CMT (Country Music Television), a cable channel of Viacom Media Networks, is currently recruiting for their Spring 2018 paid internship program for various departments across the company. All students applying for an internship with CMT must be able to commit to a minimum schedule of 16 hours per week for a period of at least ten consecutive weeks in order to be considered for our program.
Internships will be in the Nashville location only.
Internship Program Criteria:
- CMT is accepting students entering their junior or senior year of college, as well as some graduate and law students. Students that have already graduated will not be eligible for the program – they must be active/current students.
- Internships will be paid at a standard competitive hourly rate – the rate is $13/hr in Nashville.
- Internships offered have a 10-week minimum, a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week, and a recommended maximum of 35 hours per week.
- College credit is not required, but appropriate documentation for credit can be provided if necessary.
Students can apply online at the following website – www.viacomcareers.com.
The application deadline for the Spring 2018 program is Friday, October 27, 2017.
These opportunities are for juniors and seniors only:
CMT Digital – Social Media
Preferred number of days needed: 5 days (Monday – Friday) / full-time (35 hours/week)
Preferred major(s): Music Business, Marketing, PR, Communications, Electronic Media
Special Skills: Familiarity with leveraging social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) as an effective marketing tool. Strong writing skills. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook mail. Familiarity with Photoshop a plus. Must be able to conduct productive research using the internet. Good organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Knowledge of CMT programming and CMT.com a plus. Problem solving and flexibility. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Job Description: The CMT Digital – Social Media intern will assist with the execution of marketing and promotional campaigns across CMT’s social platforms focusing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Must keep up-to-date with both country music and pop-culture events. There may be occasional opportunities for a CMT Digital – Social Media intern to cover music events for social posts such as awards shows and various show tapings. Intern will perform other duties as assigned.
Department Profile: The Social Media division of Digital department produces digital marketing and promotional campaigns and networking in support of all CMT platforms including its websites, mobile site, TV channels (CMT and CMT Music), and others. The Social Media group works closely with Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing, Music Strategy and Programming departments to make sure all CMT messaging is consistent across the channel.
Corporate Communications / PR
Preferred number of days needed: Flexible (16 hours per week minimum)
Preferred major(s): Public Relations, Journalism
Special Skills: Ability to write press releases and familiarity with AP Style. Use of internet for research, computer software including Word, Excel, Photoshop, PowerPoint, and a media management system like Vocus/Cision, know how to scan and manipulate images.
Job Description: Intern will assist department with various daily deadline duties. Will work with photos, make copies, send faxes, and handle various press distributions including weekly television highlights, and departmental mailings. Will work on updating CMT press site and managing news clips on a daily basis. Will research and compile media lists. Will draft press releases and pitch media. Will be involved with CMT programs, awards shows, and special CMT tapings. Will have exposure to music industry clients (publicists, marketing reps, managers) and artists. Will have exposure to local, regional and national media reps and in various internal departments, including CMT social, CMT Radio and CMT.com personnel.
Department Profile: CMT Press works with national print, broadcast, and trade publications to obtain coverage of CMT programs, special events, executives and news. The department manages media on-site at special events and tapings. They establish and maintain relationships with media and industry executives. Work with other CMT departments to research and disseminate timely information. The department also plans special events such as red carpets, press conferences, and media receptions.
Production Operations (CMT Post-Production)
Preferred number of days needed: Minimum of three per week, 16 hours per week
Preferred major(s): Television Broadcasting, Television/Radio Production
Special Skills: Some knowledge of television production and post-production equipment and use, understanding of popular graphics programs and file formats, strong computer skills, good organizational and interpersonal skills.
Job Description: Intern will divide their time evenly between observing and working in the various areas of post-production. About 25% of their time will be spent helping out with video editing (AVID) needs and learning the video side of post-production. About 25 percent of their time will go to working with audio editing (Pro-Tools). 25% of their time will be in assisting in digitizing, learning the technical side of post-production, including ingest, encoding and file management. The final 25% of their time will be spent learning the administrative tasks that are necessary to run a Post house, including scheduling and client relations. Intern will be exposed to clients in the Programming, Creative Services, Engineering and Graphics departments of CMT, plus external clients from various production facilities.
Department Profile: The Post-Production department supports all of CMT’s editing requirements. They are responsible for editing and delivering programs, promotional spots and company presentations as well as all encoding needs for web and mobile video. They have 12 video editing bays, 6 audio editing bays, three encoding stations working in both High Definition and Standard Definition projects.
Program Planning & Scheduling
Preferred number of days needed: Minimum of 3 per week and at least 16 hours per week
Preferred major(s): Communications with a broadcast/electronic media emphasis
Special Skills: Effective Internet research, competent use of MS Office Suite including Word and Excel, passion for television and film, detail-oriented. Must have the ability to sit at computer for long periods of time while doing research or entering data.
Job Description: Will assist in every aspect of the work that is performed in this department, including researching scheduled programming on other channels and reporting this information back for competitive placement purposes; learning the mechanics and philosophy behind effective promotional announcement
Creative Services: Off-Air Design
Preferred number of days needed: Flexible, maximum 35 hours weekly
Preferred major(s): Graphic Design
Special Skills: Must provide a portfolio of design work. Required to have working knowledge of Photoshop. Knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign, experience with HTML, light photography, and retouching is a plus. Have good communication and organizational skills.
Job Description: Interns will have exposure to every project that comes into the Off-Air Design department during the semester they are working. They will help develop creative content including print ads, billboards, logos, and digital graphics such as web banners, web page designs, social media graphics, and mobile designs. In addition to design and production responsibilities, they will have the opportunity to observe and learn the various administrative components to working in a graphics department while supporting the Art Director and Manager/Coordinator. They will interact with the other designers and gain experience with the applications they use to create their work. Interns may
also be invited to work with other CMT departments and to participate in various CMT promotional events and initiatives.
Department Profile: Off-Air Design is part of the CMT Creative department, which also includes On-Air Design and Promotions. The Off-Air Design team provides visual support and marketing promotion for the CMT Brand and the network’s programming in both Print and Digital mediums (Web, Mobile, Social Media). CMT Creative works with internal partners including Consumer Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, CMT Mobile, CMT.com, Ad Sales, Programming, Post Production as well as many others to develop and execute all CMT related marketing, promotional and packaging initiatives.
Production Management
Preferred number of days needed: Minimum of 3 per week and 16 hours per week.
Preferred major(s): Accounting, Finance, Business, Music Business, Television Production
Special Skills: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), technical knowledge of TV production, Internet research skills, professional phone skills
Job Description: Intern will spread their time working on various aspects of budgeting and scheduling for CMT show projects. They will typically spend a portion of their week creating the production management calendars, creating production binders for managers, producers and directors. They will circulate contracts and budget information to all appropriate departments and personnel. May have some exposure to third party vendors. Will assist with scheduling meetings, and will have other duties as assigned. Intern may be exposed to various CMT projects, such as awards shows, live show tapings, and series programming. Interns will interact with internal clients from Programming, Music & Talent, Research, and Production Operations.
Department Profile: The Production Management team manages all of CMT’s productions: it develops budgets for shoots and events; translate creative goals into workable production scenarios and shoot schedules; research, negotiate, and hire production companies, crew, locations, and equipment; and manage productions to the budget’s bottom line. Production Management oversees all aspects of the business side of production. It works closely with the Programming and Creative departments to execute creative goals in the most creative, efficient, and sensible way. It also works closely with the Finance department to ensure that production paperwork is accurate, submitted in a timely manner, and actual expenses are tracked accurately. In addition, it works closely with the Legal department to ensure safety on set and compliance with the network’s policies. This is a fun and smart team! Interns will gain versatile set experience and networking opportunities that will help them in any facet of film, video or event production that they may pursue upon graduation. Successful candidates are inquisitive, organized, resourceful, outgoing, and possess excellent communication skills.