Description:
WPHL-TV, part of the Nexstar Media Group and CW Network, has an exciting opportunity for a Summer internship within our IT department. This internship is an onsite position located at WPHL-TV in Philadelphia and you must be able to provide your own transportation. Candidates must be able to work 15-20 hours per work for a total of 180 hours for the program. The weekly work schedule will be determined by the student and department manager. During this internship, you will also have exposure to all areas of our business, such as Sales, Production, News, and Creative Services.
If you are looking for something exciting and different and not your typical IT environment, then this could be your opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with managing user accounts through Active Directory.
- Assist users with E-mail and desktop support.
- Assist with the Installation and management of servers and workstations with various Windows and Linux OS
- Assist with the administration of antivirus and similar support systems.
- Assist with supporting Engineering, News, Production, Creative Services, and Sales Departments by providing quality support services.
- Assist the Broadcast Engineering team to implement new technologies and technical infrastructure for the station.
- Must complete 500-word summary about your intern experience.
- Must be enrolled in an accredited IT program at a college, university, or technical school.
Not required but it would be great if you had…
- Experience with remote desktop applications and VPN.
- Experience in broadcast television or a related field.
- Experience with AV switching, video encoding/decoding and file transcoding.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
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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.
