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KOAT Summer Intern

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Hearst

Mar 29

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Starts on Jun 02
    Summer Internship
  • Media & Journalism
  • Albuquerque

Requirements

  • To apply for an internship at KOAT, please provide a cover letter with your application. The cover letter should include:
  • Semester i.e. Spring, Summer, or Fall (if applicable)
  • Department preference
  • Available start and end dates
  • Days and hours available to intern

Responsibilities

  • Newsroom:
  • Interns will work alongside reporters, producers, and news managers to learn skills in nearly all aspects of television news production. Examples include on-scene reporting, producing, video editing, research, and working at the assignment desk.
  • Production/Studio Operations:
  • Interns will learn the technical aspects of live news broadcasts. Behind-the-scenes training will include learning robotic cameras, floor directing, lighting and show set-ups. Interns are required to be comfortable with height, able to lift light equipment, and work non-traditional hours.
  • Digital
  • Interns will learn how newsrooms publish content to digital platforms, analyze real-time online metrics and more. Interns will get the opportunity to research, write, and publish stories for KOAT.com.
  • Weather:
  • Interns must have a working knowledge of a meteorology curriculum or closely related program of study. You will work with our team of meteorologists to learn the skills necessary to create and deliver forecast information for a television and online audience.
  • Marketing/Promotions:
  • Interns with an interest in marketing, advertising, promotion, or production will be given hands-on experience in these areas.
  • Engineering:
  • Interns will learn all aspects of maintaining a TV station. Training will include equipment repair, tripod setup, microphone cables, signal flow from the camera to the home viewer, computer networking, and routing.
  • Orientation:
  • Once you are accepted as an intern at KOAT-TV, you will receive an instruction packet. Your first day at the station is set aside for orientation and you Must attend this. You will work three days a week, eight hours each shift with varying schedules. During the internship, you should always check in with your assigned adviser upon entering the building.
  • Securing housing and transportation during the internship is the responsibility of the student. KOAT-TV cannot offer support in this area.

Hearst

Entertainment & Media
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1887
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Hearst is a leading global, diversified information, services and media company with operations in 40 countries. Its major interests include financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; Hearst Transportation, which includes CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; 35 television stations; 24 daily and 52 weekly newspapers; digital services businesses; and nearly 250 magazines around the world.