
Summer Intern - Production Operations
Tennis Channel
Santa Monica, CAThis is a Full Time Unpaid Internship
Tennis Channel is offering an unpaid summer internship for students centered on production operations. This role offers a hands-on, educational experience in planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities across studio and remote broadcasts. The internship is designed to provide real-world exposure to live sports production workflows while earning academic credit.
Key Learning Outcomes
• Understanding of production operations in live sports media
• Experience with scheduling, logistics, and broadcast planning
• Exposure to crew coordination and production systems
• Insight into standard operating procedures (SOPs) in a broadcast environment
• Development of organizational and communication skills
Learning Opportunities
• Providing support with Lasso crew and event scheduling software, including SOP-related tasks
• Assisting in developing and maintaining Production Operations SOP documentation
• Supporting PBTV production planning and logistics
• Assisting with production planning and scheduling for studio and remote broadcasts
• Supporting remote production logistics and coordination efforts
Qualifications
• Current college student eligible for academic credit
• Interest in broadcast production, sports media, or operations
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with production tools or scheduling systems is a plus
• Currently a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university
• At least 18 years of age
• Available to be fully on site in our Santa Monica office
• Able to commit to a minimum of 15–20 hours per week and 2 days per week
Tennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
This is an unpaid internship position. The internship is intended to comply with applicable California and federal law governing unpaid internships, including educational training requirements. Because this is an unpaid opportunity, no hourly wage or salary is offered. This internship is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits, except where required by applicable law.
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Additional Information
Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America's fastest growing sport, offering 1,000 hours of live matches from top professionals and coverage of tournaments throughout the year, along with first-class instruction and exclusive lifestyle programming. Tennis Channel serves as the media home to two 24-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, an online magazine, and podcasts dedicated to tennis and its lifestyle, reaching audiences nationwide through all major pay-TV service providers. Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports, owning and operating 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with major broadcast networks, as well as Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, ROAR, and The Nest, with content delivered via various platforms including over-the-air and multi-channel video program distributors.