What are the responsibilities and job description for the TV Production Intern position at WHYY?
About WHYY
WHYY serves the Philadelphia region with trusted journalism, eye-opening storytelling and intimate local arts programming. Our curiosity and commitment to this community is what drives our programming. It’s also what drives our hiring.
Below you’ll find an employment opportunity in the fast-paced setting of the Philadelphia region’s leading public media provider. The award-winning professional staff of WHYY sets the bar high in television, radio and online. Whether it’s preparing a program to air or a behind-the-scenes role in support, all positions are vital to continuing—and growing—our impact in our community.
WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about our Social Responsibility Program. It’s how we live.
About The Role
TV Production interns will:
WHYY serves the Philadelphia region with trusted journalism, eye-opening storytelling and intimate local arts programming. Our curiosity and commitment to this community is what drives our programming. It’s also what drives our hiring.
Below you’ll find an employment opportunity in the fast-paced setting of the Philadelphia region’s leading public media provider. The award-winning professional staff of WHYY sets the bar high in television, radio and online. Whether it’s preparing a program to air or a behind-the-scenes role in support, all positions are vital to continuing—and growing—our impact in our community.
WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about our Social Responsibility Program. It’s how we live.
About The Role
TV Production interns will:
- Join producers on field shoots, act as production assistants on location, generating, organizing, and gathering release forms, among other things
- Assist in logging and transcribing footage
- Support the producers as they research, shoot and edit segments for the monthly broadcast and the website.
- Support studio shoots by running teleprompter, welcoming guests, and acting as the production assistants
- Have the opportunity to pitch stories for shows currently in production.
- Write copy
- All aspects of television production including pre-production, production, and post-production
- How to research and develop interview questions
- How to summarize the content in short concise paragraphs
- The organizing and structuring of each program and how to offline edit
- Professional etiquette when going on shoots.
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