This is a 20 hour/week internship, running from August 25, 2025-December 12, 2025. Work may be completed onsite in the office (3100 Highwoods Blvd. Raleigh NC) or at sports games. A personal vehicle is required. This internship is a part of the Emerging Leaders Program, a partnership between Capitol Broadcasting Company and Leadership Triangle.

Job Description:

HighSchoolOT, the leading high school sports media outlet in North Carolina, is seeking an intern who wants to learn the ropes of sports coverage on digital platforms. The intern will get hands-on experience in reporting on news and game coverage, producing photos and videos for various platforms, producing shows, gathering news and information, marketing, social media, and more.

A successful intern for HighSchoolOT will be a driven person eager for hands-on experience in sports media and who understands sports in general. The successful intern is someone who will listen to instructions, is timely, and has a curiosity for sports and media. It is also important that the intern understands that sports generally happen on nights and weekends, so they should expect a good portion of their time each week to include those hours.

Preferred Majors:

Journalism, Sports Management, Communications

The Emerging Leaders Program:

The Emerging Leaders Program is open to rising Juniors and Seniors at North Carolina Central University and Shaw University. There are multiple internships at Capitol Broadcasting Company offered through the Emerging Leaders Program; please only apply to one internship.

As a part of this internship, you will complete 40 hours of leadership training with Leadership Triangle. Your hours with Leadership Triangle are a paid component of the program and all sessions are mandatory. You will be introduced to leaders throughout the Triangle community and have opportunities to network and grow your professional community. All students who successfully complete the Emerging Leaders Program will be admitted into the lifelong Goodmon Fellowship.

Additionally, you will take part in a mandatory cohort-only retreat in Rocky Mount, NC. The retreat is scheduled for Saturday, November 1st - Sunday, November 2nd. Leadership Triangle has arranged lodging. Meals will be provided. Emerging Leaders are expected to arrange their own transportation.

Emerging Leaders will be paid $16/hr. Additionally, each intern will receive $80/month as a transportation stipend. If you do not have your own car, you will likely spend more on transportation than is covered by the stipend. Leadership Triangle will administer all payments. This is a cohort based program, designed to promote networking across local HBCUs.

The application deadline is June 6th. Interns will be notified of an application decision by June 27th.