Sports Intern- Summer, 2026

WGNO

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Onsite
Reporting, writing, and editing sports stories
Shooting and editing highlights
Posting and managing digital content
This internship is ideal for a college senior eager to gain real-world experience in sports journalism

Job Summary

  • This internship is ideal for a college senior eager to gain real-world experience in sports journalism.
  • The selected intern will receive hands-on training across various platforms, including on-air sports reporting, digital content production, and multimedia storytelling.
  • Interns must commit to a minimum of 20 hours per week for 8 weeks, with flexibility to work some nights and weekends based on sports event schedules.

Matching Summary

This internship is ideal for a college senior eager to gain real-world experience in sports journalism.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • reporting, writing, and editing sports stories
  • shooting and editing highlights
  • posting and managing digital content
  • creating engaging social media content
  • covering breaking sports news
  • strong writing and communication skills

Nice-to-have

  • passion for storytelling
  • journalistic integrity and accuracy
  • curiosity and fresh angles
  • willingness to learn newsroom systems

Key Requirements

  • college senior seeking academic credit
  • enrolled in a college or university
  • eligible to receive academic credit
  • basic knowledge of editing software
  • comfort working with cameras and microphones

Work Rights

Not specified

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