Creative Services Intern, CBS Chicago (Summer 2025) Job at Paramount Unified Sch

Content Summary: Creative Services Intern, CBS Chicago (Summer 2025) at Chicago, for Paramount Unified School District

The Creative Services Team crafts all marketing messages for CBS Chicago (CBS 2, CBS News Chicago and cbschicago.com) on all platforms: broadcast, streaming, social and digital. The CS team writes, produces and edits promos for CBS 2 News. They create all sales production (commercials, digital ads, and other sales collateral). The team designs all visual media used. Creative Services also produces and supports the production of long-form content such as documentaries, program length news specials and PSA projects.

Responsibilities:

• Assist on production shoots with camera, lighting and sound equipment. Setting up equipment; assisting videographer and director, providing talent support
• Work will involve pre-production assistance- researching subject matter; assisting concept ideation and script writing; reviewing and proofing scripts; conducting pre-production checks
• Work will include administrative assistance: logging footage; organizing files and files storage; cataloging stock and existing footage, stocking promotional materials.
• Support producers in daily brand marketing duties including topical news production
• Attend departmental and interdepartmental meetings to stay abreast of projects and offer assistance to CS team members.
• Offer the opportunity to learn about news marketing, production, and graphic design.
• Work with professional video and sound equipment and gain experience with Adobe Creative Suite: Premiere Pro, After Effect, Photoshop, Audition

Work Schedule: 100% in person, Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm

Eligibility:

• Internships are available to students who will be Juniors, Seniors, or Master's students in the fall of 2025. If you are a graduating Senior, please check our website for full-time job opportunities.
• You must be available to intern full-time (5 days a week/36-40 hours a week) for 10 weeks total starting in June.
• Internship format will be 100% in person.
• Internships are paid at a competitive standard hourly rate (school credit is optional).
• Employment eligibility to work with Paramount in the United States is required as the company does not engage in sponsorship for internships.

Exciting perks tailored just for you!

• Speaker series with industry experts
• Unique networking opportunities & social events
• Complimentary Paramount+ with Showtime subscription during your internship
• Workshops on crafting your resume, nailing interviews and career strategy
• 1:1 mentorship, volunteer opportunities, on-the-job learning and so much more!

DEADLINE TO APPLY: December 31st, 2024

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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