Trainee, IT Production Studio Technology Group Spring 2026
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Job Location:
Culver, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
02-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Application Deadline: 11/11/2025
Our Emerging Talent Programs which includes Interns and Trainees offer unique opportunities for students recent graduates and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies TV shows and other great experiences. These seasonal paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that allows you to build on your experience and develop your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks real-world experience and many educational and social networking opportunities.
This Spring 2026 Trainee position is from the January 12 20 or 26 2026 to June 26th 2026 (start and end dates are flexible based on your schedule) and all candidates must be able to work 40 hours a week Monday through Friday in the specified location. This type of opportunity will jump-start your career and prepare you for a career in the desired field. This is not a remote role. A hybrid work option may or may not be available.
The Production & Studio Technology Services (PSTS) Group provides a robust set of technology services and solutions in support of SPEs physical production production finance and studio operations businesses. At the core our technologies provide the underlying tools to properly plan and execute the creation of content from production office content workflow management production finance reporting location accounting and a broad set of studio centric tool sets that service the studio lot based on Culver City LA. The team supports over 100 productions globally across SPEs Motion Picture and Television business including multiple wholly owned affiliate and co-production arrangements.
Responsibilities:
- Assist IT team members with coding configuration and testing of applications and tools
- Support in gathering requirements documenting user needs
- Work on small-scale proof of concept projects to evaluate new tools or technologies
- Learn and experiment with cloud platforms automation tools and AI-based technologies under supervision
- Help in troubleshooting software issues performing root cause analysis and testing fixes
- Contribute to database updates data quality checks and reporting dashboards.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science MIS or related technical field preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to learn new tools and processes quickly
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities with a proactive attitude toward learning and development
- Basic understanding of industry-specific tools or concepts such as software development lifecycle financial reporting or data visualization
- Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
- Ability to work in a structured and deadline-driven environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic programming knowledge (Python Java or JavaScript)
- Familiarity with web technologies (HTML5 CSS3)
- Understanding of databases and SQL queries
- Exposure to reporting/visualization tools (Excel PowerBI or Tableau)
- Awareness of cloud concepts (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status age sexual orientation gender identity or other protected characteristics.
SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.
To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process you may contact us at
Required Experience:
Intern
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About Company
The toga lady holds her torch high for film audiences everywhere by representing Columbia Pictures, the studio through which Sony Pictures Entertainment produces its big budget movies. The studio was founded in 1924, and in 1982 it was purchased by Coca-Cola. Sony purchased ...
