WGNO-TV/WNOL-TV is searching for a top-notch student who is interested in an internship with our IT and engineering departments to help identify solutions for IT/computer related problems and to learn how to maintain the broadcast systems for our duopoly in New Orleans.
This is an unpaid/for credit, supervised position for the Spring, 2027 semester only.
We are looking for someone who is studying communications, engineering, IT, or equivalent courses, and has an interest in broadcast engineering and live broadcast technologies, and/or an interest in design, construction, and operation of complex broadcast systems.
The successful candidate must have a willingness to learn the inner workings of a local TV station and see how IT and engineering support all of the other departments. The ideal student must be enrolled in a college/university as a junior or senior who is eligible to receive credit for the internship. Students are expected to complete any forms required by their school and by our company. The intern must be able to work on-site during a weekday schedule agreed upon with the head of our engineering department.
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Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a college or university
- Junior or senior standing
- Eligible to receive academic credit for the internship
- Able to complete required school and company internship forms
- Available to work onsite during an agreed weekday schedule
- Studying communications, engineering, IT, or equivalent coursework
- Interest in broadcast engineering and live broadcast technologies
- Willingness to learn television station IT and engineering operations
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is presented as comprehensive, covering medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and an Employee Assistance Program. Disability and life insurance are also available, with optional protections like accident and critical illness coverage noted.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is offered and was expanded to provide up to six weeks of paid time for eligible employees. Family-support resources are complemented by mental‑health and EAP services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and standard holidays are provided, with vacation that typically scales with tenure. These programs form part of a conventional large‑employer benefits menu.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
