Job Description

2023 – 2024 Academic Year Internship Program:

• Applications Close: June 9, 2023, at 11:59pm ET. Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – don't delay!
• Program Dates : September 18, 2023 – April 19, 2024
• Time Commitment: 16-24 hours per week. Exact schedule to be determined based on business need. We will do our best to accommodate course schedules.

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:

• Entertainment Communications – Strategic & Scripted: This internship sits within the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division and will work with two Communications teams: the Scripted Publicity team that covers scripted series across NBC and six cable entertainment networks (Bravo, E!, Universal Kids, USA, Syfy and Oxygen) and the Strategic Communications team that supports the aforementioned networks in addition to our streaming network, Peacock.
• Entertainment Communications – Unscripted: The Unscripted Entertainment Communications team is responsible for press management across all networks. The Topicals, Docuseries & Genre pod handles all day to day communications surrounding some of TV’s biggest shows, including “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” “The Real Housewives” franchises, and “Summer House.” The intern will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects across our expansive portfolio and will gain hands-on experience in the unscripted PR and communications world.

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.
• Previous public relations experience is a plus, but not required.
• Familiarity with Muck Rack, Cision, and Google Alerts a plus, but not required.

The hourly rate for student interns is $17.00.

Additional Information

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