Broadcast and Content Creation Intern

Summary: 

The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is seeking an intern to join our communications team with a focus in journalism or mass communication. This individual will contribute to the organization’s weekly television show, help create branding videos for the organization and assist with covering events throughout the state. This will require finding, setting up, attending and filming stories independently. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, outgoing, creative, self-motivated and has an appreciation for agriculture. This internship provides students with the unique opportunity to produce news content for a nationally aired television program and branding content for an in-house organization. Students will experience working with professional video equipment, including drones, and other types of media including photography, podcast, and radio. 

Responsibilities: 

• Find, plan, film, write, edit and voicing weekly packages for This Week in Louisiana Agriculture television show. 
• Still photography 
• Convert news video stories to social media videos. 
• Convert video stories to print news stories. 
• Convert video stories to shorter news packages that can be used in newscasts and distribute to broadcast outlets 
• Write for television and print. 
• Opportunity to work with professional video equipment, including drones. 
• Opportunity for podcast and radio work 

Requirements: 

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree or greater in Journalism, Communications, Broadcasting, Agricultural Communications or a related field. 
• Experience and interest in video creation. 
• This role will be on-site at Louisiana Farm Bureau’s state office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.