Early Morning News (Overnight) Production Intern, Spring 2027 (News Production)

Location: New York, New York, United States. This is an in-person internship requiring regular overnight shifts from 8 PM to 4 AM, Sunday–Thursday, with additional information specifying Sunday–Friday availability.

Pay rate: $23.00 per hour.

Company

ABC News produces overnight news programming for the ABC network and supports Good Morning America and ABC News affiliates.

What you will do

• Assist producers with news gathering and production for on-air segments.
• Support show production by distributing lineups, scripts, and other production elements.
• Assist with story-piece logistics and conduct virtual or video interviews.
• Pitch compelling stories and segments for broadcast.
• After training, produce, write, and edit segments for on-air presentation.

Requirements

• Academic or internship experience in journalism, television production, news media production, or television news script writing.
• Experience collaborating, researching, using information-gathering tools, and presenting findings.
• Basic video editing experience.
• Major or coursework in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, Film/Television, or a related field.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, be at least 18 years old, and possess unrestricted work authorization.
• Must be fully available for overnight in-person work, 40 hours per week, and provide housing in the New York area.

Nice to have

• Interest or experience in pitching trending stories and segments.
• Previous experience in a professional newsroom internship.
• Avid editing experience.
• Junior or senior academic standing.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to collaborate with producers and attend editorial meetings.
• Training in show operations, production, writing, and editing.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be provided depending on the position and compensation package.
• Reliable transportation to and from work is required.