Virtual Intern - TV Station Accounting

Job Description

As a part of our commitment to community service and educational enrichment, 4 News and NSN Sports offers a limited number of highly-sought after unpaid internships aimed at providing a springboard for college students interested in developing careers in broadcast and/or cable television and human resources. Interns will experience all phases of a major market television station's day-to-day operations as a supplement to their academic curriculum.

Required Skills

NBC CHANNEL 4 News and NSN Sports internships are made available to juniors and seniors registered in a four-year undergraduate program at an accredited college or university. Graduate students and students entering their second year in a two-year junior or community college program may also be considered. Applicants should possess declared majors in communications, journalism, broadcast production techniques or some similar related area. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. The applicant must receive academic credit for the internship experience.

Possible Internship Areas Include:
• Entertainment News
• General News
• Investigative News
• Production
• Sports
• Web Operations

You Must Be
• A current college student who boasts a strong academic record.
• Able to receive college credit for this internship.
• A responsible professional who has prior internship and/or work experience.
• A candidate with a terrific attitude who can work well with a team as well as independently.
• A creative self-starter who can communicate effectively and work well under constant deadline.
• Willing to work mornings, nights and/ or weekends to support our newscasts varying hours: We will do our best to work with your schedule.
• Entertainment: In addition to general requirements, must be familiar with writing scripts and making banners. Must have knowledge of social media platforms and ability to stay on top of entertainment news and what's trending.
• Web Operations: In addition to general requirements, must have excellent writing skills. Experience with web content, video editing or content management systems is a plus, but not required.

You Must Submit
• One letter of recommendation
• One copy of your academic transcript
• Cover letter: Please include answers to the following questions:
• 1) Which internship area are you interested in?
• 2) What are your career goals?
• 3) Why are you interested in working with Sinclair?

Internship Application Requirements

➢ Two samples of work such as writing projects, audio or videotapes (these can be graded class assignments or published work)

➢ Required forms from the applicant's institution

➢ Application submittal - Bridge candidate profile

➢ A copy of internship guidelines from student's institution, when possible the station should allow the college/university to provide oversight and input over the intern's duties.

➢ Face-to-face interview virtually or in-person

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn8pv5-3-137-221-163-42 in your application.