Internships in Sales/Marketing at Channel 4 - WTAE in Pittsburgh

WTAE - TV, Channel 4 of Pittsburgh is seeking unpaid interns to work in sales and marketing for a period of 10-13 weeks, in summer, fall, or winter.

Assist in Sales, Marketing, TV Production, and Digital Platforms.

Propective interns should be college juniors or seniors majoring in marketing, communications, broadcasting or other related fields. Students must be under the auspices of the college and registered for internship credits.

Sales:
- Compile information and prepare sales presentations
- Accompany account executives on sales presentations
- Work with local and general sales managers
- Assist sales managers with contract spot placement
- Work with Nielsen ratings information

Marketing
- Manage Summerfest at Kennywood in july including preparation of activities and flyers, coordination of daily events and prize distribution (for summer interns only)
- Create special project proposals
- Help write/produce promotional and public service announcements
- Assist with client marketing events
- Help create marketing research presentations using various resource tools

TV Production
- Attend client pre-production meetings
- Write scripts and shadow videographer and editor
- Observe live broadcases of new in studio and director's booth

Web Site/Digital Platforms
- Help coordinate web campaiagns on wtae-com and other WTAE-TV digital platforms


Summer internship applications are due March 1st, 2012
Fall applications are due April 15th, 2012
Winter applications are due October 31st, 2012.

Interested parties should send a resume and a very brief cover letter including mention of interest in a sales/marketing internship to BOTH of the following:
Intern Coordinator (by postal mail only)
Dan Henninger
Director of Human Resources
WTAE-TV
400 Ardmore Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15221

Intern Supervisor (by postal mail or e-mail)
Leslie Wojdowski
Director of Marketing
WTAE-TV
400 Ardmore Boulevard
Pittsburgh PA 15221
lwojdowski@hearst.com