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Job Description

The Emmy Award winning WPIX-TV in New York City, a Tribune Broadcasting television station, and the flagship station of The CW Television Network, seeks an intern in the Traffic Department. This internship will provide an opportunity to experience the fundamentals of Traffic and the synergy between Traffic, Sales, Programming and Engineering departments as it relates to on-air production and ultimately revenue growth. In addition, this internship is designed to combine study with hands-on experience. The intern will also have the opportunity to shadow professionals. The learning objectives and responsibilities are as follows: Sales/Engineering Departments -Exposure to Sales Order Entry -Learn about Commercial Instructions and tape receipt -Assist with advertiser separation on log -Assist with maintenance of Tape Library Programming Department -Exposure to show scheduling -Programming Sheet (Reading Louth screening sheets) -Learn and understand difference between segments and commercial breaks -Program ratings -National syndicated commercials -Exact timing a log

Job Requirements

Qualified students must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, undergraduate or graduate program, have completed their sophomore year and in good academic standing. The qualified intern must be enrolled in a parallel major as the internship is designed to provide hands-on experience as it relates to major course of study. The successful candidate will have applicable internship and/or volunteer experience. With proper documentation, the internship can be for credit, but is not necessary; a stipend will also be paid. EOE