About the Role & Program
KGO-TV (ABC7) is an ABC-owned television station (OTV), located in San Francisco near the city’s iconic waterfront. The station is in the #8 ranked television market in the country! You will have an opportunity to participate in developmental programming and contribute to daily operations of a major market television station.
With the 7 on Your Side team, you will get hands-on experience working with our team that produces consumer news segments multiple times a week, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers and directly helping the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area!
While you'll get news production experience, you'll also learn essential office skills. Overall, we hope to teach how to find, craft, and distribute good stories while instilling a sense of teamwork and a desire to help those around us.
The approximate dates of this internship are January 2026 to early June 2026.
What You Will Do
Keep up with daily consumer news with an eye for potential stories, with possible light writing assignments
Research for producers’ stories, including web research, verify data over the phone, and cross-check multiple sources
Help sift through viewer responses to find the most compelling stories for the producers, and compile data on the information gathered from the pool of viewer messages
Help consumer counselors as they answer viewer email and present the viewers’ issues to the relevant companies/agencies
Assist producers in the field
Required Qualifications & Skills
Experience using Microsoft Word, Google Docs and Google Sheets
Experience creating and maintaining spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel
Experience with researching and keeping multiple projects organized
High attention to detail and experience multitasking in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience (academic or internship) in journalism (print and/or broadcast); television, news and news media production; and/or television news script writing
Experience with AP style writing
Familiarity with Adobe Premiere and/or Airtable
Experience using camera and/or lighting equipment
Education
Junior or Senior year preferred
Eligibility Requirements & Internship Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship
Be at least 18 years of age
Possess unrestricted work authorization
Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program
Additional Information
Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
The approximate dates of this internship are January 2026 through early June 2026
Fully available to work 20 hours per week during a Monday through Friday schedule (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor and could include nights/early mornings)
Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the San Francisco, California area
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
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The pay rate for this role in California is $22.50 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.