NBC Connecticut Political Focus Producer Internship

4 weeks ago

Hartford, United States NBCUniversal Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCompany Description

If you think all the fun only happens in summer, think again NBCUniversal has expanded our Academic Year Internship Program. As an Academic Year intern, you’ll get immersed in exciting work, experience our unique NBCU culture, and feel the real support and guidance for 2 whole semesters.

The NBCUniversal Internship Program allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern, you are ready to bring your passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with your desire to learn each day.

In addition to our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Academic Year interns:

  • Robust networking, learning and development opportunities..
  • Access to mental health resources including counseling sessions.

NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. The division is also home to multicast networks NBCLX, COZI TV and TeleXitos, the regional cable news network NECN, as well as NBC Spot On, an advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers and several in-house companies including production company LXTV, marketing and promotions company Skycastle, its out-of-home business NBC Everywhere, and the Arthouse, a graphics design group. With seven regional sports networks and 42 NBC and Telemundo stations serving 38 percent of U.S. homes, NBCUniversal Local is the only network-owned local media division that is home to the largest bilingual local newsrooms within the country’s top 10 TV markets. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit NBCUniversal.com.

Job Description

Here, you can unlock your potential by contributing to projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern, you are ready to bring your passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with your desire to learn each day.

Here, you can be part of a team who is the first to know when news is breaking.  Here, you can develop your skills at a company that cares about its employees, its communities, and its culture.

NBC & Telemundo Connecticut Internships provide students with real world experience and exposure to working in the television news industry.  Internships at NBC & Telemundo Connecticut are paid and do not require course credit.

Pay rate is minimum wage.

NBC Connecticut is looking for a team player to work with our Producers.  As a Producer intern you will work side-by-side with our team to learn and contribute with the following:

  • Participate in daily planning meetings.  Contribute ideas for news programming based on the NBC Connecticut News Strategy.  
  • Be present in control room during news program to observe communication among the producer, director and production personnel.
  • Use website and social media tools to monitor and report news, find sources and leads for stories.  Monitor mainstream and social media sites for story ideas and competitive intelligence. 
  • Write assigned segments, which may include digital newscasts
  • Help our special unit research legislation
  • Work on our weekly political program, "Face the Facts"

To Apply:

  • Submit a one-page resume that outlines your work experience, accomplishments, and your graduation month and year.
  • Submit a cover letter that highlights your passion for NBCUniversal, the locations (listed below) you are open to for internships, and your top areas of interest (opportunities listed below).

Upload a transcript (unofficial transcripts are fine) that confirms your status as an actively enrolled student in a degree-granting program.

Qualifications

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the length of the program and be able to provide documentation to confirm your degree progress
  • Current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits)
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by NBCUniversal
  • Must be willing to work at the station in West Hartford, CT

Desired Characteristics:

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Pursuing a major in Broadcast Journalism
  • Responsible, punctual, creative, and professional
  • Knowledge of all digital platforms
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends when needed


Additional Information

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants
and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity
or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual
orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed
services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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