Summer Paid Intern - Sales
Hearst Television
Cincinnati, OHThis is a Full Time Paid Internship
Interns are introduced to every aspect of the sales operation, including but not limited to:
Sales:
• Shadow client specialists
• Shadow digital account manager.
• Shadow national sales department.
• Monitor and assist in client prospecting.
• Monitor and assist in research of target accounts/categories for upcoming client presentations.
• Monitor and assist in creation of sales materials.
• Assist in fielding phone calls.
• Shadow and assist sales professionals in the field.
Commercial Production:
• Monitor and assist with script writing/brainstorming new commercial ideas.
• May shadow commercial production crew in the field during commercial shoot.
• May shadow commercial production crew during editing process.
Research:
• Learn basics of Cincinnati media.
• Monitor and assist in researching market and industry changes.
• May shadow research director during programming/research/informational meetings.
Successful Completion of Internship:
• After completing the internship, the intern should understand the role of the sales department in broadcast television and understand the advertising solutions broadcasters can offer to local clients.
• Perform a mock sales presentation as the final project.
Additional Information
WLWT TV, the Hearst Television owned NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, offers a 10-week internship program that provides college students with a hands-on professional learning experience, focusing on Broadcast Television Sales and Advertising.
