2025 KMBC Intern - Engineering

The KMBC 9 / KCWE 29 Internship Program is a paid, rigorous and highly competitive hands-on experience that provides individuals the opportunity to learn about the operations of a broadcast television station. While interning in the KMBC/KCWE-TV Engineering Department, you can expect an in-depth introduction to television engineering operations and maintenance. Interns observe and interact with technicians to learn functions in master control, production and maintenance. This role reports to the Engineering Director.

MASTER CONTROL OPERATIONS

• Programming & scheduling using broadcast automation to switch and control servers, production and network sources.
• Use of master control graphics systems.
• Coordination of content & communication with production control, news and other departments.
• Logging and compliance.

PROGRAM & COMMERCIAL INGEST

• Observe methods & systems used to acquire and groom content for air.

MAINTENANCE

• Installation, troubleshooting, repair of various broadcast A/V and IT systems.
• Customer support provided to end users in facility.

Your first day at the station is set aside for orientation which Must be attended.  Plan to work three days a week, eight hours each shift with varying schedules. During your internship you should always check in with your assigned advisor upon entering the building. In-person attendance is required.

Securing housing and transportation during the internship are the responsibility of the intern.  KMBC 9 / KCWE 29 cannot offer support in this area.

Internship Program Dates

Spring 2025 Session

Session: *Feb. 3 – Apr. 25, 2025

Summer 2025 Session

Session: *May 19 – Aug. 8, 2025

Fall 2023 Session

Session: *Sept. 15 – Dec. 5, 2025

*Dates are subject to change

Please provide a cover letter with your application. The cover letter should include:

• Preferred Session: Spring, Summer, or Fall
• Available start and end dates
• Days and hours available to intern

Diversity Statement

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.

Every career with Hearst Television is like a story. How it develops, where it takes you, the milestones you reach along the way – you’ve got a lot to look forward to as your unique career story unfolds.

Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more.

Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies. It has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism and industry innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the national Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.