Contact: Josh.Lander@cumulus.com
Overview
Interns with the Cumulus San Francisco Digital Department will work 20-30 hours a week, including some nights and weekends, to help mostly with KNBR.com, however, duties will also include support for KFOG, KGO, KSAN, KSFO, KSJO and KTCT. Main responsibilities will be shooting and editing video, posting AudioBoom podcasts into URLs, graphic design, building photo galleries, and eventually some live game coverage. Each intern will also be responsible for coming up with one long-term project to work on over the course of the internship.
The training interns will receive will be similar to that which one would receive in a vocational school. All training will be for the benefit of the trainees/interns and they will not displace regular employees, but work under close observation.
The Cumulus San Francisco Digital Department will derive no immediate advantage from the activities of interns and, on occasion, the employer’s operations may be impeded while training interns.
Interns are not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship and are not entitled to wages for the time spent in training.
Month-by-Month Curriculum
Month 1
- Learn editing techniques for both audio and video post production.
- Shadow video shoots for KNBR.com, Giants game coverage and 49ers game coverage.
- Detailed camera training on a Canon 5D MarkIII, Canon C100, and JVC GY-HM70U.
- Learn about uploading podcasts from all stations to AudioBoom, using proper thumbnails, writing headlines/teases, etc.
- Familiarize with different CMS platforms, including WordPress.
Month 2
- Learn process of creating storyboards and video shoot preparation.
- Edit video content using Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Final Cut Pro.
- Learn process of exporting video and uploading to various video hosting sites before posting to website.
- Learn about social media best practices and study social media analytics/engagement.
Month 3
- Fully produce pregame and postgame videos for a professional Bay Area sports team.
- Come up with original content ideas in preparation for final internship project and finalize plan.
Month 4
- Cover a Bay Area sports team’s practice in person and demonstrate ability to produce multimedia content.
- Complete final internship project
