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Hearst

Intern (Fall)

Sacramento, CA · On-site

$20/hr

... the television station. Newsroom interns will spend 10 to 12 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments: Assignment Desk * Assist team members in gathering news and ...

Hearst

News Intern

Needham, MA · On-site

$20/hr

Assignment Desk * Assist team members with content gathering and planning. * Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, social media and viewer tips. * Develop and pitch story ideas. TV ...

Hearst

News Intern

Needham, MA · On-site

$20/hr

Assignment Desk * Assist team members with content gathering and planning. * Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, social media and viewer tips. * Develop and pitch story ideas. TV ...

Hearst

News Intern

Needham, MA

$20/hr

Assignment Desk * Assist team members with content gathering and planning. * Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, social media and viewer tips. * Develop and pitch story ideas. TV ...

Hearst

News Intern

Needham, MA · On-site

$20/hr

Assignment Desk * Assist team members with content gathering and planning. * Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, social media and viewer tips. * Develop and pitch story ideas. TV ...

Hearst Newspapers

News Intern

Needham, MA

$20/hr

Assignment Desk * Assist team members with content gathering and planning. * Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, social media and viewer tips. * Develop and pitch story ideas. TV ...

iSpot.tv, Inc.

$90K - $111K/yr

What You'll Be Part Of: iSpot.tv helps advertisers measure the brand and business impact of TV and ... Responsibilities: Draft, review, and assist in the sign-off of documents, including sales ...

iSpot.tv, Inc.

Deal Desk Analyst

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$90K - $111K/yr

What You'll Be Part Of: iSpot.tv helps advertisers measure the brand and business impact of TV and ... Responsibilities: Draft, review, and assist in the sign-off of documents, including sales ...

Hearst

WGAL News Intern - 2026 Fall

Lancaster, PA

WGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL ... Assignment Desk: * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and ...

Hearst

WGAL News Intern - 2026 Fall

Lancaster, PA · On-site

WGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL ... Assignment Desk: * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and ...

Hearst

WGAL News Intern - 2026 Fall

Lancaster, PA · On-site

WGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL ... Assignment Desk: * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and ...

Hearst

WGAL News Intern - 2026 Fall

Lancaster, PA

WGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL ... Assignment Desk: * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and ...

Hearst

WGAL News Intern - 2026 Fall

Lancaster, PA · On-site

WGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL ... Assignment Desk: * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and ...

Hearst

WGAL News Intern - 2026 Fall

Lancaster, PA · On-site

WGAL-TV offers paid internships in the News department. In order to apply for an internship at WGAL ... Assignment Desk: * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and ...

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Intern (Fall)

Sacramento, CA • On-site

Hearst
Motion Picture and Video Production • 10K+ employees
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$20/hr

Part-time

Re-posted 29 days ago

Hearst rating

6.6

Company rating: 6.6 out of 10

Based on 28 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Come join KCRA/KQCA TV, the Hearst Television station in Sacramento, as a Newsroom Intern! You will come to understand how a television station functions, the many jobs available and the roles the TV station plays in the community. As an intern, you'll learn what it's like to work with a collaborative team across multiple departments, how we get news on the air and on our digital platforms, and the vital role other departments play at the television station.

Newsroom interns will spend 10 to 12 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments:

Assignment Desk

  • Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and placing telephone calls from reporters, sources, governments agencies and general public
  • May also assist in research and other tasks

TV News Production

  • Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast
  • Time in the field shadowing reporters or anchors at a live report 

Digital News Production

  • Help research and write content for KCRA digital platforms including the KCRA app, KCRA.com and various social media platforms
  • When appropriate, the opportunity to help with photo and video production for digital platforms may be available
  • Assist with social media efforts and email communication

Photographers and Logistics

  • Assist team members with field work and news gathering

Sports

  • Monitor national sports feeds/accounts for any breaking sports news
  • Log all sports events recorded by the Sports staff
  • Write scripts for daily sportscast
  • Research team and player statistics
  • Pitch story ideas to sports department
  • May accompany reporters on location shoots

Weather

  • Analyze weather charts and models
  • Prepare daily forecasts
  • Produce weather graphics
  • Assist meteorologists in gathering critical & breaking weather information and data
  • Relay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and Web
  • Research statistical data
  • Practice forecast delivery in-studio
  • Assist with social media efforts and email communication

Salary

Interns will get paid $20.00 per hour.

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.

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching nearly 25 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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