News Intern (Fall)

Location: Sacramento, CA, United States Department: Content and News

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

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.