Sky TV work attachment

SKY is able to offer a limited number of editorial placements in SKY NEWS and SKY SHOWBIZ ONLINE to talented students on courses aged 18 or over who wish to make a career in broadcast journalism. The scheme is open to first degree students and post-graduates determined to work in the broadcast industry – particularly online.
Placements can be arranged in various programme areas at the new Sky News Centre at Osterley, and in Sky Showbiz Online, based at nearby Great West House, in west London. There are also rare opportunities in regional bureaux. Most of the placement work involves research, planning and writing in the following areas:
* Sky News Online
* Sky News programmes, including weekend work
* Specialist areas such as Sky News Business and Sky News Sport
* Sky News Radio
* Five News.
* SkyNews.Com
* Sky Showbiz Online
Placements in other parts of Sky News might be available for suitable candidates, who indicate an interest in home affairs, world news, the environment or health and medicine.
Candidates for Online must be able to demonstrate a flair and commitment to on-line journalism and digital production techniques.
Candidates for Sky News Radio should ideally have some radio experience already, and provide an example of their voice.
Placements will normally last three weeks, and will be unpaid. Students are responsible for their own transport and accommodation arrangements.
If you want to apply, you should write to skynewswork@bskyb.com, with a full CV, and a 500- word thesis on 'Why Should Sky News (or Sky Showbiz Online) Offer Me a Placement?'
You should indicate where you’d like the placement – and why - and when you'd like it to happen; the more flexible the timing, the easier it will be fit in. Easter is very popular, and is booked well in advance.
Be aware that there are many more applications than Sky News can accommodate, and most candidates will be disappointed.
Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a clear understanding of what’s happening in the world, and a keen commitment to journalism, in the form of quality freelance work or other work experience. We are particularly interested in students committed to multi-media news, with a thorough appreciation of online journalism.