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What is the difference between Assistant Creative Writing Internships vs Creative Writing Interns?

AspectAssistant Creative Writing InternshipsCreative Writing Interns
Required CredentialsEnrolled in or recent graduate of a writing, literature, or related programTypically students or early-career writers
Work EnvironmentInternship programs within publishing houses, media companies, or literary organizationsLearning and practicing writing skills, often in educational or workshop settings
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by companies to train and evaluate potential future employeesUsed by students or emerging writers to gain experience and build portfolios

Assistant Creative Writing Internships are structured programs offered by organizations to train interns in professional writing tasks, often with mentorship. Creative Writing Interns are individuals gaining experience through these internships or independently practicing writing. The internship provides formal training, while interns are the participants. Both roles focus on developing writing skills but differ in their formal structure and purpose.

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Assistant Creative Services Director

Hearst

Des Moines, IA

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 18 days ago

Hearst rating

6.8

Company rating: 6.8 out of 10

Based on 27 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

51st of 78 rated media

Job description

KCCI, Iowa's News Leader in Des Moines, is seeking its next Assistant Creative Services Director. This role is ideal for a passionate, strategic creative leader who can both produce compelling promotional content and guide a team in delivering high-impact work. You'll play a key role in strengthening the KCCI brand across broadcast, digital, and streaming platforms.

You'll report to Creative Services Director and collaborate closely with teams across News, Digital, Sales, and our network partners.

What You'll Do

  • Partner with the Creative Services Director to develop and execute brand strategies that drive awareness, audience connection, and daily engagement  
  • Create and oversee promotional campaigns for on-air and digital content, ensuring clarity, urgency, and brand consistency 
  • Lead, schedule, and mentor a creative team producing image, topical, proof-of-impact, and other promotional messaging 
  • Write, shoot, and edit high-quality on-air promotions with strong storytelling, production technique, and visual execution 
  • Develop targeted social campaigns that extend reach and reinforce the station's promise 
  • Manage daily on-air inventory and logs, coordinating production workflows to ensure smooth execution and on-time delivery 
  • Oversee special projects from concept through completion 
  • Represent KCCI at community events and key internal meetings 

What Success Looks Like

  • Viewers clearly understand what sets KCCI's news coverage apart 
  • Messaging is consistent across on-air, digital, and social platforms-building trust with every impression 
  • You are organized, energized, and consistently delivering high-quality, effective work 
  • Innovative tools, including AI, are thoughtfully integrated to improve efficiency and elevate creative output

What You Bring

  • 3+ years of experience in marketing, promotion, or brand management (media experience strongly preferred) 
  • At least 1 year of experience executing brand strategy across multiple platforms (broadcast, digital, social) 
  • Strong writing, storytelling, and conceptual skills 
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively and deliver results with high production standards 
  • Hands-on production expertise, including non-linear editing (Adobe Creative Suite or similar) 
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, videography equipment, WideOrbit, and ENPS 
  • Valid driver's license with a clean driving record (required for hire) 
  • Related military experience considered

Values in Action

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.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

  • Medical | Dental | Vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Emotional Wellness Support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • LGBTQ+ Health Services

  • Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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