Clear Channel Communications – New York, NY
CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES INTERNSHIP – SUMMER 2014
About Clear Channel
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is the world’s largest radio and outdoor advertising company with leading market positions in each of its two business segments: Media & Entertainment and Outdoor. Clear Channel is also one of the most innovative media players in the market – a leader in the converging media space, having developed best-in-class integrated media offers (e.g. Radio/Web) and having built significant positions in the HD arena.
As the leading media company in America, Clear Channel Media + Entertainment delivers music, news, talk, sports and other content to diverse audiences across multiple platforms, including: broadcast stations; online, via iHeartRadio and on its stations’ hundreds of websites; HD digital radio channels; satellite; smartphones; iPads and other tablets; in-vehicle entertainment and navigation systems; and via live events.
With 245 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media + Entertainment has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. The company owns and operates 840 broadcast radio stations, serving more than 150 markets throughout the U.S., and more than 140 radio stations in Australia and New Zealand. Plus, iHeartRadio – a free, industry-leading, digital music service – gives users instant access to more than 1,500 live radio stations and allows them to create custom stations inspired by favorite artists or songs, anywhere they are.
Clear Channel Media + Entertainment leverages its multi-platform assets, as well as its vast infrastructure and relationships, to create one-of-a-kind events like the iHeartRadio Music Festival, innovative national and local promotions, and ground-breaking technology and products.
Entertainment Enterprises Internship
Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises utilizes the unparalleled assets of Clear Channel to develop new businesses for the company across a range of media, including television and live events, while creating value for Clear Channel advertisers and key partners. Entertainment Enterprises drives the company’s brands further into the entertainment and media space, leveraging Clear Channel’s 840 radio stations, web and outdoor properties and the iHeartRadio platform to create partnerships and large-scale live, on-air and televised events that support artists’ projects, add value for advertisers and position Clear Channel as a 360 degree entertainment company.
By the end of 2014, Clear Channel will have had at least 18 television shows aired on networks domestically, and distributed internationally in over 30 countries around the world, including franchises like the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Jingle Ball and the iHeartRadio Album Release Party Series. In addition, Clear Channel has already had dozens of its events video streamed on its own platforms, as well as on other major consumer platforms like PlayStation®3 (PS3™), Xbox and Yahoo.
Clear Channel is proud to provide you the chance to explore your career interests, acquire marketable job skills, establish professional contacts, and gain practical work experience while “learning the ropes” of the media and entertainment industry.
Our internships offer meaningful educational and work experiences designed to meet the academic and career goals of the intern. We’re a large company that moves fast and we want to teach you what it takes to make it in an online multi-media broadcasting environment.
Required Skills
Entertainment Enterprises internship will consist of the following tasks:
- General Administrative duties including scheduling meetings, light phone work, coffee & lunch runs, etc.
- Competitive landscape research covering TV, Music, Live Events and other related media fields.
- Development of PowerPoint presentations (e.g. pitch decks, program recaps, research studies, etc).
- Compilation / distribution of meeting notes and recaps.
- Maintain calendar of all shows and productions.
Strong detail orientation
- Effective written and oral communication skills (including email etiquette, proper grammar / punctuation & etc).
- PowerPoint fluency — must be able to quickly and effectively compose well-structured presentations.
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Photoshop or other graphic design software a plus.
Required Experience Clear Channel is committed to developing talent and interest in our industry and provides a wide range of internship opportunities for students interested in the Clear Channel Family of Companies. An internship at Clear Channel can provide you the chance to explore your career interests, acquire marketable job skills while “learning the ropes” of the industry, establish professional contacts, and gain practical work experience.
Clear Channel’s internship program offers opportunities in the areas of Programming, Production, Marketing, Sales, Business, and more. Our internships offer meaningful educational and work experiences designed to meet the academic and career goals of the intern. Our management will teach and encourage, but it’s up to the student to bring an enthusiasm to learn. Because internships at Clear Channel are learning experiences, they are unpaid.
Eligibility To Be Considered a Candidate:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must provide a Résumé with Cover Letter and a Letter of Recommendation.
- Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and be eligible to receive college credit.
- Must be able to provide Clear Channel with a formal letter from an advisor or faculty member (on college/university letterhead) stating that the student is eligible to receive college credit for the internship. No exceptions!
Number of hours worked and start date are determined by the student’s internship advisor/school but our positions generally require 15-20 hours per week. Schedule is flexible and is mutually agreed upon by the supervisor and student. Clear Channel reserves the right to terminate a student’s internship at any point for reasons such as misconduct, poor attendance, insubordination or other serious problems.
Clear Channel is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.
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