WISN Fall Intern
Milwaukee WI, United States
Job Description
Do you want to join a premier multimedia company? When you start a career with Hearst Television, not only will you work amongst passionate professionals who take pride in what they do, but you will be a part of a progressive culture where your talents will be valued.
WISN-TV offers paid internships for 10-12 weeks in the departments below. In order to apply for an internship at WISN-TV, please provide a cover letter with your application. The cover letter should include:
- Semester i.e. Spring, Summer, or Fall
- Department preference
- Available start and end dates
- Days and hours available to intern
Application Deadlines
- Fall: August 31
WISN-TV Internship Criteria
Candidate must be a Junior or Senior with a declared major in a related field (for example):
Broadcast
Communications
Journalism
Digital
Marketing
Public Relations
Meteorology
Sports
Technical
Creative Services
Production
Intern must receive credit from an accredited college, university or trade school
Written verification is required from the institution
Available Internships
Newsroom:
Newsroom interns will spend time rotating through each of the following areas:
- Assignment desk, where they will assist in gathering news and information. This includes taking and placing telephone calls from reporters, sources and the general public. It may also include research, scheduling and organizational tasks.
- TV News production, where they will practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast as well as spending time in a news satellite or microwave van on the scene at a live news report.
- Digital news production, where they will research and write content for WISN digital platforms including the WISN app, WISN.com and various social media platforms.
Creative Services:
- Attend news meetings and department meetings to go over daily news topics and performance goals
- Write copy for voice-overs and promotional identifications.
- Perform production assistant duties such as locating props and photographs, researching music and video copies for the Creative Services Department.
- Shadow promotion producers to gain a strong overview of editing and shooting responsibilities of the Creative Services/producer function.
- Maintain anchors/reporters bios, photos and files
- Write press releases, advisories, articles, etc.
- Assist in promoting WISN programming by drafting Tweets and Facebook posts
- Observe unlimited newscasts and editing sessions
- Participate in promo shoots in the station and on location
Sports:
- Checks sports and news wires for any breaking sports news.
- Compiles and submits complete list of chyron material to be used in the show.
- Gathers all professional and collegiate scores.
- Logs all sports events recorded by the Sports staff.
- Answering phone calls, taking messages and making calls for the producers and talent.
- May accompany reporters on location shoots.
Technical:
- News Edit
- ENG Receive
- Microwave News Gathering
- Satellite News Gathering
- News Photography
- Studio Operations (Floor Direct)
- Control Room Operations (Robos/Audio/TD)
- Air Operations (Master Control/Air Assist)
- Maintenance
- IT
Shifts are normally in the daytime, evenings and on weekends.
After completing a week in each of the above areas, the final two weeks of the program will be designated for students to return to their areas of choice in order to gain additional training.
*Set days may be set for an intern's semester, but shifts will constantly change based on the department in which they work.
Weather:
***Please note: All candidates for weather internships with WISN must be enrolled in a meteorology curriculum or closely related program of study.
• Analyze weather charts and models
• Contribute to daily forecast preparation
• Assist with weather graphics production
• Assist meteorologists in gathering critical & breaking weather information and data
• Relay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and Web staff
• Attend editorial and news meetings
• Research statistical data
• Practice forecast delivery in-studio
• Assist with social media efforts and email communication
Hours are flexible and may require early mornings (4 a.m. - noon, later evenings 2:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.), and weekends (morning and evening shifts).
About UsHearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching nearly 25 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Must be a junior or senior with a declared major in a related field (Broadcast, Communications, Journalism, Digital, Marketing, PR, Meteorology, Sports, Technical, Creative Services, Production)
- Must receive academic credit from an accredited college, university, or trade school with written verification
- Submit a cover letter including semester, department preference, available start/end dates, and days/hours available to intern
- Availability for a 10-12 week internship and flexibility to work daytime, evenings, weekends, early mornings and late evenings
- Weather internship applicants must be enrolled in a meteorology curriculum or closely related program of study
- Willingness to rotate through multiple departments and perform production assistant duties, on-location shoots, and station-based tasks
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
