Intern - Technical

Job Description

WLWT-TV, the Hearst Television owned NBC affiliate in Cincinnati is recruiting college students for our 10-12 week, summer paid internship program, which provides a hands-on professional learning experience, with an emphasis on broadcast operations and technical support. The WLWT Internship Program is administered through in-person training and shadowing of technical personnel covering operations, IT support, and engineering maintenance. You will report to the Engineering Director.

Responsibilities

The internship focuses on exposing and actively engaging in all aspects of television production with specific focus on engineering, IT, and the support roles within a live broadcast facility.

Qualifications

Ambitious, reliable, and enthusiastic college students should have some classroom experience in broadcast operations or production, electronic engineering, or computer science.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Desire to learn new skills and how behind the scenes support is done
• Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment, resourcefulness, and confidence
• Possess a positive, professional attitude
• Possess the ability to pay close attention to detail
• Willingness to work different times of day
• Weekly Workload: 20 hours each week

Students must have junior, senior or graduate studies level status to apply.

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxek8j-18-224-39-32-42 in your application.