2026 WLWT Summer Intern - Sales at WLWT in Cincinnati, OH

Summary: WLWT TV, the Hearst Television owned NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, is recruiting college students for a 10-week paid summer internship program focused on Broadcast Television Sales and Advertising. Interns will gain hands-on experience through training and shadowing various sales professionals, learning about the sales operation and advertising solutions offered to local clients. Responsibilities: - Shadow client specialists - Shadow digital account manager - Shadow national sales department - Monitor and assist in client prospecting - Monitor and assist in research of target accounts/categories for upcoming client presentations - Monitor and assist in creation of sales materials - Assist in fielding phone calls - Shadow and assist sales professionals in the field - Monitor and assist with script writing/brainstorming new commercial ideas - May shadow commercial production crew in the field during commercial shoot - May shadow commercial production crew during editing process - Learn basics of Cincinnati media - Monitor and assist in researching market and industry changes - May shadow research director during programming/research/informational meetings - Attend as many sales meetings, including sales consultant, sales research, and any sales vendor meetings, as possible - Attend as many sales team functions as possible - Observe and actively engage with sales team to develop skills for a sales career Required Qualifications: - Students must have junior, senior or graduate studies level status to apply Important Skills: Broadcast Television Sales, Advertising Solutions, Market Research Nice-to-Have Skills: Script Writing, Sales Presentation Skills Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer