Internships at WISH-TV are for full-time juniors and seniors in 2 – 4-year colleges and universities. Interns receive college credit and are without financial compensation. Spring and Fall internships are 16 hours a week for the entire semester. Summer internships are 32 hours a week. The length of the internship and the number of hours awarded for the work is made in accordance with the university policies. As we consider resumes, we attach the same standards that we use when hiring staff.
To apply, students should submit a resume and a cover letter, stating the department in which they want to intern. Information is also required from the student’s faculty advisor stating the length of the internship and that they will receive credit before any internship is made final.
Once the information is received from the student, it is forwarded to the appropriate department head. They will then decide if they need or want to set up an interview for internship. When an intern comes on board, the student’s name, school information, liability waiver, and EEO1 form must be signed by the intern, and are kept in the Public File.
WISH-TV periodically sends internship information to local colleges and universities to inform students about the availability of internships in various departments.
To submit a resume and cover letter for consideration or for more information, please contact us at: internships@wishtv.com
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Digital / Social Media Marketing intern
Digital / Social Media Marketing interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful digital projects within our news department alongside our digital marketing team. Internships are up to 29 hours per week with flexible shifts available and will last the duration of the semester.
As a Digital/Social Media intern you will:
Learn how to develop and manage content on the WISH-TV social media channels and on wishtv.com. Both news and non-news related content.
- Research and execute social media strategies to boost WISH-TV brand awareness.
- Assist in editing and publishing of digital video content.
- Learn how to pull analytics, track data and compare performance for WISH-TV and station talent
- Assist with station events and initiatives as needed.
An ideal intern will:
- Have a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Be a Journalism or Communications major
- Have some video editing experience
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Experience managing social media for an organization or business
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Video promotions intern
The ideal intern will be a great fit for our energetic and creative team. You’ll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.
The promotions intern will:
- Assist in writing scripts for on-air promotional videos
- Pitch concepts for videos
- Pitch, write, shoot and edit one :30 promo video
- Transcribe and log videos
- Shadow team members on daily duties
- Assist with station events and guest relations as needed
An ideal intern will:
- Have a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Have a communication, video production, or journalism major
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred
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Lifestyle show intern
We are hiring multiple interns to assist on our lifestyle shows Life.Style.Live! and All Indiana. The ideal intern will be a great fit for our energetic and creative team. You’ll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.
The lifestyle show intern will:
- Take photos of segments during the show
- Assist with guest booking and coordination
- Assist with show props
- Clip videos of segments after the show
- Create social media captions for posts
- Assist with station events and guest relations as needed
- Be available on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
An ideal intern will:
- Have a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Have a communication, marketing, journalism or public relations major
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
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Web writing intern
Web writing interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from various members of our news team. Web writing internships are paid and may contribute to WISH-TV’s newsgathering efforts. Web writing internships are up to 29 hours per week and last the duration of the semester.
The web writing intern will:
- Learn to develop and research news story ideas
- Learn to write news stories for publication on digital platforms
- Brainstorm social media ideas
- Assist with station events and initiatives as needed
An ideal intern will have:
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Communication or journalism major
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Journalism experience preferred
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News Producing intern
News producing interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from various members of our news team. News producing internships are paid and may contribute to WISH-TV’s newsgathering efforts. News producing internships are up to 29 hours per week and last the duration of the semester.
The news production intern will:
- Learn to develop and research news story ideas
- Learn to write news stories for television
- Learn to stack show segments
- Help book guests for interviews
- Assist with station events and station initiatives as needed
An ideal intern will have:
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Communication or journalism major
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Journalism experience preferred
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Production intern
Production interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from various members of our news team. Production internships are paid and may contribute to WISH-TV’s newsgathering efforts. Production internships are up to 29 hours per week and last the duration of the semester.
The news production intern will:
- Learn to develop and research news story ideas
- Learn to direct in the news studio
- Learn to run the teleprompter
- Learn to control the news cameras
- Assist with station events and station initiatives as needed
An ideal intern will have:
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Communication or journalism major
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Journalism experience preferred
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Sales intern
Circle City Broadcasting strives to give students a working knowledge of all aspects of a local TV Station by providing instruction, resources, and tools to grow and succeed!
At Circle City Broadcasting we want you to get “more than coffee” in our customized internship program. Gone are the days of sitting at a desk performing menial tasks for school credit! At WISH-TV we develop and inspire our interns through creating hands-on projects, gaining experience from industry professionals, promoting personal and career development and boosting your skill set for the real world!
When you leave here, you walk away with working knowledge in every department in a local TV station. You’ll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.
An ideal intern will:
- Develop sales proposals
- Coordinate client interface and write recaps
- Shadow account executives on sales calls
- Assist with station events and client relations as needed
Requirements:
- Sales, Advertising, Marketing, or Business major
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Experience with PowerPoint, Word, and Excel preferred
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News reporting intern
News reporting interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from various members of our news team.
Reporting internships are 32 hours per week in the summer and 16 hours per week in the fall/spring. Reporting internships are unpaid and last the duration of the semester. Work by reporting interns is for their experience only.
The news reporting intern will:
- Learn the basics of interviewing
- Learn to shoot with multimedia cameras
- Learn to edit and voice news packages
- Assist with station events and station initiatives as needed
An ideal intern will:
- Have a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Have a communication or journalism major
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Journalism experience preferred
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News photography / videography intern
News photography and videography interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from various members of our news team. News photography and videography internships are paid and may contribute to WISH-TV’s newsgathering efforts. Photography and videography internships are up to 29 hours per week and last the duration of the semester.
The news photography / videography intern will:
- Learn to take photos and videos for television
- Edit photos and video packages for television
- Assist with station events and initiatives as needed
An ideal intern will have:
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Communication, photography, or videography major
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
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Sports intern / Digital Sports intern
Sports interns will gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from various members of our sports team.
Sports internships are 32 hours per week in the summer and 16 hours per week in the fall/spring. Sports internships are unpaid and last the duration of the semester.
The sports intern will:
- Shoot and edit footage
- Transcribe interviews
- Log games
- Shadow sports reporters and producers on daily duties
- Produce a sports package for experience
The digital sports intern will:
- Learn to develop and execute sports social media content and wishtv.com content for WISH-TV sports talent.
- Learn to interpret social media analytics.
- Contribute to the growth of all station sports social media pages.
An ideal intern will have:
- Communication, sports media, or journalism major
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
