Dear Interested Intern Applicant:
We appreciate your interest in the CBS Sports Fall Internship Program.
Attached, you will find information regarding our Program, as well as an application.
Please submit the following required information: (e-mail submissions of application, essay and resume are acceptable; “original” letters of recommendation MUST BE mailed.)
1). CBS Sports Internship Application
2). Resume
3). Essay (see application)
4). Two letters of recommendation
(One must be from someone at your college/university; i.e. professor, advisor, coach)
To: Erika Gonzales (egonzales@cbs.com)
CBS Sports
Internship Coordinator
524 West 57 th Street, Floor 555/14
New York, NY 10019
(212) 975-0213
After we review your application, we will contact you to inform you of your application status.
Thank you again for your interest.
Sincerely,
Matty Hetzel
Executive Director, Planning and Administration
Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student registered in school in their Junior or Senior year.
Applicant must be eligible to receive course credit applicable towards graduation from their University.
Submission of application , resume , 2 letters of recommendation , and essay required.
(see application)
Students are given a daily allowance of $8.00 for lunch and are reimbursed for local transportation to and from work.
Position available from the middle/end of August until December.
Applicant must be available to work a minimum of 2 full work days a week.
***Application Deadline is July 4, 2014***
ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE IN BY THE DEADLINE. IF
APPLICATION MATERIALS ARE MISSING, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE
CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE, AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REVIEW.
Return Application to: Erika Gonzales (egonzales@cbs.com)
CBS Sports -Internship Coordinator
524 West 57 th Street, Floor 555/14
New York, New York 10019
All Internships are based at CBS Headquarters in New York
51 W. 52 nd Street, New York, NY
555 W. 57 th Street, New York, NY
Program Scheduling Intern: Assist in analyzing and responding to program proposals. Develop and compute sports ratings and analysis. Accumulate competitive scheduling information. Assist in coordinating schedule changes and proposals with CBS Affiliate Relations, Sales and outside contacts. Assist Programming Department in NFL and NCAA planning sports vignettes and sales related material. Intern will report to the Director, Programming.
Research Intern: Assist the Sports Research Department in various capacities during the pre-
NFL Season. Furnish cassettes to production staff during editing sessions. Log interviews and feature segments. Order and update all research material media guides and sports manuals.
Interns will gain thorough knowledge of CBS Sports television production and research. Intern will report to the Chief Researcher.
Tape Archives Intern: Assist the Production Services Department with daily operations. The internship will focus on videotape for our weekend broadcasts. Responsibilities will include assisting with numerous dub requests, research projects, computer data input, and adjusting show titles of videotape reels. The intern will interface with CBS Sports Production, Operations,
Business Affairs, Sales, Marketing and the Promotions departments. Intern will report to the
Manager of Tape Archives.
Production Intern: The Production Intern will report to the Vice-President of Remote
Production and will be involved in observing edit sessions, viewing tape and performing research as needed. A strong interest in a future in sports production is a necessity.
Public Relations Intern: Publicity Intern will assist in the day-to-day functions of the Sports
Press department. Intern will perform a wide variety of jobs including collecting and distributing stories concerning CBS Sports talent, production and broadcasts; updating biographical information on talent and production; proofreading, fact checking and filing press releases; answering phones, assist in conference calls and ratings projects. Intern will report to the Senior
Vice President, Communications.
Graphics Intern: Assist Director of Graphics in overseeing all facets of network caliber cutting edge graphic production. A strong computer background with a fertile artistic imagination is necessary in interfacing with both production staff and graphic artists to efficiently guide graphics from conception to implementation. Some weekend hours are required.
Social Media Intern: Working closely with the Social Media and Communications team on daily maintenance and social fan engagement of the CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Intern will work closely with
Communications and Marketing teams to help optimize audience interaction and brand development through creative use of social media devices. A knowledge and passion for sports combined with an interest in the trends/developments in the social media industry is required.
During Spring and Fall semesters, weekend days in-studio are recommended for social assistance of college football and NFL programming on CBS and CBS Sports Network during live programming. Intern will report to Social Media Coordinator and Communications group.
Digital Asset Intern: Will assist Manager, Digital Asset Management, in daily routine.
Responsibilities will include logging, creating and moving data into our server, Importing meta data into archiving software, possible transcoding (depending on knowledge), and coordinating file request. Intern will be working with multiple departments such as Production and
Operations.
Application Deadline: Friday, July 4, 2014
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NAME: ________________________________________________________________
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CURRENT PHONE #: ___________________________________________________
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MAJOR: _______________________ GRADUATION DATE: _____________
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL: (As of 9/14) Junior Senior
ACADEMIC ADVISOR: _________________________________________________
PHONE #: _______________________________
GRADE POINT AVERAGE: Overall: __________ Major GPA: __________
CREDITS GIVEN FOR INTERNSHIP: _________
AVAILABILITY: Mon Tues Wed Thurs
**Must be available to work a minimum of 2 full work days a week**
FIELD OF INTEREST (circle all that apply):
1) Programming 4) Production 7) Social Media
2) Research
3) Tape Archives
5) Press
6) Graphics
8) Digital Asset
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**PLEASE ANSWER IN ESSAY FORM**
Discuss your interest and/or experience in sports and communications. Discuss the kind of experience you expect to gain from the Program.
**PLEASE SUBMIT TWO (2) LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION**
Letters of recommendation may be submitted separately and must be an original document containing a signature.
**PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME**
RETURN APPLICATION AND REQUIRED PAPERWORK VIA E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS
OR US MAIL TO:
Erika Gonzales (egonzales@cbs.com)
CBS Sports
524 West 57 th Street, Floor 555/14
New York, New York 10019