KABC-TV is an ABC owned television station (OTVS), located in a state-of-the-art facility in Glendale, near downtown Los Angeles. The station is in the #2 ranked television market in the country. Weekly, ABC7 produces over forty-four hours of local news, public affairs, magazine programs and public service campaigns.

The internship program is designed to provide students with an on-site educational experience that complements their academic studies. Interns will have an opportunity to observe and participate in the daily work and operations of a major market television station.

Responsibilities :
A day in the life…

You will have opportunity to participate in our audience engagement strategy and production for the ABC7 Community efforts online, on-air and through social media. This may also include audience engagement strategy for public affairs and special event shows including “On The Red Carpet” and the ABC OTV multi-platform content initiative “Localish.”

As the Social Media & Audience Engagement intern, you may:

• Be part of the social media engagement strategy for the various programs and franchises, including writing for the web and creating social media content.
• Assist with general administrative tasks remotely.
• Identify photos/videos for social posts and clear them for use on-air and to share on social platforms
• Maintain the database of approvals from viewers/followers
• Respond to Instagram direct messages and Twitter replies
• Engage on Instagram and Twitter posts with likes, comments and retweets
• Identify stories and post to ABC7 social platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
• Select recipients and mail ABC7 pins to Eyewitnesses
• Notify Eyewitnesses when their photo/video will air and email clips of the broadcast afterward
• Assist in Airtable database management of on-air segments such as ABC7 Hello, 2020 Grads, ABC7 Healthcare Heroes, etc.
• Keep track of and curate the master Eyewitness List
• Post articles to abc7.com
• Other duties to support the marketing of abc7.com, ABC7’s social platforms, #abc7eyewitness, On the Red Carpet and Localish, may include:
  • LOCALISH:
    Maintain the Localish section of abc7.com
    Re-Tweet Localish content on ABC7 Twitter
    Upload new Localish content to LASSEE
  • OTRC:
    Clip interviews in Dalet and save to P Drive
    Assist in posting process (including YouTube)
  • ABC7.COM:
    Post new content to ABC7.com via CMS
    Share above content on social platforms

Basic Qualifications :
What you bring to the role…

• Junior or Senior-level standing, or a recent graduate within 6 months of graduation date.
• Experience with MS Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
• Proficiency with an editing program such as AVID, Adobe Premiere and/or Final Cut Pro.
• Major or previous coursework in Film & Television, Communications or related major.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Courses taken in producing/writing/editing (Preditor).
• Thorough knowledge/experience using social media.
• Previous experience (academic or internship) in journalism (print and/or broadcast); television, news and new media production; and/or television news script writing.

Required Education :

• Currently enrolled as a Junior or Senior in an undergraduate program at a college/university taking at least one class in the semester prior to participation in the internship program, or recently graduated within 6 months at time of application.

Additional Information :

Program Dates

• All candidates must be available from May/June 2022 through early January 2023
• All candidates must be available to work 40 hours per week during a Monday through Sunday schedule (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor, and could include nights, weekends and holidays)
• All candidates must be able to work in the Glendale office when needed and provide their own housing and transportation for the duration of the internship