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News Associates Program
NBC Universal
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Web: http://www.nbcunicareers/

Internship objective: News Associates gain real-world experience honing research skills, developing news stories working in a news bureau, participating in field and studio show production, on the nightly news, a morning news program, cable news, or on a "magazine" program.

Each News Associate is assigned a mentor who is an experienced staff member. News Associates undergo an intense week long orientation filled with workshops, lunches with guest speakers and training.

Over 75 percent of the News Associates who've completed the program have gone on to various producing positions with NBC News. Some are currently with "Dateline," "NBC Nightly News", "Today" or with MSNBC, CNBC, or our Burbank bureau.

This is a one year staff position. The program runs twelve months and consists of several long-term assignments on a news program and/or a news bureau. The program is based in the New York metropolitan area. Relocation expenses are not covered.

Semesters interns are needed: Spring semester annually

Number of interns needed: Minimum of 1

Start date: On or near the first day of the semester, negotiable

End date: On or near the last day of the semester, negotiable

Salary: $33,600, exempt

Academic qualifications: Declared major or minor in the School of Communication

Desired skills and qualifications: Student interns should have:

1. Bachelor's degree
2. The ability to work in the New York metropolitan area
   

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
External applicants must submit a resume/CV through gecareers.com or nbcjobs.com to be considered. Internal applicants must submit EMS via the GE Career Opportunity System (COS).

1. Must be willing to take drug test and submit to a background investigation.
2. Must be 18 years or greater.
3. Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in United States through July 2010.
4. Must be willing to work overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, often with short notice.
5. Must be willing to sign a one year employment contract.
   

DESIRED:

1. Master's degree
2. Journalism Experience.
3. Highly motivated individuals
4. Commitment to Television News Production as a career
5. Solid writing skills
6. Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
7. Proven leadership skills
   

Credit: College credit toward communication major, minor or general electives. One hour of college credit is earned for 40 hours of work.

HOW TO APPLY: During application period, you upload your resume and answer the following questions:

1. In terms of diverse life experiences, what separates you from the rest of the candidates for the program?
2. Identify an issue that was recently covered in the news and explain why you think it was (or was not) newsworthy.
3. If you had no obligations or financial constraints for the next six months, what would you do?
4. Write about an experience, place or person that triggered your interest in journalism.
5. Identify a societal issue that seldom attracts the attention of the news media. How would you cover this issue as a journalist?
6. Which journalism associations, if any, are you affiliated with?
7. Which professional publications (e.g. trade magazines), if any, do you subscribe to?
8. Please indicate the countries where you are legally authorized to work.
9. If authorized to work in the United States, are you authorized to do so without NBCU sponsorship through September, 2010?
10. Please indicate which languages you have conversational fluency.
    

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT:
DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE, WE REGRET THAT WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE STUDENTS IN WHOM WE HAVE AN INTEREST. If you are contacted for an interview, in most cases, you will speak with, or meet someone from NBC News. If there is mutual interest, you may be invited to New York for a final interview with several NBC News staffers. A final decision is made after that interview in New York.

Evaluation: The evaluation and grade will be completed by Internship Coordinator Marilyn Kritzman and will be based upon the following:

1. The student’s journal/log/observation of all intern activities
2. The student’s copy of all work produced
3. The student’s learning objectives and progress made toward the learning objectives
4. Final paper
5. The internship sponsor mid-internship evaluation
6. The internship sponsor final evaluation
   

Method of Evaluation:

1. Student’s journal/log: 20%
2. Student’s work: 20 %
3. Paper: 20%
4. Internship sponsor mid-internship evaluation: 20%
5. Internship sponsor final evaluation: 20%
   

Calendar:

1. E-mail updates to faculty sponsor every month.
2. Additional communication via email, phone or in person as needed
3. All materials are to be submitted to Marilyn Kritzman on the Wednesday prior to final weeks of the semester/session registered.
4. Internship sponsor evaluation due half way through the internship
5. Internship sponsor final evaluation due the Wednesday of finals week with the rest of the material. The evaluation may be submitted with the student’s materials in a sealed envelope, or the sponsor may submit it separately by the due date.
   

Student’s Signature


Intern’s sponsor’s (at internship site) signature


Coordinator of Undergraduate Internships’ (Marilyn S. Kritzman) signature