ABC News has two open internships for shows based in New York, NY:

ABC Localish Production Intern | Disney Entertainment Television | New York, NY

About the Role & Program

ABC Localish is a media brand dedicated to celebrating cities and cultures across America. We create feel-good shows for ABC and Hulu streaming platforms, branded video content for our Disney partners including Hulu, FX, ESPN, National Geographic, and Disney Channel, as well as stories for our ABC TV stations.

What You Will Do

The ABC Localish Production Intern calls for a university-level talent who is interested in growing and applying their existing knowledge of content production to support our creative and e-commerce initiatives.

The individual will be involved in all parts of our content production process creating content aimed at uplifting our local communities. This candidate’s day-to-day will include brainstorming ideas, shooting/editing content. writing ecommerce service journalism articles, and clearing digital stories for distribution across multiple digital and broadcast endpoints.

WABC-TV (ABC7) On Your Side Intern | Disney Entertainment Television | New York, NY

About the Role & Program

WABC-TV, the flagship Disney/ABC–owned television station in New York, is the most-watched television station in the New York Television market and the United States. WABC also leads the market in station websites and has the highest social media engagement!

WABC-TV’s 7 On Your Side unit is responsible for producing dozens of segments each year that inform and entertain, making viewers both smarter and richer. The consumer unit produces content that runs both on over-the-air broadcasts and on WABC-TV’s many digital platforms. Most importantly, 7 On Your Side serves as an advocate for our viewers. For the past decade, 7 On Your Side has successfully recovered more than a million dollars each year in restitution for our viewers!!!

What You Will Do:

Every single day, 7 On Your Side gets dozens of emails from our viewers. Each is a cry for help from someone who feels they’ve been scammed or ripped off. It’s the intern’s job to effectively and thoughtfully pre-interview many of these viewers to determine if the story is worth the unit’s time, effort, and resources.

  • Will be responsible for pre-interviewing viewers/guests, compiling documentation, and pitching strong stories to the producer.
  • Exercise excellent customer service skills with viewers in need, organize their documents, material and maintain the project relationship.
  • Shadow reporter Nina Pineda on numerous shoots, learning on-camera techniques, and doing sample stand-ups!

Click on the links for more information and to apply!