INTERNSHIP/ HETS PARTNERSHIP - KFVS

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation's 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 45 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. Gray's 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.

KFVS12 is the #1 local TV station serving as the CBS/CW/MeTV/Outlaw/Telemundo/Oxygen/GRIT affiliate in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri/Paducah, Kentucky/Harrisburg, Illinois market. Founded in 1954, KFVS12 has a rich heritage of serving "America's Heartland" with the best local news and weather information, along with a legacy of community service and disaster relief. KFVS12 produces more local news than any other station in the market, currently offering over 50 hours of news content every week, along with special high-profile, topical local programming. Heartland News on KFVS12 consistently leads the competition in award-winning journalism having been honored this year with numerous Missouri and Illinois Broadcasters' Awards as well as the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards.

The Cape Girardeau market covers 45 counties in four states and is home to four division-one universities. It is where the North meets the South and the East meets the West. The area is rich with many diverse communities, including historic riverfront towns, that offer a variety of unique benefits and recreational opportunities. It is also conveniently located for easy travel to St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, and Chicago.

The station has an exceptional staff that is committed to maintaining the legacy of the institution of KFVS. They are forward-thinking with news coverage in on-air newscasts and 24/7 on numerous digital platforms, consistently leading the competition in digital traffic across the board. This provides exciting opportunities throughout the station including News, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and more.

KFVS is seeking applicants for bilingual interns in partnership with Southeast Missouri State University and three universities located in Puerto Rico that belong to the Hispanic Educational Technology Services (HETS) program. Applicants should be in their junior or senior year at a HETS partner University and willing to live in Cape Girardeau, Missouri for a semester while attending Southeast Missouri State University. These positions will teach producing, shooting, and editing skills while contributing and creating content for Spanish-speaking Gray Television outlets. Partnership Universities include:

• Inter-American University – Universidad Inter American De Puerto Rico
• Sacred Heart University -- Universidad Del Sagrado Carazon
• Ana G. Mendez University – Universidad Ana G. Mendez

* Meet enrollment criteria above
* Train with digital producer to produce/write/edit for KFVS digital properties.
* Work with a photojournalist to learn camera operation basics.
* Shadow Multi-Media Journalist to learn how to shoot/write/edit news stories for broadcast and/or streaming.
* Translate relevant stories from English to Spanish for digital properties.
* Enrolled in a HETS-affiliated school.
* Proficient in English and Spanish.

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