TV Entertainment USG Production Development Programming Internships Academic Year 2025-2026

If you think all the fun only happens in summer think again! As an NBCUniversal Academic Year intern youll get immersed in exciting work experience our unique NBCU culture and feel the real support and guidance for 2 whole semesters. 

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. 

In addition to our internships being paid we will also offer the following for our Academic Year interns: 

• Paid time off for mental health school exams and personal holidays. 
• Robust networking learning and development opportunities. 
• Complimentary Peacock subscription during your internship. 
• Free admission to Universal Parks to use during your internship. 

Academic Year Recruitment Timeline: 

April 21 May 9: Applications Open (may close early due to applicant volume) 

Early May Mid June: First round video interviews  

Mid June Mid July: Second round interviews 

Throughout July: Selected candidates receive offers 

Academic Year Internship Program: 

• Applications Close: May 9th at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!  
• Program Dates: September 15 2025 April 17 2026 
• Time Commitment: 1624 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need. We will do our best to accommodate course schedules. 
• Format: Opportunities listed will require an intern to work from New York NY. 

To Apply: 

• Submit a onepage 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 degreegranting program. 
   

TheEntertainment Groupdevelops and schedules the networks primetime latenight and daytime entertainment programming. NBCs quality programs and balanced lineup have earned the network critical acclaim numerous awards and ratings success including most recently winning the traditional SeptembertoMay season in primetimes key demo marking the networks 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: 
  

• Entertainment Casting: Maintain internal talent database curate daily casting news from trades create grids for upcoming theater/comedy events and film festivals compile ongoing list of upcoming TV premiere dates learn essential casting software (Breakdown Express CasIt IMDb etc) become familiar with the casting process for NBCUniversal scripted shows (read scripts see breakdowns etc. 
• Entertainment Current Production Unscripted: Watch episode cuts of shows in production and provide notes. Entertainment Content production interns will also assist producers with pulling clips read and summarize hot sheets for shows in production as well as update department lists and grids create trade reports regarding the latest in entertainment pop culture the news etc and assist Production Coordinators with ad hoc projects as needed 
• Multiplatform Strategy & Planning: We are looking for an intern who can join the team and make a large impact across the biggest show campaigns scripted and nonscripted series news and live events within our portfolio. This individual will be tasked with planning and scheduling daily logs on selected networks and working with the overall marketing group to determine the best approach to take when we receive our plethora of promotional content 
• PostProduction Operations: The Post Operations team partners with team members across the Creative Marketing Engineering Technology Digital and Social teams. This arm of our team helps innovate align and improve efficiencies for all post production workflow across the ELG Marketing Supply Chain. Interns will assist the Operations and Post Operation team with fulfilling media requests; maintaining team documents support Creative and Production effectively continuously in a timely manner communicate project status and delivery timelines to all parties lead and maintain trackers and communication for tasks including onboarding new Production Companies Vendors and Staff to NBCUniversal servers tools and workflows 

Qualifications :

Basic Requirements: 

• Must be actively enrolled in a degreegranting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program (September 2025 through April 2026. December 2025 graduates are not eligible for ourAcademic Year Internship Program. 
• Current class standing of sophomore or above 30 credits). 
• Must be presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and must not require work visa sponsorship from NBCUniversal now or in the future toretain authorization to work in the United States. 
• Must be available to work 1624 hours per week from September 15 2025 April 17 2026.  
• Must be willing to work in New York NY. 

For further clarification candidates currently on any student or exchange visa (e.g. F1 CPT F1 OPT J1 M1 are not eligible to apply unless they will be able to change or adjust to another status that grants work authorization without NBCUniversal sponsorship.  

NBCUniversal is an EVerify company requiring all employees to have an active Social Security number. Any candidate receiving an internship offer must complete I9 form with Social Security number within 3 days of hire.   

Desired Characteristics: 

• Students with class standing of junior or above preferred. 
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. 
• Strong writing communication interpersonal and presentation skills. 
• Social media savvy and awareness of latest global trends. 
• Interest in production/development casting and/or talent management unscripted content entertainment news and pop culture. 
• Script coverage experience preferred but not required. 
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Adobe Creative Suite Media Encoder video editing and/or media management software. 

The hourly rate for undergraduate student interns is $17.50. 

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to

Although youll be hired as an NBCU intern your internship and the responsibilities associated with it may transition to SpinCo in the future. You will be joining at an exciting and pivotal time for the business as it evolves.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern