Community Television of Santa Cruz County provides part time unpaid internship opportunities for students. Internships can last a semester or a quarter. Part-time internships can range from 6 - 15 hours a week. In some cases internships of 20-40 hours can also be arranged.

Here's how it works:

1. CALL CTSCC AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE Operations Coordinator. This will be an interview process to access your skills. Together with the Operations Coordinator you will decide what types of activities you'd like to do during your internship.
2. GET A FACULTY SPONSOR AT YOUR SCHOOL. Once you have an instructor at school to sponsor your internship, you can earn credits for the work you do at CTSCC.
3. ATTEND AN ORIENTATION AND BECOME A MEMBER. Once you're a member, you can sign up for classes. You must bring a current student ID.
4. PLAN YOUR INTERNSHIP WITH THE Operations Coordinator. Internships include activities in the following areas:

• FIELD PRODUCTION / EDITING: Help shoot and edit field productions. Field productions may include coverage of community events and mini-documentary projects.
• STUDIO PRODUCTION. After taking our studio classes you can assist on studio shows produced by Community Television. Learn to operate a camera, run the sound board, and operate the character generator. Advanced interns may even get a chance to direct!
• PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. Create public service announcements for local non-profits. Shoot, edit, and produce your own short pieces for these non-profits. Public service announcements will air on the show Community In Action.
• OFFICE HELP. Learn about the inner workings of a non-profit organization. Under the supervision of the Program Facilitator you will answer phones, call members, make copies and provide general help to the Program Facilitator as needed. All internships will include at least some office help duties.
• MARKETING.  For details about this internship, click the link on the left side.

THAT'S ALL IT TAKES!
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, GIVE CTSCC A CALL AT (831) 425-8848 EXT. 21

Testimonials from past interns

“As an CTSCC intern I worked with local non-profits by creating Public Service Announcements. Not only did I gain experience with filming and editing, but I feel that I know a lot more about the Santa Cruz community as well. People were eager to get their voices heard through these PSAs and it was a pleasure to work with them. My favorite part of the internship was the studio work. I got to work on the shows Look Mom, I’m On TV and Latinos al Dia. I had minimal experience to start out, but I got to dive right into camera work on a live show after completing the course. It’s exciting to see my camera work on television and my name in the credits of a TV show.”

–Stephanie Wilson, Intern Winter 2007

"Working for CTSCC has been an invaluable experience. Interning for a non-profit has allowed me to work in different aspects of the organization, from drafting press releases and covering administrative tasks to assisting with both studio and field productions. I will leave this internship with a rich knowledge of non-profit organization that I will be able to take with me to any job I pursue in the future. But most importantly, I have worked in an environment where the work is actually fun, and the people I work with make it worth the effort."

-Claire Walla, Intern Winter/Spring 2007