News Intern

JOB DESCRIPTION

40/29 TV, the Hearst‑owned ABC affiliate in Rogers, AR is recruiting college students for our 12‑week paid internship program, which provides a hands‑on professional learning experience, with an emphasis on TV News Producing. The 40/29 Internship Program is administered through in‑person training and shadowing of news producers, group meetings, and video conference calls. This role reports to the News Director.

Interns are introduced to every aspect of news operation, including but not limited to news producing, digital content creation, assignment desk operations, news photography, news editing, and broadcast production. Interns work closely with assignment desk editors and producers with the goal of news gathering, producing, writing, and presenting news content.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills.
• Ambitious, reliable, and enthusiastic college students should have some classroom experience in broadcast journalism, and preferably some knowledge of a television newsroom.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Desire to learn new skills and how a newscast comes together from the ground up.
• Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment, resourcefulness, confidence.
• Possess a positive, professional attitude.
• Possess the ability to pay close attention to detail.
• Willingness to work different times of day.
• In‑person attendance is required.

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to 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 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.