Summer / Fall Intern - Race & Culture Unit Production

Job Description

The Race and Culture Unit is offering an opportunity to join our team this spring. The perfect candidate will have a strong passion for diverse and inclusive storytelling. This internship will help give support in our development and production of stories at the intersection of race, politics, and culture.

Across the landscape of ABC News Programming, the Race and Culture team guides daily reporting and special projects in a space that is dynamic and requires closer investigation, delivering breaking news, relevant interviews, and incisive investigative reports.

Responsibilities:

A day in the life…
• Assisting with daily logging elements
• Pitching stories and assisting with research elements
• Assisting with bookings
• Participating in weekly editorial meetings
• Writing digital articles for ABCNews.com and goodmorningamerica.com

Basic Qualifications:

What you bring to the role…
• Knowledge and interest in the topics of race and culture and current events
• Ability to work efficiently in a team/group setting
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Creative out of the box thinker

Preferred Qualifications:
• Undergraduate students in their Junior or Senior year or recent graduates
• Previous internship experience in a professional newsroom setting
• Familiarity with ABC News shows

Additional Information:
• At the time of application, must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney Professional Internship OR Disney College Program
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program, concurrent to this internship
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Details
• This internship is a hybrid internship. The intern will work some days in the office and other days remotely, so it requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated work space.
• The approximate dates of this internship are May/June 2022 – January 2023
• Candidate must be available to work full-time hours during the week (30-40 hours/week)
• Must be willing to live in the Washington, DC area and provide own housing and transportation for the duration of the internship
• Candidates could also work remotely in the Los Angeles area

About ABC News:

The General Entertainment Content group creates original entertainment and news content for the Company's streaming platforms and its cable and broadcast networks.

This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call ABC News.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1e7qm-13-59-205-74-42 in your application.