Showing posts with label News Jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News Jobs. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Local Fox 5 News Training Program in New York City

Fox 5 News in New York City has a six month training program for aspiring news station workers. From news gatherers to creative services they have a spot for everyone with varying interests. Below is a quote and program information from their website.

"FOX Television Stations, FOX 5/WNYW and MY 9/WWOR offers a hands on six month training program for College Graduates interested in obtaining valuable experience in the various fields of Television Broadcasting. This training program requires no previous broadcast
work experience, thereby, when the six-months training period is completed, the goal is to provide the trainee with the prerequisite skills to acquire an entry-level position in the broadcasting field. We request that anyone interested in applying for the training program
should send a resume and cover letter indicating a preference for any of the areas listed below to the above address."

The Six Month Training Program is offered in the following departments:

Programming
Production/Engineering
Sales
Traffic
Newsroom
News Library/Research
“Good Day New York”
Finance/Accounting
Creative Service/Promotions
Human Resources

The Training Program offers:
Hands-on training with experts in the various fields of broadcasting;
Access to staff employment opportunities pending availability and
qualifications; Six months of employment which includes a full work
week of 37 ½ hours at a pay rate of $7.15 per hour.

TRAINING PROGRAM FOX 5 WNYW / MY 9 WWOR
Human Resources Department Training Program
205 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Training Program Information Page
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/about_us/work_for_us/Job_Opportunities_At_Fox_5

NBC Universal Careers Portal

NBC Universal Careers is the ultimate portal for employment at that network, there you will find the main job search engine, a list of the various internship programs and their early career programs as well.

Job Search Engine (mostly General Electric jobs, they own NBC)
https://xjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_home.asp?partnerid=54&siteid=5346

Universal Studios Hollywood & Universal Orlando Resort Jobs
http://www.nbcunicareers.com/search/parks_resorts

Below are links to internships and early career programs at NBC.

Internships:
EAST & WEST COAST
LOCAL TV STATIONS
CABLE NEWS NETWORKS
EMMA BOWEN FOUNDATION

Early Career Programs:
PAGE PROGRAM
ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATES PROGRAM
NEWS ASSOCIATE PROGRAM
UNIVERSAL PICTURES LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
TALENT DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
DIVERSITY INITIATIVE FOR WRITERS
TALLER TELEMUNDO
WRITERS ON THE VERGE
GE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS (Link is broken on the GE website)
NBC NEWS/NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, SCHOOL OF BROADCAST JOURNALISM

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