GRAY MEDIA FUTURE FOCUS INTERN SPRING '26 WIS-TV

About Gray Media :

Gray Media or Gray is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta Georgia formally known as Gray Television Inc. The company is the nations largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and / or second-highest-rated television station as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Grays additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports Tupelo Media Group and PowerNation Studios and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About WIS-TV :

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia South Carolina. It is the markets top-rated broadcast television station a digital publisher reaching tens of millions of users each year and the home of GDM Columbia a full-service in-house digital advertising agency with national scale. WIS is also the hub for Palmetto Sports & Entertainment a statewide broadcast sports network and an affiliate of Telemundo SC.

Serving South Carolinas Midlands since 1953 WIS offers the opportunity to join an award-winning culture for a popular brand built upon decades of market leadership. Named the South Carolina Broadcasters Associations Station of the Year a record 17 times WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence the National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Award the George Foster Peabody Award and is an annual attendee of the Southeast Emmy Awards.

Among the many notable former journalists who helped set our standard NBC Today Show co-host Craig Melvin began his career with WIS as an intern photographer reporter and then anchor.

WIS produces more than 60 hours of local original programming per week. The station offers a unique variety of multiplatform advertising solutions sponsored content and professional creative services for businesses of any size.

Columbia South Carolina is a vibrant and growing capital city with a diverse population. It is home to the U.S. Armys largest installation for Basic Combat Training Fort Jackson along with the University of South Carolina and multiple other colleges and universities. WIS is located downtown just two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse.

Our community combines affordable quality of living with a variety of entertainment and activities to accommodate your lifestyle whether its our 50000-acre Lake Murray our Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball team the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens nearby Congaree National Park and so much more.

The Internship Program :

As a paid intern you wont sit and watch someone else doing their job. Grays intern program is an immersive experience where you serve as a valued team member to our award-winning teams.

With 113 television stations across the U.S. Gray Media offers an unprecedented opportunity for students to learn an area of broadcast expertise from seasoned professionals in the business. Whether your interest involves news production sales marketing or engineering our stations become a hands-on learning environment for Gray Media interns. If we have an employee doing it there can be a Gray intern learning and earning.

Not only will you walk away with an expanded resume and portfolio but Grays paid internship opens doors to begin your full-time career with Gray Media. Many of our current employees started as interns. Our paid internship program puts you at the front of the line for full-time job openings armed with the training you received from your internship.

Were committed to a broad applicant recruiting outreach program in our continuing efforts to represent our diverse community.

Interested in learning more Check out the program description and apply today!

Intern rate of pay can range from minimum wage in your state to $15 an hour.

Qualifications / Requirements :

âªï Be currently enrolled in a college / university (preferred Junior / Senior)

âªï Strong work ethic and organizational skills

âªï Earning a degree in Journalism or related fields with a desire to get hands-on experience in the local media newsroom

If you are interested in interning in these areas the station may have openings in these departments for you :

• Marketing
• Sales
• Creative Services
• Sports
• Weather
• News Production
• News MMJ
• Engineering

We look forward to hearing from you!

âªï Interested in the program Go to type Intern WIS-TV (in search bar)

WIS-TV / Gray Media is a drug-free company

Additional Info :

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Campaigns,Abinitio,AutoCAD 3D,Hardware & Networking,Customer Support,Arabic

Employment Type : Intern

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1