Fall Paid Intern - News

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

Responsibilities
Internships may include (but are not limited to):
• Politics & Foreign Affairs
• NBC NewsChannel
• Politics (for NBCNews.com)
• Andrea Mitchell Reports
• Justice (Pete Williams)
• Nightly News/Weekend Nightly News (includes weekend hours)
• General Assignment
• TODAY/Weekend TODAY (includes weekend hours)
• Meet The Press
• Political Booking
• Investigations
• Technical Production
• Hardball with Chris Matthews

Daily responsibilities and projects may include (but are not limited to):
• Researching stories and leads, primarily via telephone and Internet
• Preparing research materials for correspondent and producers from various sources, including editorial notes for correspondent and producers
• (for Meet The Press) Assisting in maintaining extensive political research files as well as in compiling research for the show and other projects, including 1947: Meet the Press Podcast and ''MTP Daily'' on MSNBC
• Finding and contacting interview subjects, setting up interviews
• Greeting and escorting on-air show guests and panellists, managing live in-studio audience
• Screening and logging video from various sources, transcribing interviews
• Observing and assisting editing of NBC News reports for broadcast and online
• Attending/observing editorial planning meetings and conference calls
• Field-producing occasional shoots and/or interviews
• Contributing to print versions of reports posted on NBCNews.com
• Greeting guests arriving at NBC News for meetings or interviews
• Other administrative support

Qualifications/Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• In pursuit of an Associate, Bachelor or Graduate degree at an Accredited Institution and be able to provide documentation to confirm your degree progress
• Current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits)
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by NBCUniversal
• Need to be able to work on-site in Washington, D.C.

Internships at NBCUniversal are paid and do not require course credit.

Deadline: Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by June 28, 2019.

Fall Internship Program Dates: September – December 2019

Desired Characteristics

• Desired Backgrounds Include: Journalism or Broadcast Journalism, Digital/New Media Studies, Communications, Political Science, Production, English, Social Media, Research.
• Desired Characteristics:

• Previous internship experience or on-campus involvement

• Ability to work effectively in a high-intensity environment, often under tight deadline pressures

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

• Previous experience or strong interest in politics/government, and/or journalism

• Strong interest in and demonstrated knowledge of current affairs

• Excellent computer skills (especially search skills)