Publicity & Marketing Intern

Job Description

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: 32-40 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 Pictures is a division of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, within NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. For more than a century, the Studio has helped to redefine global popular culture, ensuring that audiences have access to stories by artists who look like them, who see them, and who celebrate them. Universal’s deep library includes many of the world’s most beloved films and homegrown franchises, including Jaws, Back to the Future, Bourne, Jurassic World, Fast & Furious, Mamma Mia!, Fifty Shades of Grey, Jordan Peele’s Get Out and Nope, Blumhouse’s The Purge franchise and M3GAN, Christopher Nolan’s Academy Award®-winning Oppenheimer, as well as animated blockbusters from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation. 

In addition to its lineup of groundbreaking originals, Universal Pictures works with leading content creators around the world to distribute and market their films to its global audience. 

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

• Audience Analysis & Research: Intern will help support NBCU’s television distribution business with audience based quantitative reporting, insight and strategic analysis in key international territories across all television platforms, including both linear TV channels and global SVOD platforms. 
• Brand Marketing: Intern will support team with global oversight of all brand components for franchise/event film launches, leading implementation of worldwide brand strategy and collaborate with divisions to optimize brands and business goals. 
• Creative Advertising: Intern will support the team that produces campaign materials such as trailers, tv spots, and keyart from development to execution for various movies for global use. 
• Digital Marketing: Intern will support team on social activations across Focus Features brand channels and individual film titles, social research, content creation, in-app engagement tactics (ie. Follow accounts/like posts from talent), social editorial calendaring, live social coverage at events. 
• International Marketing: Intern in the International Distribution and Marketing will support that team that directly markets and distributes movies through its local offices, creating campaigns and release strategies that respond to the culture and market behavior of those territories. 
• In-Theater Marketing: Intern will have exposure to the inner workings of individual media channels (linear & streaming), Digital, and how we create our content from start to finish. 
• Multicultural Marketing: Intern will create campaigns specifically for Black, Hispanic and Asian American audiences, building off of the general strategy for the film but also adding specific cultural nuances to resonate with audiences.  
• Partnerships & Promotions: Intern will support this group that is comprised of two teams (sales and creative execution with a designated focus on international and domestic territories) with the shared objective of developing and delivering third party branded campaigns for our theatrical releases. 
• Publicity: Intern will help with preparing for press junkets, researching media outlets & contacts, and compiling coverage reports.   

Qualifications

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. 
• Detail-oriented, analytical, strategic thinker, creative, researcher, energetic, resourceful, self-starter, great time-management.  
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.  
• High level of organization and ability to manage multiple projects with various deadlines.  
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and proofreading skills. 
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.  

The hourly rate for student interns is $19.00

Additional Information

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].

Compensation: 19 to 19 (USD) (HOURLY)