Fall Virtual Intern - Sports

Job Description

Fall 2020 Virtual Intern – CNN Sports

The CNN Story

The Team
CNN Sports is looking for an all-star intern to experience, learn and assist in sports newsgathering and production for all CNN Platforms: TV & Digital.We are made up of enthusiastic journalists who create sports content within a news climate including Bleacher Report segments on CNN-US and the World Sport daily show on CNN International.

The Job
CNN Sports Intern

The Daily
• Interns assist sports newsgathering by providing event coverage support, logging interviews and game highlights, researching stories, and gathering video elements for edit.
• Interns assist sports production by researching and pitching story ideas, gathering video and graphic elements and greeting on-air guests.
• Interns also assist the teams with basic administrative and production tasks.

The Essentials
• Passion for sports and a strong interest in storytelling.
• Excellent communication (written & verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented and reliable.
• Must be computer literate and well-versed in the areas of social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

The Perks
• An opportunity to work with a great team that is passionate about the same thing you are!
• Networking opportunities to meet people that you'd like to know!
• A speaker series that introduces you to cool executives and what they do for the best brands!
• Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands.

The Fall 2020 program dates are October 5th through December 4th. The internship will be a full remote/virtual experience. Most internships will provide a company owned laptop for the duration of the internship program. Interns are paid a competitive wage based on team/bureau location and relocation is not provided as the program is fully remote/virtual. Participation in the internship program is reserved for students who are currently enrolled in college or within 6 months post-graduation. Most positions are targeted to upperclassmen and graduate students.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmk442-18-216-251-37-42 in your application.