Internships at Rowan RTF.

Everyone who wants to secure an Internship must satisfy these general pre-requisites. You must be an RTF major, have 75 earned credit hours, and you must have a 2.5 GPA. Next, you must have taken or be currently enrolled in the following courses:

• Production Specialization

  • 1. 1. • Media Aesthetics

          • TV Production

          • Film Production 1
            
            

• Critical Studies in a non-production setting

  1. 1. 1. • College Comp I

           • College Comp II

           • Media Aesthetics

**In rare cases you may be approved for an Internship without fulfilling all of these Pre-Reqs. This approval must come from your Faculty Advisor, The RTF Internship Coordinator, and the Internship site.

While your internship cohort does not meet as a class, you do have required assignments in addition to the work you do for your internship in order to receive academic credit.  Your grade will consist of 4 elements:

1. A daily log of what you have done for all of the 120 or 240 hours of the internship. This log must be typed and detailed.  (10% of grade)

2. A 4 - 5 Page Paper that describes in detail your Internship. This should include your thoughts on the value of the experience, and any thoughts you might have on how the experience could be better. (30% of grade)

3.  Include a Portfolio of your work. The Portfolio might consist of video, audio, hard copy, web pages, scripts, etc. Examples of these Portfolios are available from the RTF Internship Coordinator. (20% of grade)

4. An Official Evaluation by your Internship Supervisor on your performance. I will contact your Supervisor for an evaluation. These evaluations are confidential. (40% of grade)

The RTF department does NOT help students secure internship opportunities; our role is to ensure a valid learning experience and provide oversight for academic credit. In some instances, RTF faculty might share open roles or opportunities that have been communicated to the department -- but most roles are found independently.  Here are some thoughts about how to get started:

1. • Define your career goals — Where do you see yourself as you embark on your media career (TV station, radio, ad agency, corporate media department, etc.)?  What experience do you need to acquire to get there?  Evaluate your skills honestly. Evaluate your personality honestly. A lot of internships unfold in high-pressure environments. Hard deadlines, working with others, punctuality, positive attitude, and a strong work ethic are required.

   • Identify your constraints — Where you live determines a lot.  Do you have adequate transportation?   Do you want an internship in the Philadelphia area, NYC/North NJ area, or something further afield like Los Angeles?  Do you want to do a Fall/Spring internship or Summer internship?   Will you be able to manage the workload of a full slate of production courses at the same time as an internship (and the other things in your life)?

   • Update your resume and cover letter — Seek out career services for help in refining your resume and cover letter.  Here are some links to some examples of successful Rowan RTF student resumes.  Always make sure you are highlighting your most impressive accomplishments — great projects, awards, scholarships, high GPA, etc. — and always proofread to make sure there are no spelling or grammatical errors.

   • Internship search — there are many ways to pursue a successful internship search, just as there are many ways to ultimately find the perfect job.  Research companies that produce the kind of work that you want to do — find their website or social media and explore a path for applying for an internship.  Talk to seniors who have taken successful internships and pick their brains.  Research LinkedIn for RTF alumni working in the field.

   • Application and Interview -- many internships will have multiple phases of interviews; be professional and remember you are representing Rowan.  You can do this!

   • Course Registration -- ONLY once you have accepted an internship offer, complete the application form and submit to the internship coordinator.  They will help you get registered for course credit during the academic semester. 

Here is a small sampling of area companies that have hired Rowan students as interns in the past few years.  Remember -- this is just a starting point for you to start your research.  Look far and wide for the best opportunity that fits what you are looking for.

• Center City Film & Video

• JTWO Films

• SNJ Today

• Townsquare Media

• Fox29

• NBC Sports Philadelphia

• IHeartMedia

• PHL17

• 93.3 WMMR

• NFL Films

• Rittenhouse Filmworks

• Nancy Glass Productions

• WPVI ABC 6

• WCAU NBC 10

• Beasley Media Group

• All That’s Good Production Company

Click individual cells for more information (when available) | Click links to view job postings on original page. 

NOTE: The below jobs are not offered on behalf of Rowan University or RTF. Listings do not imply endorsement of a particular company or position. Please always ensure that you apply to jobs on secure and trusted sites. If you'd like advisement on a job or internship, please contact the RTF Internship Coordinator, or a faculty member in your chosen field.