What are the responsibilities and job description for the WCVB Summer 2025 News Intern position at WCVB Channel 5?
Job Description
2025 WCVB Summer Internship Program
Application Submissions: 3/3/2025-3/17/2025
The 2025 WCVB Summer Internship Program offers a variety of opportunities for students entering or currently in their junior or senior years at an accredited community college, college, or university. The program runs for 10–12 weeks, requiring a commitment of 24 hours per week, with flexible scheduling depending on the department.
Application Requirements:
Please upload with your application attachments:
WCVB provides Boston with breaking news 24-hours a day to local audiences through our television newscasts and digital platforms. You will learn how a newsroom operates and be expected to contribute to the operation.
Assignment Desk
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
About Us
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.
2025 WCVB Summer Internship Program
Application Submissions: 3/3/2025-3/17/2025
The 2025 WCVB Summer Internship Program offers a variety of opportunities for students entering or currently in their junior or senior years at an accredited community college, college, or university. The program runs for 10–12 weeks, requiring a commitment of 24 hours per week, with flexible scheduling depending on the department.
Application Requirements:
Please upload with your application attachments:
- Resume and Cover Letter in PDF format (do not submit a Word doc).
- A Letter of Recommendation from a professor specifically for the WCVB Internship Program.
- Creative Works/Writing Samples, relevant to your areas of interest.
- Intern applications are limited to one submission based on area of interest.
WCVB provides Boston with breaking news 24-hours a day to local audiences through our television newscasts and digital platforms. You will learn how a newsroom operates and be expected to contribute to the operation.
Assignment Desk
- Assist team members with content gathering and planning.
- Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, social media and viewer tips.
- Develop and pitch story ideas.
- Writing and formatting scripts for broadcast.
- Shadow reporters or anchors in the field when available.
- Conduct research and write content for WCVB digital platforms including the WCVB app, WCVB.com and various social media platforms.
- Assist with photo and video production.
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
About Us
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.
