Development Intern, Sony Nonfiction Summer 2026
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Job Location:
Van Nuys, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Application Deadline: March 24 2026
Program Dates: June 1 8 or 15 2026 August 28 2026
Start and end dates are flexible. Interns must be available to work full-time (40 hours/week) in person at the designated office location.
Our Emerging Talent Programs including Internships and Trainee roles provide hands-on opportunities for students and early-career professionals to contribute to the teams behind our film television and entertainment experiences.
These paid seasonal assignments deliver meaningful high-impact work designed to accelerate your growth. Youll take on real responsibilities build practical skills and gain exposure to the business through structured learning executive engagement and networking opportunities.
Our internship program is designed for students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university as well as individuals seeking to deepen their education through immersive professional experience in the entertainment industry.
B17 Entertainment is a full-service production company under Sony Nonfiction. Based in Los Angeles California B17 produces breakthrough content in a variety of genres including game shows dating shows and social experiments. Some of B17 Entertainments recent productions include Extracted for FOX On Brand with Jimmy Fallon for NBC Emmy award-winning Book of Queer for Discovery The Final Straw for ABC and Thanks A Million with Jennifer Lopez for Roku. As leaders in a new era of content creation our focus is on multi-platform programming with millennial and Gen Z appeal. B17 Development department is looking for a summer intern to help support the development of new and existing ideas.
Responsibilities:
The intern will be responsible for helping research writing copy for sales decks pulling images and footage for sales decks and sizzle reels and ideally helping edit string outs. The intern will also be encouraged to bring in new ideas contribute in group brainstorms and keep the company apprised of whats trending across various social media. May have the chance to go on set and assist on shoots when available.
Qualifications:
- In college or just graduated students who are interested in a career in unscripted
- television/content.
- Writing experience
- Strong researcher
- Comfortable with Canva and Photoshop
- Self-starter eager to bring ideas to the table
- A watcher and enjoyer of unscripted content
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to pull footage and edit string outs would help if possible.Knowledge of current and past unscripted shows a plus.
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.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
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 ...
