WPHL-TV is looking for Spring Interns!

Philadelphia’s own PHL17, a station owned by the largest broadcasting company in the country - Nexstar Media Group, is looking for a Fall semester sales intern. Interns in the Sales Department play an exciting, but very important, role in promoting the station and its initiatives to the advertising community by assisting account executives, sales management, and the research director. A student interested in the advertising and marketing arena will learn to use many effective tools when selling television, digital, and social advertising; carrying what he or she learns throughout their careers. Students will learn to develop comprehensive marketing presentations, read ratings, research relevant market competitors, expand their social networking and branding knowledge, and assist in the production of effective sales pitches. Students will also have the opportunity to accompany sales management and account executives on client sales calls. After a semester in the Sales Department, a student will have a strong, comprehensive understanding of what it takes to develop and execute effective marketing campaigns in real-world scenarios.

Sales Interns are required to submit a 500 word essay summarizing their station experience at the conclusion of their internship.