Internships - News and Engineering

KETV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Omaha, NE is offering paid internships in our News and Engineering departments. 

Interns in the News Department get a variety of opportunities:

• Go out to the field and shadow crews
• Take notes at courtroom proceedings
• Answer phones, learn police/scanner codes and how to gather information for a possible news story
• Get the chance to see the inner workings of the news department and learn what it takes to cover/research
• Learn how to edit, photograph and produce, write and edit a VO
• Write and edit a VSot, and track a package
• Learn to operate robotic cameras and studio floor directing
• Understand lighting grid and control board to maintain proper programming. 
• Dress microphone’s and IFB’s for all on camera appearances
• Applicant should have basic multi-media computer skill and familiarity with current Internet technology including downloading of materials for promos and commercial client spots
• Must be able capable of following instructions, verbally and written
• In-person attendance is required

Interns in the Engineering Department will also get a variety of opportunities:

• Support user needs across all departments, including News, Creative Services, Sales and Administration
• Maintain imaging machines, updating firmware and managing hardware inventory
• Assist the IT Manager with systems upgrades and new platform deployments
• Maintain LAN/IT infrastructure, installation and support of network hardware and software
• Work with engineering and IT management and staff to support important on-air systems and workflows including news, production and broadcast systems and equipment

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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.