Intern - Community/Public Relations

Full Time Unpaid Internship
KCBS2/KCAL9, the CBS Owned & Operated Duopoly in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to gain practical learning experience how broadcast news operates the fast-paced, Community/Public Relations department. Supervised by the department director, the intern will be involved in the day-to-day operations.

Required Qualifications:
Mandatory Skills/Experience Required:

• Enrolled in a full-time accredited college or university, and be an incoming Junior or Senior in the fall semester.
• Must have analytical, communication, human relations and presentation skills
• Must have an interest in entertainment-television industry
• Ability to understand and take direction with a can do attitude
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
• Administrative office duties and assigned reports
• Answer incoming viewer e-mails, calls and departmental inquiries
• assist in routine talent coordination of appearances and photo requests
• assist with production & coordination of public service campaigns & initiatives
• general event planning, coordination & attendance of station initiatives
• understanding of general public service announcements, prepping & guidelinesAdditional Information
Educational Requirements:
• Must be enrolled in a full-time accredited college or university.
• Must receive course credit, and/or provide a letter of acknowledgement from direct advisor stating that this internship will directly benefit candidates' degree in human services, public relations, communications and/or other as approved.

REFERRAL INSTRUCTIONS:

All qualified candidates must apply to the CBS Television Stations online Applicant Tracking System.

This is the only method in which applications will be accepted for open positions.

NO PHONE CALLS or EMAILS PLEASE. Only qualified candidates considered for this position will be contacted for an interview. We regret that we cannot accept phone calls or respond to individual inquiries.

CBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the continuing policy of CBS to afford equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or physical or mental disability, veteran's status, marital status, or height or weight and to conform to applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

EEO Statement:
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled