. Besides providing high-quality programming from both the CBS and ABC television networks, we also offer programs from the CW network. For further information, please visit www.knoe.com.

Internship Summary/Description:

KNOE-TV 8 is seeking one fall intern to work and learn as a part-time, paid journalist in the newsroom.

Depending on the applicant's interests, this position gives first-hand experience of reporting, shooting, and editing video, interviewing sources, researching information, writing scripts, and building digital stories. Our paid internship program puts you at the front of the line for full-time job openings, armed with the training you received.

Duties/Responsibilities of the internship include (but not limited to):
- Shoot and Edit video.
- Develop story ideas around local news and events.
- Research and gather information.
- Write news content for TV and digital platforms.
- Produce videos and graphics for digital platforms.

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Positive and professional attitude in a fast-paced and dynamic environment under deadline pressure
- Able to work well with a team.
- This position is designed to build on journalism knowledge. Applicants should have completed at least basic college coursework in journalism or related majors or have equivalent professional experiences.
- Must maintain a safe driving record.
• ️ Interested in the program? Go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, type ''KNOE Intern'' (in search bar)

KNOE-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmy5o2-13-58-133-140-42 in your application.