20/20 News Magazine Production Intern, ABC News- Spring 2023
Be a part of an innovative team and culture…
20/20 is the prime time news magazine program. 20/20 brings you hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews and compelling feature stories. In 2019, the broadcast began a new direction of two-hour documentary programming featuring new interviews with key players in some of the biggest newsmaker stories in recent American history.
Internships with 20/20 offer you the chance to excel into new areas based on interest.
A Day in the Life…
20/20 interns perform a variety of duties.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assisting staff with all aspects of production
- Booking, assisting with breaking news crashes, logging & transcribing
- Shoot prep, shoot assistance & edit support
- Ordering tapes, scanning photos & running errands
- Story development & research
- Learn & utilize internal ABC technical media search and management systems
- Daily office work including mail, digital media distribution & additional support functions (when in the office)
What we are looking for…
(Basic Qualifications)
- Familiarity with past 20/20 content
- Demonstrated interest (academic and/or previous internship) in long form journalism
- Ability to think creatively, collaborate yet also operate independently and be a self-starter
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
(Preferred Qualifications)
- Undergraduate students in their senior year or recent graduates
- Proven leadership roles in school or extra-curricular activities
- Previous internship experience with a television news outlet
- Basic proficiency (academic or previous internship) with non-linear editing software (Avid specifically)
Required Education:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and taking at least one class, or be a recent graduate of an accredited college or university within the last six (6) months at time of application, or be currently participating in the Disney College Program, Disney Culinary Program or Disney Professional Internship Program
Preferred Education:
- Undergraduate students in their senior year or recent graduates
Additional Details:
- This internship is both a remote and in-person internship.
- Must be able to work in the New York City office and provide your own housing and transportation for the duration of the internship
- Must be available from January through June 2023
- Candidate must be available to work 40 hours/week. Interns will work in the office up to 3 days a week and remotely the rest of the days.
- The internship requires a working, reliable internet connection, as well as a quiet and dedicated work space, but must be willing to commute to the television studio building (as necessary)
- Must be able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the session