2010 INTERNSHIPS
WXXI generally has the following unpaid internship openings available each semester to college undergraduate students. If you are interested in applying for an internship, please see your advisor and/or contact Carole Edelman, WXXI Human Resources Associate by phone (585) 258-0228, fax (585) 258-0335 or email cedelman@wxxi.org.
CREATIVE SERVICES/PUBLIC INFORMATION: Assist the station publicist and Creative Services staff. Duties include writing press releases, posting online highlights on the Website, assembling mailing lists, researching special projects, providing assistance with outreach efforts and assisting with promotional efforts for all of WXXI’s services.
Word processing and strong writing skills required English or Communications majors preferred.
RADIO NEWS/NEED TO KNOW: Work with the Center for Public Affairs on a half-hour weekly news magazine that uses reports and interviews to get at the pressing issues facing the greater Rochester region. Intern will work closely with news producers/reporters.
Duties include:
-Research and writing
-Assisting videographer on shoots
-Tape logging
-some video editing
-Scheduling of studio guest
-Other duties assigned
This internship prepares the student for multimedia news. Knowledge of current affairs is helpful. Journalism majors are preferred.
TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS: This internship will provide a college level student with experience in the technology and operations of television and radio broadcasting facilities with a strong emphasis on the technology employed and the operations involved in broadcasting. This will include on-air television operations, AM & FM transmitter operations as well as digital television facility management. The goal of the technology & operations internship is to give students a background and the entry-level skills to begin a career in the broadcast industry.
AUDIO ENGINEERING: Duties will include preventive and routine maintenance of equipment, installation and assembly of audio gear as needed. There will be live broadcasts which include the setup of microphones, mixers, recorders as each particular remote dictates. Studio production will require the same skills as above with the added emphasis on production and editing along with dubbing, documentation and the distribution of nationally produced shows. Interns will assist on client type services, may be asked to assist in other departments with audio related tasks, learn the operation of the ENCO storage and automation system and assist producers and staff. In general, hours will be Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 5:00pm; however, there may be work on the weekends and evenings. Hours can be flexible as needed. A great work ethic with personable and communication skills are a must. Qualified students should have a basic knowledge of radio production.
SECOND OPINION: a medical program that is being produced by WXXI Public Broadcasting to national air on PBS. The half-hour series is studio based and engages a panel of healthcare professionals-experts from various areas of medicine from Rochester and around the country-in carefully researched real-life medical cases. As viewers watch these experts discuss the case, they learn about complex medical issues and become better consumers of their own healthcare. It is our goal to raise the level of public understanding of healthcare and medical decision making.
Duties will include working with production team in the following areas:
content development, writing, guest relations, pre-and studio production, and all areas of day to day office support.
Qualified students should have strong desire to learn television production, be hard working, organize, be able to take initiative and take direction. No medical experience is necessary
TELEVISION/HOMEWORK HOTLINE: Assist the Executive Producer and the producer of the Homework Hotline. This internship covers television production and Homework Hotline, a half-hour, live call-in program that helps students with homework questions in math, science, geography, English, and language arts and is hosted by Rochester city school teachers. Geared to children in grades five through 12, students phone in their questions to Dial-A-Teacher, operated by the Rochester Teachers Association. Calls are then funneled through to Homework Hotline where questions are answered live on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) Monday through Thursday at 5:30 p.m. during the school year.
An Education or Communication major is preferred.
ACCOUNTING: Assist with day-to-day activities in the accounting department. Work would include assisting with month-end closing, account analysis and reconciliation, and the account receivable and accounts payable cycles. Working under the supervision of the Director of Finance, the intern should have an interest in accounting and good analytical skills.
AM 1370 CONNECTION & RADIO OPERATIONS: Assist host of AM1370 Connection with preparation for daily radio program. Duties will include but not be limited to suggesting possible program topics, lining up potential guests for programs, reconfirming guest bookings, checking the Web and wires for information and background data relating to upcoming programs and topics, checking that review copies of books for upcoming programs have arrived in a timely manner, and processing dub requests. Assist the Operations Producer with various technical and production relayed duties.
Minimum requirements:
-Good verbal skills
-Strong compute research skills, and ability to work independently
-Math aptitude
-Some clerical skills
WXXI has one of the finest news teams in the state, winning a multitude of awards over the years for reporting, features, documentaries and spot news. Our classical music is preferred by most listeners with a choice of two classical music stations, and we have a long and proud history of producing live performances as well as two weekly national productions from our studios for the last twenty years.
Send resume or application to:
Carole Edelman
Human Resources Associate
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
P.O. Box 30021
Rochester, NY 14603-3021
