Universal Television Entertainment Production, Development & Programming Internships – Summer 2027.

Your future in media starts here. The NBCUniversal Summer Internship Program is your chance to help shape what’s next in media and entertainment. Whether you’re supporting major news coverage, creating content for iconic brands, or contributing to innovative projects, you’ll bring your ideas, creativity, and perspective to make an impact throughout your internship.

Beyond your day-to-day role, you’ll take part in a thoughtfully designed program focused on career development, building your professional presence, and growing your workplace confidence. Through real-world experience and a community of fellow interns, you’ll explore what’s possible in this ever changing and exciting industry.

In addition to all of our internships being paid, we will also offer the following for our Summer 2027 interns:   

• Paid company holidays for full-time interns.  
• Robust networking, learning and development opportunities.
• Complimentary Peacock subscription during your internship.
• Free admission to Universal Parks to use during your internship.
• Access to mental health resources including counseling sessions.
• 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. 
• At our Universal City office interns will have access to the NBCUCommutes program, which provides fully subsidized transit passes to full-time lower lot employees, good for unlimited rides on all Metro bus and rail, such as the Metro Red Line.

Summer 2027 Program Details

Program Dates: June 7 – August 13, 2027

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 Universal City, CA.

Summer 2027 Recruitment Timeline

November 9 – December 4: 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  

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 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.

Universal Television Entertainment is responsible for world-class television entertainment. The division programs and markets content across leading entertainment brands Bravo, NBC and Peacock, and produces over 3,000 hours of television annually through Universal Studio Group, the studio business comprised of Universal Television, Universal Global Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio.

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

• Campaign Project Management: Intern will support Production Assistants and Bravo teams across on-air and off-air campaigns. Responsibilities include managing assets and trackers, assisting with press materials, reporting music usage, and pitching promotional content, ideal for students interested in entertainment marketing, production, and project management.
• Casting: Intern will support NBC Entertainment by tracking talent across current series, reading scripts, watching cuts, and curating daily casting news. Interns gain exposure to casting, talent research, and competitive reporting while working with teams behind award-winning programming for NBC, Bravo, and Peacock.
• Creative Acquisitions: Intern will maintain department databases of incoming and outgoing IP submissions, format and create copy for internal memos, read prospective material to succinctly pitch or pass in internal meetings, cover desks, phones, and administrative tasks for coordinators, spearhead special research projects and create presentation decks. Interns should have a voracious appetite for books and a general understanding of publishing landscape.
• Production & Operations: Intern will attend and participate in meetings to stay up to date with projects, help to manage NBCU’s internal screening system, review and audit postproduction materials in wrap bibles, support Production Managers/Coordinators with document review, updating production spreadsheets, and distributing production information, work with other departments to find most up to date information and documents for shows in production and more.
• Scripted Programming: Intern will develop original scripted programming for NBC and Peacock, supporting Comedy Development, Drama Development, and Current Programming from pitch through premiere. Interns assist with weekly newsletters, script coverage, creative call and pitch notes, and administrative support for department coordinators, while also helping manage office needs and contributing to additional projects that support daily operations.
• Television & Streaming Inclusion: Intern will support NBCU LAUNCH, contributing to efforts that champion authentic and compelling content across NBCUniversal. Responsibilities include reviewing project materials and providing feedback to department, research, social media and internal communications, and administrative support across talent development programs - ideal for students interested in television, inclusion, and programming strategy.
• UGT Creative Development and Current Programming: Intern will organize incoming submissions, maintain talent lists and writer samples, and track international festival films, review scripts, books, IP and other project materials and provide feedback to the department, participate in weekly submission meetings to log and track new books, IP and materials coming to market, maintain talent, festival, roadmap strategy, monthly agent/buyer, staffing, OWA and ODA tracking grids, and more.
• Unscripted Content- Alternative, Documentary, Formats, and True Crime: Intern will support alternative, formats, and crime/documentary projects for NBC, Bravo, and Peacock, gaining exposure to the full development process. Responsibilities include research, development grids, case checks, watching cuts, and providing creative input on pitches and talent—ideal for students interested in television development.
• UTE Programming Content Acquisitions: Intern will play a key role in post-deal partner relationships, collaborating cross functionally with NBCU leadership and business teams to ensure strategic and operational alignment. If you’re fluent in media and technology and excited to help guide partners through onboarding, this opportunity is for you.
• UTV Programming & Creative: Intern will provide desk coverage across the departments as needed, including scheduling, rolling calls, and emailing with both internal personnel and external assistants, read scripts and provide written coverage, that includes a summary and comments on if the material would be well suited to adapt for TV, helping the UTV coordinators with keeping grids and reports up to date, and participating in a self-guided project to hone industry knowledge and skills relevant to the intern’s career aspirations in entertainment.

Basic Requirements:

• Must be actively enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited institution during the entire duration of the program. Spring 2027 graduates are not eligible for our Summer 2027 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 to retain authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week from June 7 – August 13, 2027.
• Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA.

For further clarification, candidates currently on any student or exchange visa (e.g. F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1) 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 E-Verify company, requiring all employees to have an active Social Security number. Any candidate receiving an internship offer must complete I-9 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 interest in the entertainment industry, particularly television and streaming content (scripted, unscripted, or genre programming).
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize information and contribute ideas.
• Organized and detail‑oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with guidance.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a team‑based environment.
• Proactive, motivated, and eager to learn; able to take direction and adapt to new assignments.
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office or Google Suite (Word/Docs, Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides).
• Familiarity with creative, editing, or media tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar).
• Interest in inclusive storytelling, content creation, or talent development within media and entertainment.

The hourly rate for student interns is $19.00.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's 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.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

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 [email protected].