Jobs & Internships

Employment at Y98

Y98, an equal opportunity employer, is dedicated to providing broad outreach regarding job vacancies at the station. We seek the help of local community organizations in referring qualified applicants to our station. Community organizations that wish to receive our vacancy information should contact the HR Department at Y98 by calling (314) 531-0000 or e-mail hr@stl.cbs.com.

Employment inquiries are encouraged to visit www.cbsradio.com for an online listing of job openings at all CBS Radio stations.

CBS Radio-St. Louis, Y98 is an equal opportunity employer. Organizations interested in receiving our job vacancy postings, please e-mail hr@stl.cbs.com or call (314) 531-0000.

Media Internships Available:
CBS Radio Stations KYKY-FM (Y98) and KEZK-FM (Fresh 102.5)  in St. Louis have various Internships available in the following departments for Spring, Summer and Fall semesters:

• Sales
• Marketing
• Human Resources
• Programming
• Engineering
• IT
• Audio Production

This is an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience and training from professionals. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and learn the radio broadcast industry, then send in your resume today!

Qualifications for Internships:
Internships are non-paid and must be done for college credit. Students must be currently enrolled in a college or university. Lengths of internships vary based on school requirements. Send resume and cover letter indicating which department you are interested in, as well as which semester to hr@stl.cbs.com

Sales Interns:
As an intern in the KYKY and KEZK sales department, a student can gain valuable experience in many areas of the radio broadcasting industry. The student will have the opportunity to collaborate in every phase of station commercial sales while being mentored by top level, experienced sellers. Experience will include, but is not limited to:

• Aide in execution of client needs analysis
• Help prepare proposal for client presentation
• Learn to negotiate sales deals
• Aid in selling on-air sponsorships
• Help Account Executives develop new direct relationships with potential clients
• Meet and work with major advertising agencies around the St. Louis market.
• Writing sales contracts, production orders and promotion recaps
• General clerical skills to include filing, faxing, telephone, etc.
• Attending promotion and sales meetings
• Act as liaison between production, programming and promotions for client and AE

Marketing Interns:
As an intern in the KYKY and KEZK marketing department, a student can gain valuable experience in many areas of the radio broadcasting industry. The student will have the opportunity to collaborate in every phase of station marketing and promotion, from concept generation to execution. Experience will include, but is not limited to:

• Preparing contesting, event-related and departmental documents such as prize sheets, agendas, remote forms and staff memos.
• Scheduling on-air talent and support staff for station events and appearances.
• Soliciting and preparing promotional items and prizes for on-air contesting event giveaways.
• Collaborating with Website Administrator in updating online contests, event information and community calendar.
• Responding to listener inquiries and providing assistance and information to station contest winners.
• Assisting with day-to-day office operations.
• Providing on-site support at various KYKY and KEZK events and appearances.
• Draft on-air copy and schedule contests inside software system.

Audio Production Interns:
As an intern in the KYKY and KEZK production department, a student can gain valuable experience in many areas of the radio broadcasting industry. Students should:

• Have an interest and desire to do Audio Production.
• Be proficient in audio editing software (preferably Adobe Audition, Pro Tools or similar)
• Able to write commercial scripts
• Be organized
• Have great attention to detail which is critical
• Prior on-air experience preferred, but not required.

Human Resources Interns:
As an intern in the KYKY and KEZK Human Resources Department, a student can gain valuable experience in many areas of the HR field. Experience will include, but is not limited to:

• Implementing recruiting, job fairs, networking
• Federal and State employment laws
• Implementing policies – company wide & local
• Personnel management
• Benefits administration
• Assisting with day-to-day office operations
• Administering Affirmative Action Plan

Information Technology Interns:
As an intern in the KYKY and KEZK IT Department, a student can gain valuable experience in the IT field. Students must have an interest and desire to work in the IT field. Students will get exposure to all Windows Operating Systems, Office and other software, Switches and Ethernet topology. The student will also be exposed to network documentation and procedure manuals.

Engineering Interns:
This is an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience and training from engineering professionals. Students must have an interest and desire to work in Engineering. Students will get exposure to all facets of broadcast operations through involvement in studio work, IT work, Remote Broadcasts and documentation and procedure manuals.

To apply for an internship, please send resume and cover letter indicating which department you are interested in, as well as which semester to hr@stl.cbs.com