TV Entertainment Digital and Design Internships - Summer 2024

See yourself at NBCU! Be a part of our intern community, a diverse group of curious and passionate trailblazers who we believe are the future of our industry. 

The NBCUniversal Internship Program allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern, you are ready to bring your passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with your desire to learn each day. 

Your professional development is important to us. NBCU interns receive career prep, leadership exposure, connection to other interns, networking, and of course, all the fun you can imagine along the way.  

In addition to all of our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Summer 2024 interns:   

• Paid company holidays for full-time interns.
• Robust networking, learning and development opportunities.
• Financial assistance to offset expenses for transportation and housing may be available on a needs-based basis for eligible in-person interns. More details about eligibility for this assistance will be provided at the time of offer.

Summer 2024 Recruitment Timeline:   

November 13 – December 8: Applications Open (may close early due to applicant volume)  

Mid November – Late December: First round video interviews   

Mid – Late January: Second round interviews  

Late January – February: Selected candidates receive offers  

Job Description

Summer 2024 Internship Program: 

• Applications Close: December 8th at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!  
• Program Dates: June 3 – August 9, 2024
• Time Commitment: 40 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need.
• Format: Opportunities listed will require an intern to work from the Universal City office 3-5 days per week.

To Apply: 

• Submit a one-page resume that outlines your work experience, accomplishments, and your graduation month and year.
• Submit a cover letter that highlights your passion for NBCUniversal, the locations (listed below) you are open to for internships, and your top areas of interest (opportunities listed below).
• Upload a transcript (unofficial transcripts are fine) that confirms your status as an actively enrolled student in a degree-granting program. 
   

The Entertainment Group develops and schedules the network’s primetime, late-night, and daytime entertainment programming, including USA, SYFY, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, and Universal Kids. NBC’s quality programs and balanced line-up have earned the network critical acclaim, numerous awards and ratings success, including most recently winning the traditional September-to-May season in primetime’s key demo, marking the network’s third win in four years. NBC has earned more Emmy Awards than any network in television history.     

Areas of placement may include, but are not limited to:  
   

• Bravo, E! & Events Design: Using an existing keyart, the design intern will use Photoshop to help us to make the 75-200 assets needed for each show as it travels across the nonlinear entertainment space. From streaming apps to marketing opportunities, they will be responsible for consumer-facing layouts as well as help execute assets on our social media feeds
• Bravo Reality Series Creative: Assisting Pre-editors with promo and social video production for our Reality Shows, basic editing skills are desirable for screening our shows, identifying and pulling shots for various video projects, participate in brainstorming sessions for various initiatives as necessary, identify fun social opportunities for our reality shows, participate in pre-production and observe shoot day production for video shoots as needed, attend daily approval and production meetings
• E! & Events Creative: This internship will work directly with the creative marketing team developing campaigns from start to finish around E! original scripted / unscripted shows, movies and the overall E! brand. Please Note: This team does not work directly on E! News or Red Carpet events.
• Entertainment Photography: Support West Coast Photo Producers, perform basic photo editing – reviewing photographer unit/episodic coverage for best images, assist with digital photography production process – ingest digital images, renumber, create and apply metadata to files, resize, upload, and distribute to NBCUniversal Media Village, assist NBCU photo archive team with choosing and uploading metadata for older shows (i.e. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
• Entertainment Print Design: The print design team conceives and produces imagery, messaging, graphics and experiences for the NBC Entertainment brand, properties, franchises and cross-company initiatives for use across all platforms. Interns will create and design static print materials using a wide variety of media, and collaborate with the Creative Team: Creative Director, Designers, Copy Writers and Production Artists

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: 

• Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program.
• Current class standing of sophomore or above (30 credits).
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by NBCUniversal.
• Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA.

Desired Characteristics: 

• Students with class standing of junior or above preferred.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Interest in typography, branding and layout, publicity and/or marketing preferred
• Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), AVID, DAM systems a plus
• Passion for entertainment and pop culture
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects
• Highly organized and eager to learn everything photo related

The hourly rate for student interns is $17.00.