Community Engagement Intern

About the Role & Program

WPVI-TV is an ABC-owned television station (OTVS) located in a state-of-the-art facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6abc/Action News is Philadelphia's #1 news source. For more than 50 years, Action News has brought the day's biggest stories to viewers in the Delaware Valley, covering Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey, and reaching more than 8 million people.

What You Will Do

This production internship gives you a general understanding of long-form content creation and live-to-tape event production in the fast-paced media industry. The focus is community engagement, external affairs, strategic partnerships, social cause marketing, and station brand awareness.

As an intern, you will work onsite in the office in a professional environment and gain hands-on experience. You will be exposed to productions, initiatives and events originated by 6abc, and you will see how television long-form production and the Community Engagement department operate. You will observe and take part in the daily work of a major market television station and connect with community-based non-profit organizations and the communities 6abc serves.

Projects with the WPVI-TV (6abc) Community Engagement team may include:

• Assisting with planning, prepping and executing the station's live and taped long-form productions, campaigns, initiatives and events
• Writing digital copy for the website and on-air PSAs
• Creating and editing social media digital content
• Attending community engagement meetings (virtual and in-person)
• Developing and designing communication materials using Canva, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and similar tools

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience capturing photo and video content with Canon, Nikon, DSLR, or comparable camera equipment
• Proficiency with video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Proficiency with Canva and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience creating and managing content across social media platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous academic or internship experience in journalism (print and/or broadcast), television or news production, and/or television news script writing
• Demonstrated interest in community engagement, corporate citizenship, or social impact through academic, volunteer, or extracurricular experiences

Additional Information

• Consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• Fully available from January 2027 through June 2027
• Willing and able to work 20 hours per week for the duration of the internship. Regular workdays are Tuesdays and Thursdays, with additional hours scheduled based on event coverage, productions, and department needs.
• Able to provide your own housing in the Philadelphia, PA area for the duration of the program
• Able to provide or have reliable transportation to and from work in the Philadelphia, PA area

Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the level and position offered.