KGO-TV (ABC7) Race & Social Justice/Community Engagement Intern, Summer/Fall 2024

About the Role & Program

KGO-TV (ABC7) is the #1 source for breaking news, weather, sports and more around the San Francisco Bay Area! We want to help make our region an even better place to live. So we dedicate more time, resources, and reporting to the major stories that impact your quality of life. From housing, to schools, climate change and the economy, ABC7's goal is to bring you greater perspective on the challenges facing our neighborhoods right now. We promise to dig deeper and find solutions to help Build a Better Bay Area.

You will learn aspects of broadcast television and digital production skills, with a focus on video, audio, photography, writing and design for marketing, community engagement, and news content. You’ll work with other teams on various projects throughout the internship, including News, Programming, Sales, and President/General Manager’s office. 

The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through early January 2025.
 

What You Will Do

• During first 30 days: Learn, connect and understand the company's mission and learn the production workflow in order to contribute to content creation

• By month three: Support content producers, assist on shoots and events, write copy for digital platforms

• By month six: Produce content with supervision, identify areas where you could bring a new perspective

• On an ongoing basis: Lead and develop ideas with ABC7’s NextGen Youth Advisory Council

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience with creating content on a variety of social media platforms, as well as using social media platforms to engage with an audience

• Experience or completed coursework in community engagement, social justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) or a related area

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience in video production, filming and editing video and/or with working with Adobe Premiere or similar software

• Previous experience (academic or internship) in digital media and/or journalism (broadcast/print/digital)

Education

• Undergraduate students in their Junior or Senior year or recently graduated within the past 6 months preferred

Eligibility Requirements & Internship Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship

• Be at least 18 years of age

• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.

• Possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship

• The approximate dates of this internship are June 2024 through early January 2025

• Fully available to work 20 hours per week during a Monday through Sunday schedule (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor and could include nights, weekends and holidays)

• Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program​ in the San Francisco, California area

• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work​

The pay rate for this internship in California is $18.07 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.