WLS-TV (ABC7) I-Team & Consumer Intern, Spring 2026
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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!
This internship is a part-time, six-month commitment in the Chicago, Illinois area from January 2026 - June 2026.
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 emails.
Attend field shoots and interviews with reporter and or producer
Sit in on editing of segments
Log interviews with use of Dalet
Set up interviews and help find digital original stories
Submit Freedom of Information Act requests for data
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Knowledge of how to log interviews, screen calls, and emails
Some editorial experience on rooting out a story
Strong communication skills to talk to callers who are seeking help from the I-Team
A self-starer and willingness to take initiative
Preferred Qualifications:
Judgement of what may or may not be an investigation
Studying journalism or broadcast television in college
Education:
Junior or Senior year preferred
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information:
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of 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 age
Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information:
Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
The approximate dates of this internship are January 2026 through June 2026
All candidates must be willing to work 18 hours/week during a Monday-Friday schedule (hours and days to be determined by your supervisor)
Able to provide own housing for the duration of the internship program in the Chicago, Illinois area
Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work in the Chicago, Illinois area
Materials Required:
A portfolio review is required for this position. For full consideration, please include a link to your portfolio on your résumé. Applications without a portfolio link on the résumé will not be considered a completed application packet and may not be fully considered for the position. Please visit our support site or additional information.
The pay rate for this role in Illinois is $18.00 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.
Sobre Disney Entertainment Television:
A Disney Entertainment Television é uma coleção de renomadas marcas de conteúdo da The Walt Disney Company que criam programação original de entretenimento e notícias para as plataformas de streaming da empresa Disney+, Hulu e Star, e suas redes de radiodifusão e a cabo. Seu amplo portfólio é composto por ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content e Onyx Collective, além dos Disney Television Studios, que abrangem 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, ABC Signature e Walt Disney Television lternative. Responsável por mais de 4.500 horas de programação por ano em mais de 300 programas de todos os gêneros, as marcas criativas da Disney Entertainment Television estão na vanguarda da narrativa inovadora, cativando públicos e recebendo aclamação da crítica. Em 2023, a excelência em programação da Disney Entertainment Television recebeu 163 indicações ao Emmy® nas categorias diurna, horário nobre, noticiários e documentários, e crianças e família.
Sobre The Walt Disney Company:
A The Walt Disney Company, juntamente com suas subsidiárias e afiliadas, é uma líder diversificada em entretenimento familiar e mídia internacional que inclui três segmentos principais de negócios: Disney Entertainment, ESPN e Disney Experiences. Desde seus primeiros passos como um estúdio de desenho animado na década de 1920 até se tornar o atual nome de destaque na indústria do entretenimento, a Disney orgulhosamente dá continuidade a seu legado de criação de histórias e experiências de padrão internacional para toda a família. As histórias, personagens e experiências da Disney tocam consumidores e visitantes de todas as partes do mundo. Com operações em mais de 40 países, nossos funcionários e colaboradores trabalham juntos para criar experiências de entretenimento adoradas por todos.
Esta vaga é oferecida junto à WLS Television, Inc., que é parte de um segmento de negócios que chamamos de Disney Entertainment Television.
WLS Television, Inc. é um empregador de oportunidades iguais. Os candidatos serão selecionados para emprego independente de raça, religião, cor, sexo, orientação sexual, gênero, identidade de gênero, expressão de gênero, nacionalidade, ancestralidade, idade, estado civil, status militar ou de veterano, quadro clínico, informações genéticas ou deficiência, ou qualquer outro motivo proibido por lei federal, estadual ou local. A Disney defende um ambiente de negócios em que ideias e decisões de todas as pessoas nos ajudam a crescer, inovar, criar as melhores histórias e ser relevantes em um mundo em constante evolução.