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WISN-TV · 1 week ago

WISN Spring Intern

Milwaukee, WI

Internship

Onsite

Intern

WISN-TV is a premier multimedia company under Hearst Television, offering paid internships for students looking to gain experience in various departments. Interns will rotate through areas such as newsroom, creative services, sports, technical, and weather, assisting with tasks ranging from news production to social media efforts.

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Responsibilities

Assist in gathering news and information at the assignment desk

Take and place telephone calls from reporters, sources and the general public

Research, schedule and perform organizational tasks

Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast in TV News production

Spend time in a news satellite or microwave van on the scene at a live news report

Research and write content for WISN digital platforms including the WISN app, WISN.com and various social media platforms

Attend news meetings and department meetings to go over daily news topics and performance goals

Write copy for voice-overs and promotional identifications

Perform production assistant duties such as locating props and photographs, researching music and video copies for the Creative Services Department

Shadow promotion producers to gain a strong overview of editing and shooting responsibilities of the Creative Services/producer function

Maintain anchors/reporters bios, photos and files

Write press releases, advisories, articles, etc

Assist in promoting WISN programming by drafting Tweets and Facebook posts

Observe unlimited newscasts and editing sessions

Participate in promo shoots in the station and on location

Check sports and news wires for any breaking sports news

Compile and submit complete list of chyron material to be used in the show

Gather all professional and collegiate scores

Log all sports events recorded by the Sports staff

Answer phone calls, take messages and make calls for the producers and talent

May accompany reporters on location shoots

Perform news edit, ENG receive, microwave news gathering, satellite news gathering, news photography, studio operations, control room operations, air operations, maintenance, and IT tasks

Analyze weather charts and models

Contribute to daily forecast preparation

Assist with weather graphics production

Assist meteorologists in gathering critical & breaking weather information and data

Relay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and Web staff

Attend editorial and news meetings

Research statistical data

Practice forecast delivery in-studio

Assist with social media efforts and email communication

Qualification

BroadcastJournalismDigitalMarketingPublic RelationsMeteorologyCommunicationsCreative ServicesProductionTechnicalSports

Required

Candidate must be a Junior or Senior with a declared major in a related field (for example): Broadcast, Communications, Journalism, Digital, Marketing, Public Relations, Meteorology, Sports, Technical, Creative Services, Production

Intern must receive credit from an accredited college, university or trade school

Written verification is required from the institution