eTV ENG Camera Operator Internship

Advertiser: eTV
Location: Durban

The successful applicant will be reporting to the Bureau Chief: Durban. Please note that this is a contract position only.

Key performance areas will include the following training:
  • Record audio and video material to be edited and packaged into a news insert for broadcast.
  • Plan and develop the visual presentation of a story with a reporter assigned to the news story.
  • Apply the principles of visual story telling through aesthetically pleasing and technically correct compositions, angles and camera movements, making sure to deliver images with the correct exposure and colour balance.
  • Cover news events by shooting sequences with continuity for editing purposes.
  • Use correct lighting and sound recording techniques to comply with broadcast standards.
  • Edit video and audio for a news insert, out on location.
  • Transmit video and audio material from out on location back to the studio or to the bureaus, as instructed.

Requirements:
  • A minimum of 2 years study completed and requiring on the job training.
  • A valid driver’s licence.
  • A keen interest in news and current affairs.
  • A good general knowledge.


Note: The successful candidate will be required to work irregular and long hours, including weekends, public holidays and standby shifts.

If you possess the criteria and qualifications as stated, please send your application together with a detailed CV to jobs@enca.com

Reference number: No reference number available.

Closing date: 22 April 2013
Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.