Undergraduate
Internship Options
What internships are available?
In the section below, businesses that offer internships are listed
according to geographic area.
Pittsburgh | National
| International
In addition, Web sites and links to internship sites are posted
along with links and addresses for Web indexes of internships in the
film and visual media industries.
Business Sites | Books
Greater Pittsburgh Area Businesses and
Organizations
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
477 Melwood Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-681-5449
Contact: Ed Petrosky, internship coordinator
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1815 Metropolitan St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-322-1773
Contact: Renee Govanucci in Jazz Dept. at x140, or Marty Ashby in
Videography or Josh Green in Arts and Photography at x307
The Craftsmen's Guild is often interested in students who are adept
at using Adobe Premier, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and the Avid Editing
system. They are also often interested in student who have basic camera
operating skills.
EResource
5 Foster Plaza
Pittsburgh, Pa 15220.
contact: Erica Waite at 412-920-9400
Photography and Art Galleries
Silver Eye Center for Photography
1015 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-431-1810
Contact: lbjones@silvereye.org
Museum of Photographic History
531 East Ohio Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Blue Ruin Gallery (multimedia)
29 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-488-9121
Contact: Amy Woodall (awoodall@blueruingallery.com)
Contact: Tamara Moore (tmoore@blueruingallery.com)
Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Avenue, Garfield
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-361-2262
TV Stations
WTAE
400 Ardmore Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
See also: www.ThePittsburghChannel.com
KDKA
11 Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-575-2547
See also: www.kdka.com
Type in "internships" in "Find" box
WHP TV 21
3300 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-238-2100 x 211
Contact: Sandy Leighton, EEO Officer, sleighton@whptv.com
WPXI
11 Television Hill
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Contact: Pamela Spagnol, News, Personnel, Business Manager
See also: www.WPXI.com or www.Pittsburgh.com
WBGN TV
975 Greentree Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Contact: Dana Fisher, Station Manager
Fox Sports
2 Allegheny Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-322-9500
Contact: Craig McConnell, 412-237-8822
PC TV Cable 21
1300 Western Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-322-7570
Contact: Monica Hughes, Production Manager
WB 22-TV
Turtle Creek, PA 15145
412-829-9788
WNEU-TV
412-531-6365
WPCB TV channel 40
Wall, PA 15148
412-824-3930
WPGH Fox 53
Ivory Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-931-5300
WQED 13
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-622-1300
Bethel Park Public Access TV
5100 West Liberty Avenue
Bethel Park, PA 15102
412-831-3304
Contact: Dave Cable
Museums
The Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5890
412-237-8300
Carnegie Human Resource Center
(For all the Carnegie Museums)
Carnegie Science Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-237-3400
Contact: Elaine London, Volunteer's Office, 412-622-3359
The Mattress Factory
500 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh PA 15212
412-231-3169
Fax: 412-322-223
Contact: Maggie Macher, Maggie@mattress.org
Theaters
Penn Hills Cinemas
Penn Hills Shopping Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
412-243-0119
The Oaks
310 Allegheny River Blvd.
Oakmont, PA 15139
412-828-631
Video Production
Production Masters Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
412-281-8500
Contact: David Case or Zoot Dwyer
New Perspective
Pittsburgh, PA
412-681-1600
Contact: Ken Brown
Flipside Media
Pittsburgh, PA
412-492-9448
Contact: Nate See
Inecom Entertainment Company
150 Beta Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
412-967-9210
1-888-258-5164 (USA/Canada)
Fax: 412-967-2781
Contact: Mark Bussler
IDI Productions
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: 412-583-1060
Email: info@idiproductions.com
Contact: Brett Allen, President
Pittsburgh Film Office
The Century Building
130 7th Street, Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-261-2744
Email: jconner@pghfilm.org
Contact: Jessica Conner
Smithfield Street Productions
950 Greentree Road
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412-921-2666
Contact: Annie Loeffler
Schools
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
420 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-434-0215 and 412-291-6200
Sonic Pictures
406 North Monongahela Avenue
Glassport, PA 15045
films@sonicpictures.com
University of Pittsburgh
Panthers
412-624-1701
Fax: 412-648-8248
Contact: Nora Duncan
nduncan@athletics.pitt.edu
National Organizations
Southern California/LA
Reveille Inc. (Production company)
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, Ca 91608
contact: Tom Weinberg
tom.weinberg@reveille.com
Green Room Pictures (international finance and production).
1733 Abbot-Kinney Blvd. Ste A
Venice, Ca. 90291
contact: Pierre Weisbein, Manager
pw@greenroompictures.com
(gophering and script review and coverage)
Benderspink (management and production/development)
110 S. Fairfax Avenue, Ste 350
Los Angeles, Ca. 90036
Phone: 323-904-1800
www.benderspink.com
JC Spink, Chris Bender - Managers
contact for internships - Amber DeFrancis
amberdefrancis@Benderspink.com
(gophering and script coverage)
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
N. Hollywood, CA 91601-3109
818-754 -2830
Contact: Price Hicks,
Director of Educational Programs and Services
See also: www.emmys.org
American Film Institute
2021 N. Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-856-7644
Contact: Michelle Kennedy
AFI offers volunteer positions in which students can earn experience
and screen credit. Students should send resumes describing their skills.
Green Room Productions
1733 Abbot-Kinney Blvd. Suite A
Venice, Ca. 90271
Contact: Pierce Weisbein Managing Partner
Phone: 310 306 5670
Oil Factory
9100 Wilshire Blvd.
Berel Hills, Ca. 90212
Contact: “Roger”
Phone: 310 432 2900
Outside Southern California/LA
NFL Films
330 Fellowship Road
Mt. Laurel, NJ
609-778-1600
NFL Films produces stirring documentaries, regular ESPN NFL programs,
and a variety of other projects for teams and other clients (some
advertising shoots, for example). Interns work in production and archiving.
Some editing skills required. The production assistant positions are
competitive. Hours vary from semester to semester; some availability
on weekends and early week required during the football season.
Barry Singer Gallery (photography)
7 Western Avenue
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-781-3200
Fax: 707-781-3030
Rockport Film and Video Workshops
PO Box 200
2 Central Street
Rockport, ME 04856
207-236-8581 or 1-877-577-7700
Summer job opportunities: Seven-week work-study in film or photography
Film/Video Arts
462 Broadway, Suite #520
New York, NY 10013
212-941-8787
SyncGaming.com
8775 Centre Park Dr. #404
Columbia, MD 21045
Center City Film and Video
1503-05 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-568-4134
Contact: John Gillespie, Production Manager
Cubist Post and Effects
234 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-627-1292 fax: 215-627-1299
Contact: Dianne Brumble
Assistant editor/graphic artist internship. Evening shift at growing
project studio. Experience with Mac/PCs, scanners, PhotoShop, Director,
etc. Digitizing, archiving, and restoring footage, video duplication,
scanning artwork. Detail-oriented person with strong design abilities
and critical eye. Cover letter and resume.
FX Studios, New York
FX Internship Program
212 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-802-4052
Fax: 212-802-4233
Year-round internships; work at least six hours/shift. Must receive
credit. Interns assigned to supervisor on FX shows.
New Line Cinema
Human Resources
888 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10106
Phone: 212-649-6153
Apply to: internshipNY@newline.com
Students should apply in mid November for Spring internships and in early March for Summer internships.
International Organizations
Cannes Film Festival
AIFS Programs in France
1-800-727-2437
AIFS Intern Abroad
Internships in Australia, England, France, Italy
www.aifsabroad.com/InternAbroad/index.htm
Businesses and Sites
www.entertainmentcareers.net
Has 437 internships listed, mostly in LA area
www.newenglandfilm.com/jobs.htm
Women Make Movies
http://www.wmm.com/
Lucasfilms
http://www.lucasfilm.com/employment/intern/
Oddball Film and Video
human_resources@oddballfilm.com
Specializing in odd archival footage
International Radio and Television Society Foundation
Summer student
internship all expenses paid, NYC
Telluride
Film Festival Student Symposium
Internship Resource Books
(Available in Hillman Library)
The Yale Daily News Guide to Internships
call number: LC1072 I58Y35
Internships: A Directory for Career Finders
call number: LC1072 I58G55 1995
Peterson's Internships
call number: L901 I66
The National Directory of Arts Internships
call number: NX280 .N37
National Directory of Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students
call number: LC5751 . N37
The Princeton Review of Best Internships
call number: lc1072.I58 A54
The Student Guide to Mass Media Internships
call number: P91.5 U5S78
