Our Internship Program

About the Internship Program:

Requirements for the Cox Media Group - Atlanta Radio Internship Program:

  • Complete Internship Application
  • 300 word essay on why student seeks internship with one of the four Atlanta Cox Media Group radio stations
  • Secure and submit evaluation completed by an instructor or advisor
  • All prospective interns must be junior or senior level students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university.
  • Students with a GPA of at least 3.0 will be given first consideration; it is preferred that students have a 3.5 GPA or higher in their major.

How Do I Apply?

View the application and instructions. Note, this is a Adobe Acrobat file.

Frequently Asked Questions:

When does the internship start?: Summer interns generally start in June. Fall interns begin in September. Winter interns start in January and Spring interns begin in March. 

Do you offer fall internships?: Yes, occasionally. But we don't encourage students to take a semester off from school to complete a fall internship.

What is the pay?: Interns work a maximum 20 hours per week and earn minimum wage.

What about housing?: Interns are responsible for locating their own housing. 

Do I need a car?: No. However, interns are responsible for their own transportation. 

Who will be my supervisor?: Each intern will be assigned a supervisor in the department to which they are assigned to work. That person will be responsible for the intern's work schedule, assignments and final performance evaluations.

About Cox Media Group

Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps.  Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading online source for savings.  The company's operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 59 radio stations, seven daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services.  CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 31 million TV viewers, more than 3.5 million print and online newspaper readers, and more than 14 million radio listeners.  For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.  Cox Media Group offers a range of internship opportunities for students interested in broadcasting and business administration. There are a variety of placement areas for students with course work in accounting, finance, news, production, programming, promotion, sales, and sales operation.

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