On Air Planning Intern (2025 University Student Placement)

at  AE Networks

A+E NETWORKS UK

Are you looking for your first steps into the world of broadcast?
Are you set to complete a year in industry as part of your university undergraduate course next year?
If the answer is yes and yes, we have a great opportunity for you!
Our On-Air Planning Interns at Hearst Networks EMEA are immersed in the world of schedule production, graphics strategy and voice over curation.
As key members of the Presentation and Navigation & Continuity teams, you’ll gain insight into the media industry as well as an inside look into what it takes to air a channel. This is your chance to be part of a fast paced, high performing team who collaborate with multiple departments behind the scenes to keep our customers engaged and on our channels.

ABOUT US

At Hearst Networks EMEA, we share stories that matter, inspiring and exciting our audiences with hit US franchises (The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars), must-see docudramas (Royal Kill List and Colosseum), and original commissions (Sex: A Bonkers History with Amanda Holden, Royal Autopsy, Cops Gone Bad with Will Mellor). Over the past few years we’ve championed our own original programming and relished in the successes of recent series’ such as The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Royal Mob.
We welcome talented candidates with infectious enthusiasm who love what they do, and are ready to learn, develop and thrive. Here you’ll find a community of innovative, creative and inspiring people who aren’t afraid to embrace responsibility and try new things collaboratively, as a team.
We are a certified Great Place to Work® with a can-do, motivated culture that believes in working to live, not just living to work. Every employee has a voice and is encouraged to be themselves and be ambitious. With offices in Rome, Madrid, London, Warsaw, Munich and Johannesburg, we are a truly international organisation that celebrates difference and diversity.
As an inclusive employer, we value the diversity of our teams and want our workforce to reflect our wider society. We encourage and welcome applications from people from under-represented backgrounds and are keen to make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all. Pease do let us know if you require any adjustments or assistance for meetings and communications with you when you apply for a role with us.

APPLICATION GUIDANCE:

As part of your application, in addition to your CV we’d like you to include a cover letter. This is your opportunity to tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in this role. You might want to cover things like:

• Why you’re drawn to this internship and the field you’re applying for.
• What makes you a good fit for the role.
• A project or experience you’re proud of and why it stands out to you.

These are just examples—feel free to tell us anything you think is relevant to your application and highlights your personality, skills, and interests.
Important: Please avoid using AI tools like ChatGPT to generate your entire cover letter. We want to hear your voice and get a sense of who you are, not a polished response from a machine. We’re looking forward to learning more about you!

WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?

As an On-Air Planning Intern, you’ll be responsible for the creative and accurate scheduling of all broadcast presentation elements such as promos, sponsorship, graphics, voiceover announcements and channel branding. You will occasionally write voiceovers and will regularly work with our voiceover artists. You’ll also be playing a vital role in creating strategies that keep our viewers on the channels.
The Presentation team complete daily schedules by gathering all the necessary broadcast elements from across the business and providing them to Playout at the end of each day. Presentation Scheduling requires the ability to work autonomously with confidence as well as part of a team. You will need a sharp eye for detail, good computer skills and strong communication as you will need to liaise with key stakeholders internally and externally. A supportive mindset and can-do attitude is required.
In the Navigation & Continuity team you will strategise and generate on-air graphic excel plans, ensuring the timely availability of all graphics and voiceovers for the scheduling team. It is important that you have the ability to think strategically as part of the role involves contributing ideas on how to keep viewers engaged on our linear channels. Proactivity with good time keeping skills is needed to succeed in this team.
This role is suited to students looking to start their placement year in Summer 2025. Applications are open until 31st December 2024.

IN OUR ON-AIR PLANNING INTERN ROLE, YOU WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• Producing and delivering accurate and creative schedules to Playout in a timely manner
• Assisting with creating script grids and delivery of navigation assets.
• Liaising with and preparing Voice Over Artists for self-op sessions.
• Strategizing for monthly makelists / continuity plans.
• Supporting Playout and collaborating to remedy On-Air issues.
• Implementing airtime strategy that has been set in collaboration with the Media Planning team. Understanding and interpreting promotional ratings to best effect.
• Gaining a good knowledge of the channels, technology and operations required to perform your duties.
• Consistently identifying, prioritizing and dealing with incidents in a timely and professional manner by implementing the appropriate fix.
• Escalating problems in the required timescales and via the most effective route, retaining ownership of the issues, promptly carrying out follow up analysis when needed.
• Taking the initiative to pass on information and updates, providing and receiving training when required.
• Effectively managing late programme, continuity and promotional changes.
• Acting to support less experienced colleagues in the execution of their duties as required and, when requested, to better develop the strengths of the team.
• Playing a key role in the accurate attachment and resolution of issues with templates to ensure maximum minutage for Sky Media, thus playing a vital role in generating revenue.
• Increasing your knowledge and understanding of key stakeholder teams such as Playout, Media Planning, Programme Planning, Creative, and Compliance.

LOVE WHAT YOU DO

• When you love what you do, your enthusiasm is infectious
• Be proud of our brand and bring it to life
• Channel your heart and passion into everything you do

As part of your application, in addition to your CV we’d like you to include a cover letter. This is your opportunity to tell us more about yourself and why you’re interested in this role. You might want to cover things like:

• Why you’re drawn to this internship and the field you’re applying for.
• What makes you a good fit for the role.
• A project or experience you’re proud of and why it stands out to you