Job Posting Title:

WLS-TV (ABC 7) I-Team Consumer & News Anchor Intern, Summer/Fall 2025

Req ID:

10111369

Job Description:

About the Role & Program

ABC7 (WLS-TV) Chicago is the Midwest flagship of the ABC television network. ABC7 leads the market in local news coverage with daily newscasts and has been in a number one position in local news since March 1986! The station’s offices and studios are in The Loop in downtown Chicago!

What You Will Do

Our Consumer Investigative Unit of the I-Team responds to viewers who need help or feel as though they have been ripped off or wronged. The I-Team looks for patterns of complaints attached to certain companies to warn other viewers. We also alert viewers to data and privacy concerns and find stories that have broad warnings, which can help improve people’s everyday lives.

The Consumer division of the I-Team also proactively digs for other stories through research and the use of the Freedom of Information Act to uncover wrongdoing and problems which affect consumer’s pocketbooks.

The role of an intern in the Consumer division of the I-Team department will include:

Assist investigative reporter and producer with stories by researching and following up on hotline calls and emailsAttend field shoots and interviews with reporter and or producerSit in on editing of segmentsLog interviews with use of DaletSet up interviewsSubmit Freedom of Information Act requests for dataHelp find digital original stories

Required Qualifications & Skills

Knowledge of how to log interviews, screen calls, and emailsSome editorial experience on rooting out a storyStrong communication skills to talk to callers who are seeking help from the I-TeamA self-starer and willingness to take initiative

Preferred Qualifications

Judgement of what may or may not be an investigationStudying journalism or broadcast television in college

Education

Junior or Senior year preferred

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all the below requirements:

Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one class at time of application OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.Current Disney Interns, College, International, or Culinary Program Participants: You may only work for ONE consecutive year (12 months) in any combination of an internship and/or program.Be at least 18 years of agePossess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internshipThe approximate dates of this internship are June 2025 through January 2026All candidates must be willing to work 20 hours/week (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor)Able to provide own housing for the duration internship program in the Chicago, IL areaAble to provide reliable transportation to/from work in the Chicago, IL area

Requested Documents

Candidate must provide a link to a portfolio of work samples on resume (if applicable, please include a password in the section indicated in the application)

Print This Role Description: Strong candidates may be invited to complete a phone interview. We strongly encourage applicants to print a copy of this role description, so they can refer to it in the event they are selected for a phone interview. Note that this role description will not be accessible once the posting is closed.

The pay rate for this role in Illinois is $22.00 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Disney Networks

Job Posting Primary Business:

Disney Networks All

Primary Job Posting Category:

Production Intern

Employment Type:

Part time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Chicago, IL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2025-02-26