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Television Production - Check Please Bay Area
Terms Available:
Winter Term: September-December
Spring Term: January-April
Summer Term: May-August
Division: Television
Department: Television Production and Programming
Internship Summary:
KQED TV is seeking two interns to participate directly with the television production
staff to assist in KQED's Arts and Culture series: "Check, Please! Bay
Area," (weekly restaurant review series). As part of daily operations in
the department, duties are varied and range from administrations, research and
writing to production-related activities. The Ars and Culture TV Production
Internship is a terrrific opportunity for production experience. We require
of each intern, a minimum of 16 hours a week on a regularly established schedule
that takes into account the intern's academic schedule. Interns should possess
a strong interest in learning about the broad activities involved in television
production. Screen credit is given under the heading of production interns upon
the discretion of the internship supervisor.
Internship Duties:
- Assist in coordinating studio guests and production elements
- Accompanies staff and crew on remotes when possible
- Organizes, logs and maintains video archives
- Organizes and prepares mailings
- Helps to organize research for producers and talent
- Enters data in FileMaker Pro database
- Makes phone calls, as requested
- Performs some administrative tasks
- Assists with other production related duties as assigned
Internship Qualifications:
- Strong interest in televison production
- Good organizaitonal and research skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to take direction and to work independently
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to adapt from project-to-project
- Willing to take on all aspects of the internship with enthusiasm, from
the most mundane to the more exciting tasks
- Experience with FileMaker Pro, MS Word, and Excel a plus
Application Procedure:
Please send cover letter and resume to:
KQED, Inc.
Attn: Human Resources
2601 Mariposa St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Or email:
internships@kqed.org
